By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India today took the long-awaited decision to dismantle the British-era ordnance factories and to create seven new state-run corporate entities that will handle manufacturing of weapons for the armed forces. The ordnance factories corporatisation move has been initiated to bring in efficiency, […]
(Editor’s Note: In arrangement with Defence Research and Studies, a Kochi-headquartered think-tank. The views expressed are that of the author’s.) By Commander (Dr) Jayakrishnan N. Nair Wearables are revolutionary products that could impact our armed forces in the coming years. Napoleon Bonaparte quotes: “To have good soldiers, a […]
(Editor’s Note: Corrections in paragraph 3 and 4, to read the economic package as Rs 2,000,000 crore or Rs 20 trillion or $266 billion, and production target Rs 30,000 crore as $4 billion respectively.) By Ayaskant Das The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has fallen short of its production […]
