By Angad Singh If the annual SIPRI data consistently showing India among the top few arms importing nations in the world is a depressing commentary on the state of India’s military-industrial capability and capacity, the 2020 figures bring some cheer. Although India is second only to Saudi Arabia […]
New Delhi: India’s defence minister Rajnath Singh today threw open the draft Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2020 that aims at further increasing indigenous manufacturing and reducing timelines for procurement of defence equipment for the public to receive inputs from the stake-holders. The draft DPP, prepared by a high […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: The Indian Army has initiated the procurement process for 100 loiter munition systems and has set September this year as the target for issuing a tender. The required quantity is to be delivered within 18 months of a contract. According to a […]
New Delhi: India’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat‘s office is now prioritising procurement proposals of the armed forces based on immediate needs, and purging the approvals granted for acquisition of equipment that are now obsolete and don’t fit into the scheme of military plans. A […]
By N. C. Bipindra Lucknow: Lockheed Martin has drawn the attention of India to an enticing $165-billion F-16 combat aircraft ecosystem market globally, as it prepares to bid for the world’s biggest combat aircraft order. The world’s largest defence firm has pitched its F-21, with substantial capabilities that […]
New Delhi: India will spend Rs 323,053 crore ($45.2 billion) on its armed forces from April 2020. The defence allocation for the year 2020-21 has been set at just 1.43 per cent of India’s GDP, one of the lowest in the recent years, as has been the trend […]
New Delhi: The Indian Army is planning a procurement of 3,257 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) for its fleet of T-72 and T-90 Russian-origin battle tanks, in a bid to increase their operational capability. The procurement will be through the indigenous route and the project has been identified as […]
Kolkata: India’s state-run Garden Research Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) today touched a key milestone under the navy’s next generation frigates project, with a keel laying for the second of the three warships it would build under the programme. India’s Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral G. […]
New Delhi: Israeli CONTROP Precision Technologies Limited, a company specialising in electro-optics and infrared (EO/IR) for defence and homeland security solutions, has won a tender from India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the supply of its iSky-50HD systems, for use on unmanned air platforms. The iSky-50HD […]
New Delhi: India multinational, multi-sector major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) today said its revenue from the defence sector during the third quarter this fiscal had witnessed a decline of 66 per cent over the correspondng quarter of last year, as the company received orders worth Rs 168 crore […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India has come out with a set of new guidelines to govern India-Russia Joint Ventures for spares, and committed orders to such business entities are among the attractions. The eight-page policy document envisages allowing even single-vendor situation to sign contracts. Single-vendor situation […]
Snapshot CDS to handle, prioritise procurement of three services, but capital acquisition will be governed by prevelant rules Post to go to a four-star officer, with permanent position on par with forces chiefs Will be the secretary of the newly created department of military affairs To be the […]
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government has approved purchase of $260-million worth of defence equipment, including an anti-tank missile, from the Indian industry, the Parliament of India was informed today. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by the defence minister, has given approval of Capital procurement for the […]
Snapshot Snipers posted with counter-insurgency troops in Kashmir to get new rifles Money constraints, failed earlier effort to buy sniper rifles results in lowering need By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India has been forced to reduce its requirement to just 1,800 sniper rifles and 2.7-million ammunition — […]
