(Editor’s Note: The views are that of the author’s. For the writer’s other interests, read the credit line at the end of the article.) By Lieutenant General Vijay Kumar Saxena Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the ‘Missile Man of India’; the spirit behind the Indian Space Research […]
New Delhi: India‘s army is scouting for Indian vendors to meet its needs for nine different types of ammunition, all of them over a 10-year period. The requirement include ammunition for bullets to artillery weapons. The Master General of Ordnance of the Indian Army has issued the Requests […]
New Delhi: To provide an impetus to self-reliance theme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India today made public a draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020, reiterating the already stated policy guidelines such as arms manufacturing target of Rs 175,000 crore ($25 billion), including Rs 35,000 crore […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: Taking their bilateral cooperation in science and technology to a new level, India and Russia have decided to fund joint development of cutting edge technologies in areas like Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Pharmaceuticals, Renewable Energy, Aerospace, Alternative Technologies, Environment, New Materials, Bio-technology, Robotics […]
New Delhi: The United States is negotiating a joint development project for an air-launched drone with India involving both nations’ armed forces and defence research agencies, an American official from the Pentagon has said. At the ‘India Ideas Summit‘ organised by the US-India Business Council yesterday, the official […]
(Editor’s Note: The views are that of the author’s. The writer is a Defence.Capital reader and a military affairs enthusiast. For his other interests, read the credit line at the end of the article.) By Rohit Verma The ongoing impasse between India and China at the Line of […]
New Delhi: The India chapter of the Women in Aviation International (WAI) today joined hands with American defence major Lockheed Martin’s India office in a virtual event to advance STEM education for the middle and high school students. WAI India Chapter is a registered non-governmental organisation that works […]
By Anurag Garg Formation of Defence Industrial Corridors (DICs) is one of the most significant steps in pursuit of local capability development and capacity creation by the Indian government. DICs announced for states of Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu can prove a boon for these states’ economy, just […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India’s signature defence exhibition, DefExpo 2020, came to a close today in Lucknow, where the last five days witnessed a slew of agreements and Memorandum of Understanding being signed. India’s Defence Secretary Dr. Ajay Kumar had informed at the event that over […]
Lucknow: India-developed Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) from the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) stable received its Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) today, as the Indian armed forces see a large demand for the three-ton class of rotary wing assets to boost their aviation operations. With the IOC in place, […]
Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu): India today opened a new air base here in Tamil Nadu and deployed the first Sukhoi combat jet squadron in South India at the new fighter aircraft station. The new base of the Indian Air Force will focus on defending the peninsular India and for […]
New Delhi: India today successfully tested an indigenous quick reaction missile system to validate its full capability of destroying targets in mid-air, completing its development trials and ready for induction by 2021. Developed by the Indian military research and development agency, the Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) was […]
New Delhi: In a major boost to its local defence research and development, India today successfully armed the Light Combat Aircraft-Navy with Beyond Visual Range and Counter-Counter-Measure missiles. The aircraft-developer, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in a couple of tweets today announced its success in arming India […]
New Delhi: India plans to roll out its first indigenous fifth-generation combat aircraft in five years of project approval, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman Dr G. Satheesh Reddy has said. The DRDO will aim to deliver the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), as the Indian fifth […]
New Delhi: India’s efforts to locally develop an Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system for its futuristic indigenous diesel-electric submarine got a boost, with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) operationalising a land-based prototype at Ambernath in Maharashtra today. Air Independent Propulsion has a force multiplier effect on […]
