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 […]
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: American defence major Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has appointed William (Bill) Blair as vice president and chief executive for the company’s operations in India. In this role, Blair will lead the growth and development of Lockheed Martin’s business in India and serve as the executive representative […]
New Delhi: India aims to fund 250 startups in the defence sector and achieve 50 tangible innovations over the next five years and is seeking approvals for Rs 500 crore ($70 million) budget for the programme, Defence Production Secretary Subhash Chandra said today. Chandra was addressing the inauguration […]
New Delhi: India has reserved defence modernisation projects worth 500 billion rupees ($7 billion) for startup, Department of Defence Production Joint Secretary Sanjay Jaju said today. At a Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers seminar on ‘Startups-Cutting Edge for Technology Infusion into Defence’ here, Jaju said the Government of […]
By General Bipin Rawat, India’s Chief of Army Staff Snap Shot Have to look beyond state-owned military production, research efforts Startups, Corporate have to join hands for technology infusion Mechanism being worked out for startup involvement in defence sector The Government of India has spoken a lot about […]
