Defence

News: The government has eased several bureaucratic hurdles in export regulations and done away with a provision that demanded multiple assurances by foreign governments even for the sale of components and parts by Indian entities. The Manohar Parrikar-led defence ministry has come up with a new set of rules for ...

News: British defence giant BAE Systems has cut down the cost of producing a Typhoon fighter jet by 20 per cent over the past five years and slowed its production rate as part of its efforts to woo potential buyers, including India. The firm, which was a contender to supply ...

News: Lt Gen Hooda said that 100 militants had been neutralized in 2013 along LoC and the hinterland followed by killing of 150 militants in 2014 and 40 militants this year till now. The Army officer said more than the security situation which need to be looked at, radicalization, youth ...

News: The Indian Navy has sent requests for proposals to four potential foreign contractors to assist it in constructing its second indigenous aircraft carrier. The four companies that received the letter are the US-based Lockheed Martin; Britain’s BAE Systems, French shipbuilder, DCNS; and Russia’s Rosoboronexport state arms exporter. Unlike India’s ...

News: Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd and Russia’s JSC Ship Repairing Centre Zvyozdochka have agreed to jointly refit and certify submarines of the 877EKM category at an estimated Rs.11,000 crore. India currently has a fleet of nine EKM submarines, an export version of Russia’s kilo-class vessels. Of these, ...

News: “While the cost towards building and launching a satellite will be met by the government of India, the cost towards ground system is expected to be sourced by respective SAARC countries,” Union Minister of State for the Department of Space, Jitendra Singh said He also added that the government ...

News: The cryogenic engine will power ISRO’s next generation monster rocket, the Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III, capable of carrying the 8 ton class of satellites to space. ISRO crossed an important milestone when it successfully tested the country’s latest and most powerful cryogenic engine for 800 seconds. It ...

News: Hindustan Shipyard Limited, the largest shipyard on the East Coast, is ready to take up construction of next generation Indigenous Aircraft Carrier-II, build 60,000-tonne carrier.with nuclear power or using conventional diesel or gas turbines. IAC-II will be the largest and biggest with an air compliment of 50-plus aircraft. HSL, which ...

News: “The majestic Bana Singh Parade Ground at the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regimental Centre showcased its latest batch of 323 passing out recruits from Jammu and Kashmir,” said Lt. Colonel N.N. Joshi, spokesman of the army’s Srinagar-based 15th corps. Marching in precise unison with a singular aim of ...

News: Indian Army’s new Mountain Strike Corps will be equipped with a regiment of the BrahMos cruise missile that is capable of engaging and destroying targets hidden behind mountains. The ‘steep dive’ variant of the 290-km BrahMos missile was validated in test-firings conducted on May 8 and 9 in the ...