The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)-top acquisition body of the Defence Ministry has agreed Acceptance of Necessity (AON) to the Indian Air Force’s proposal of acquiring 244 air defence guns worth Rs. 7,000 crore which will be installed in significant locations including top metro cities. The DAC has also shown green ...
Read More »India and France to Sign Agreement on Rafale Fighter Jets
India is on the verge of closing an important deal with France on fighter plane. The country is set to buy 36 combat jets from Dassault. Defence Minister Mr. Manohar Parrikar revealed on Monday that after four months of hovering over prices and other details, the deal is finally going ...
Read More »DRDO to invest in IITs to kick-start aerospace defence technology
News: DRDO is pumping in over Rs 400 crore into IIT Bombay and IIT Madras to kick-start advanced defence-related aerospace research and development. Products and technology now under development include aircraft that can morph into a missile, gas turbine engines used to run aircraft and missile propulsion, hypersonics that enable flights to go at several times the speed of sound, and ...
Read More »Four steps taken by government to address Indian Army’s ammunition shortage
News: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said the government has taken steps to mitigate the deficiencies in some of the critical ammunition on priority. Steps taken: Second Five Year Ammunition Roll on indent for the period 2014-19 has been placed on Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). A road map on ammunition has ...
Read More »OROP to be implemented after approval of modalities: Manohar Parrikar
News: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told parliament that the ‘One Rank One Pension’ was discussed with stakeholders, and it will be implemented once its “modalities” are approved. He also added the principle of ‘One Rank One Pension’ for the armed forces has been accepted by the government. Source: ET
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