The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Hyderabad for procurement of two Integrated Electronic Warfare Systems – ‘Project Himshakti’ – at an overall cost of approximately Rs 3,000 Crores. The project is under the Buy {Indian – IDMM (Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured)} category comprising contemporary and…
India and the United States (US) are currently working on an Air Information Sharing Agreement between air forces, and which is expected to be finalised very soon. The pact is expected to facilitate sharing of information between the Indian and the US forces apart from cooperation in specific areas. In addition, the U.S. is considering…
Government of India, in its budget 2018-19, has announced setting up of two Defence Industrial Corridors (DICs) to develop a holistic defence manufacturing ecosystem in the country. One corridor has been established in Uttar Pradesh with six nodes namely, Aligarh, Agra, Jhansi, Kanpur, Chitrakoot & Lucknow and another in Tamil Nadu with five nodes namely,…
Konkan 2023, the annual bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy, was held from 20th to 22nd Mar 23 off the Konkan coast in the Arabian Sea. INS Trishul, a guided missile frigate, and HMS Lancaster, a Type 23 guided missile frigate, participated in this edition and undertook multiple maritime drills…
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on March 23, 2023 has signed two separate contracts with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), at a total cost of over Rs 3,700 Crores to enhance the operational capabilities of the Indian Air Force (IAF). These projects will enhance the surveillance, detection, tracking & Electronic Warfare (EW) capabilities of Indian Air…
The Indian Navy is planning to procure one Technical Support Craft (TSC) from registered Indian Shipyards, and have come out with a Request for Information (RFI) for the same. The procurement of the Vessel will be as per DAP 20, and accordingly shipyards are required to submit the details regarding Indigenous Content (IC). The categorisation…
Murugappa group firm Carborundum Universal Ltd. (CUMI) has signed an agreement with DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat (RCI) Laboratory for licensing technology to manufacture “Ceramic Radome (GELCAST Process) Technology” used in missile systems. Ceramic radome technology is considered state-of-the-art missile technology world-over. Since missiles undergo extremely high surface temperatures while traveling through the atmosphere, ceramic is…
According to an Economic Times (ET) report, the Indian Government is reportedly close to finalising a Rs 2,000 Crores project that seeks to boost the telecom infrastructure in the border areas. Basically, the proposal aims to install 4G towers at the paramilitary manned outposts. The project would bring 4G to more than 1000 outposts and…
Issue Date: 18-Mar-2023 | Response Date: 23-Mar-2023 Issued By: Indian Navy Brief Details: The Fleet Maintenance Unit of Indian Navy has a requirement for conversion of Brahmos type ‘A’ missile into target towards which the combat warhead is required to be converted to inert warhead. The Scope of Work (SoW) of the contract is for…
Issue Date: 13-Mar-2023 | Response Date: 31-Mar-2023 Brief Details: The Indian Army has issued a RFP or tender for the procurement of Carts SA 7.62mm NATO Ball M80/ NATO Tracer M62 Belted in the ratio 4:1 in Dis-integrating Metallic Links for Nagev LMG. (a) Quantity 3,04,00,000 rds of Carts SA 7.62mm NATO Ball M80/NATO Tracer…
