Defence Exports of India crosses Rs 13000 Cr

As per the Ministry of Defence, India has registered defence exports worth Rs 13,399 Crores in the current fiscal (2022 to till March 2023), and aims to achieve the annual export target of Rs 35,000 Crores by 2025. The major defence equipment exported during last 05 years include Weapon Simulators, Tear Gas Launcher, Torpedo Loading…

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India, Maldives conducts 4th Defence Cooperation Dialogue

India and the Maldives conducted the 4th Defence Cooperation Dialogue (DCD) in Male on March 19, 2023. The dialogue was co-chaired by Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane and his Maldivian counterpart, Chief of Defence Force, Maldives National Defence Forces Major General Abdulla Shamaal. This DCD is the highest institutionalised interactive mechanism between the two countries….

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DRDO successfully conducts the maiden flight-test of indigenous Power Take off Shaft

The Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully conducted the maiden flight-test of Power Take off Shaft (PTO Shaft) was conducted on Light Combat Aircraft (LCA Tejas) Limited Series Production (LSP) – 3 aircraft in Bengaluru on March 14, 2023. The PTO shaft is indigenously designed and developed by Combat Vehicles Research & Development…

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EXERCISE LA PEROUSE – 2023

Indian Navy’s indigenously built guided missile frigate, INS Sahyadri and fleet tanker, INS Jyoti participated in the third edition of the multilateral exercise La Perouse conducted from 13 – 14 March 2023. The exercise was conducted in the Indian Ocean Region, and was aimed at enhancing maritime domain awareness and optimising maritime coordination amongst the…

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DAC approves defence proposals worth Rs 70500 Cr for the Indian Armed Forces

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on March 16, 2023 has accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for defence proposals amounting to over Rs 70,500 crore under Buy {Indian-IDDM (Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured)}. Out of the total proposals, Indian Navy proposals constitute more than Rs 56,000 crore, which largely includes indigenous BrahMos missiles, Shakti Electronic Warfare…

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Spend on defence procurement from foreign sources down by 46%: Indian Govt.

As per the data released by the Indian Government, the expenditure on defence procurement from foreign sources has reduced from 46% of overall expenditure in 2018-19 to 36.7% as per data till December 2022. Many significant projects including 155mm Artillery Gun system ‘Dhanush’, Light Combat Aircraft ‘Tejas’, Surface to Air Missile system ‘Akash’, Main Battle…

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