It has been reported that the three Indian Armed Force recently have contracted two Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) each through the fourth tranche of emergency procurements sanctioned by the government recently, all from Israel. The contracts have been concluded and the deliveries are expected early next year. While the Army…
India’s DPSU Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has signed a Transfer of Technology (ToT) agreement with CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) for the manufacturing of BMI Engine Bay Door for the series production of LCA – Tejas Mk1A. Notably, Tejas Mk1A is an indigenous 4.5 generation, all weather and multi-role fighter aircraft for the Indian Air Force….
India successfully test-fired its Pralay missile from the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast on Tuesday (7th Nov 2023). Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the missile’s launch at approximately 9:50 am achieved all of its mission objectives. The tacking instruments closely followed its path along the coastline. Noteworthy, Pralay is a…
Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) under the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence and US Department of Defence, organised the maiden INDUS-X Investors Meet on 8 November 2023 at New Delhi as a pre-cursor to the 2+2 Indo-US Ministerial Dialogue. The INDUS-X Educational Series (Gurukul) was also launched during the event. Mr Doug Beck,…
An Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent has landed at the Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai for participation in the biennial Dubai Airshow, scheduled from 13 to 17 November 2023. It is worth mentioning that the IAF contingent comprises two indigenous platforms – the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas and the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH)…
US Secretary of Defence Mr Lloyd Austin is visiting India on November 09 & 10, 2023 to co-chair the India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue and conduct a bilateral meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Secretary Austin, who will arrive in New Delhi on November 09, would be welcomed with a Tri-service Guard of Honour at the…
The Indian Army is looking at phasing out its ageing fleet of Cheetah and Chetak helicopters in three to four years (2027-28), with the entire fleet to be phased out by 2033-34. Further, it is also considering induction of the Light Utility Helicopters (LUHs) as the replacement besides exploring the option of leasing. Notably, the…
Issue Date: 25-Oct-2023 Response Date: 21-Nov-2023 Service: Indian Army Under Make-II procedure, no funding will be provided by AVNL to development Agencies (DA) for prototype development purpose but there will be assurance of order toL1 firm on successful development and trials of the prototype based on availability of order from Indian Army.
Issue Date: 02-Nov-2023 Response Date: 21-Nov-2023 Service: Indian Space Research Organisation Artificial Intelligent Camera is required for U.R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC)
Issue Date: 30-Oct-2023 Response Date: 21-Nov-2023 Service: National Security Guard Director General, National Security Guard, Ministry of Home Affairs invite tender for Four Wheeled Day and Night Surveillance Robot. Quantity requirement is for 13 nos. Repair and maintenance trarning should be arranged for at least 10 persons/technicians and user level training should be provided 20…
