The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy successfully conducted a maiden flight trial of sea-based endo-atmospheric interceptor missile off the coast of Odisha in the Bay of Bengal on April 21, 2023. The purpose of the trial was to engage and neutralize a hostile ballistic missile threat thereby elevating India into the…
The launch of the PSLV-C55/TeLEOS-2 is scheduled for April 22, 2023 at 14:19 hours IST from SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota. This is a dedicated commercial mission through NSIL with TeLEOS-2 as primary satellite and Lumelite-4 as a co-passenger satellite. The satellites weigh about 741 kg and 16 kg, respectively. Both belong to Singapore. They are intended to…
In order to facilitate the Indian defence private industry for testing/ trials, proof firing or field firing of their products, Government has offered the test facilities/ proof ranges/ Field firing ranges available with OFB, DPSUs, DGQA, DGAQA, DRDO, SHQ(Army), SHQ(Navy), SHQ (Air Force) to private industry. The guidelines for Test Facilities offered by the Government…
Indonesia is expected to order BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL), the Indo-Russian joint venture. The deal is likely to be signed by year end, or early next year. As per BrahMos Aerospace CEO Atul D. Rane, BAPL is in advanced discussions with Jakarta on a deal worth between $200-$350 million…
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will be participating in Exercise INIOCHOS-23, a multi-national air exercise hosted by the Hellenic Air Force. The exercise will be conducted at the Andravida Air Base in Greece from 24 Apr 2023 to 04 May 2023. The Indian Air Force will be participating with four Su-30 MKI and two C-17…
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the National Quantum Mission (NQM) at a total cost of Rs.6003.65 Crores from 2023-24 to 2030-31, aiming to seed, nurture and scale up scientific and industrial R&D and create a vibrant & innovative ecosystem in Quantum Technology (QT). This will accelerate…
The Defence Research and development Orgainzation (DRDO) has come out with a RFP / tender for the procurement of 3 Nos. of Processor Based Ground Mine (PBGM). As per the Request for Proposal (RFP) / tender issued the bidding firm should have previous experience of supply of empty hardware of Processor based Ground Mine (PBGM)…
AN ARTICLE BY KAVITA NAGPAL It is a known fact that to have a robust DIB, it is essential for any country to have a strong and active private sector in defence manufacturing as well as R&D. In India, however, this has not been the case with which has always prioritized the Public Sector –…
The Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal for bringing in industry-friendly reform related to Authority Holding Sealed Particulars (AHSP). The AHSP is the authority which is responsible for generating, maintaining, updating or declaring obsolete the entire history and technical information of defence products. So far, Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA) was…
Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan assumed charge as Controller of Personnel Services on 17 April 23. The Flag Officer was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 Jul 87 and is a specialist in Communication and Electronic Warfare. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla; the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Shrivenham,…
