Russia has offered India a proposal for co-designing and development of a new non-nuclear diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) under the Project-75 (India) or P-75I program on the basis of an inter-governmental agreement which will based on the Russian Amur-1650 SSK. These vessels are one generation ahead of the Russian Kilo-class which are operational with Indian…
DPSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for domestic manufacturing and supply of its Long-Range Artillery (LORA) weapon system for the three Indian Armed Forces. The state-of-the-art strategic weapon system will be manufactured by BEL, as the prime contractor, based on the workshare arrangement with…
DPSU Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thales for setting up of manufacturing facilities in India for precision-strike 70mm laser guided rockets (FZ275 LGR). Through the agreement, BDL will become a part of the FZ275 laser guided rockets global supply chain, providing the opportunity for export of Indian…
GE’s local subsidiary in India is under contract with Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) to provide a comprehensive digital solutions package to enhance the capabilities of the LM2500 marine gas turbines that power the Indian Navy’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier-1 (IAC-1) Vikrant, which was commissioned in August 2022. Included in this digital solutions suite is GE’s…
The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), under the Defence Research and Development Organisation, is seeking technology-cum-investment partners for speedy development and manufacturing of the country’s indigenous fifth generation fighter jet, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft programme (AMCA). As of now, the aircraft is in an advanced stage of development, with the critical design review completed, and…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the helicopter manufacturing factory of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Karnataka’s Tumakuru, and also unveiled the indigenously developed Light Utility Helicopter (LUH). Initially, the factory will produce around 30 helicopters per year and then onwards, its capacity will be enhanced to produce 60 and then 90 helicopters per year in…
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved the acquisition of the Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) for the Indian Army under the provision of an ‘Acceptance of Necessity’ (AoN) status under the ‘Buy (Indian)’ category. The acquisition bid includes a tracked version of the FICV for the Indian Army’s Mechanised Infantry regiments. Earlier, in June…
The Union Budget for Financial Year 2023-24 envisages a total outlay of Rs 45,03,097 crore. Of this, Ministry of Defence has been allocated a total Budget of Rs 5,93,537.64 crore, which is 13.18 % of the total budget. This includes an amount of Rs 1,38,205 crore for Defence Pensions. The total Defence Budget represents an…
Around 10 Indian domestic vendors including of Punj Llyod, Adani Defence, ICOMM, Jindal Aerospace, Reliance Group’s Jai Armaments, and Kanpur based Small Arms factory have submitted their technical and commercial bids in response to Indian Army’s tender for 5,000 Nos. of 9×19 mm Machine Pistols. The tender worth US $6 Million are being acquired as…
It has been reported that France based aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation’s Rafale-M has emerged as the frontrunner to bag a mega contract from the Indian Navy for 26 fighters. Earlier in January 2017, the Indian Navy issued a global Request for Information (RFI) for 57 Multi-Role Carrier Borne Fighters (MRCBFs) to be equipped on India’s…
