The Indian Army has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for procurement of 250 All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) under emergency procurement through Fast Track Procedure under ‘Buy (Indian)’ category. The RFP stipulates 50-60% Indigenous content in the ATVs that can accommodate 4 personnel including a driver that has a powerpack no less than that 150bhp &…
GE Aerospace and Tata Advanced Systems Ltd have extended their long-term contract worth $ 1 billion for production and supply of several commercial aircraft engine components. The engine parts will be manufactured at the Tata Centre of Excellence for Aero Engines (Tata-TCoE). The contract was first signed in late 2017.
The Indian Army has issued a tender for the procurement of 750 Remotely Piloted Aerial Vehicles (RPAV) along with complete accessories through fast-track procedures under the emergency procurement powers granted to Defence Forces. The tender stipulates that the drones would need to have at least 60% indigenous content, and in the case of drones that…
It has been reported that TATA Aerospace & Defence and US based Lockheed Martin-owned Sikorsky company are planning to locally manufacture S-76D helicopters in a Corporate or VIP role in India. S-76 is a medium-sized helicopter and is widely used in many countries for VIP transportation and utility work. S-76D is the latest upgraded variant…
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is soon expected to give its approval for design and prototype development of indigenous fifth generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA). As of now, the AMCA is set to complete the Critical Design Review (CDR) by December, and subsequently project approval from the CCS is expected after that. Once…
DPSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has signed an MoU with Meslova Systems Pvt Limited, Hyderabad, for cooperation in the areas of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI&ML) for Air Defence (AD) Systems/Platforms for the Armed Forces. This MoU will enable the two companies to develop, build, integrate and deploy various products and services for AD…
India’s premier defence lab Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) will be partnering with private sector defence firms to build Imaging Infra-Red (IIR) Seeker Systems for the indigenously developed Naval Anti-Ship Missile Short Range (NASM-SR). The selected company is reported to deliver 16 units initially. DRDO will provide the design for the system and it…
Bharat Forge is set to supply another 30 Kalyani M4 Armoured Vehicles to the Indian Army while also planning for its export. All the 30 M4 vehicles will be equipped with Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) on the request of the Army, and plans are also under way to upgrade the existing 30mm gun to…
The Indian Army has issued a Request for Proposal; (RFP) to procure 106 Nos. of Inertial Navigation System through Fast Track Procedure under ‘Buy (Indian)’ category and seeks participation in the procurement process from prospective Indian vendors. The RFP stipulates that the system should be mounted on a light vehicle and contain GPS, Inertial Measuring…
The Technology Development and Acceleration Cell (TDAC) of the Naval Innovation Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) under the Indian Navy and Drone Federation of India (DFI) have come together to collaborate towards promoting indigenous development, manufacturing, and testing of drones, counter-drone, and associated technologies for the Indian Navy. This pact will focus on enhancing the partnership between…
