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Export of Defence Equipment Posted On: 10 MAR 2021 3:02PM by PIB Delhi The important defence equipment exported during last 05 years include Weapon...

India supplies bullet proof jackets to 18 countries New Delhi: India is supplying bullet proof jackets to 18 countries, the Union Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh said in Parliament on Wednesday. In a reply to a question about the scale of production of the Bullet Proof Jackets in the country...

India’s L & T Bags US Govt Contract for Special Naval Vessel for Chile India’s Larsen and Toubro Ltd., Mumbai, India, is awarded an $11,500,000 contract in the support of the government of Chile for a twin-screw Anchor Handling, Towing, Supply and Standby Vessel (AHTSSV) with hybrid propulsion...

India beats Russia, Poland to bag $40 million defence deal in Europe In a major success, India has bagged a deal worth USD 40 million to supply four indigenously-built weapon locating radars to Armenia by beating Russian and Polish firms. “The deal is for supplying four Swathi weapon...

Indian Army may soon get New-Generation FRCV Battle Tanks Indian Army will soon get new generation, state-of-the-art tanks called the Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV), numbering over 1700, to replace the ageing Soviet-era T-72 tanks. The Defence Ministry has issued a global request for...

Saab and Adani Group: JV between Saab, Adani group to produce UAVs, military copters NEW DELHI: A joint venture between Swedish defence giant Saab and the Adani group is looking at producing a broad portfolio of products including UAVs and helicopters for the Indian armed forces, besides...

India to Expedite Three Major Futuristic Warfare Systems Deals The Indian government is likely to expedite three major defense programs that include the Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV), the Tactical Communication System (TCS) and the Battlefield Management System (BMS) and is likely...

Indian Army in for Massive Overhaul of Infantry Weapons Worth $6-Bn The Indian Army is looking for immediate purchase of thousands of light machine guns, assault rifles, and carbines. The Indian government intends to make these purchases under the ‘Make in India’ route involving transfer of...

Indigenous test rig for aircraft head-up display units developed An indigenous test rig for head-up display (HUD) units of aircraft has been developed by the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) here that will replace imported equipment in use at present, thereby leading to...

Indian defence companies may get customs duty relief n an effort to soothe the nerves of Indian defence firms, the Centre is mulling Customs duty exemption on the import of spare parts under programmes that were rolled out before April 1, 2017. The exemption will be granted in order to bring...

Kalyani steel is already doing awesome!

India inked 108 defence contracts since 2014; here's the current status of key projects India inked 108 defence contracts worth 1.12 crore since last two years [Representative Image] In Picture: Indian Navy concludes Exercise Paschim Lehar.Twitter/indiannavy The modernisation of the Indian armed...

'Made in India' Sonar System 'HMS-X2' cleared For Export India plans to export an integrated sonar system designed for small naval platforms meant for coastal surveillance. The system called ‘Abhay’ will be deployed on three Abhay-class corvettes in operation with the Indian Navy, The Hindu...

Tamil Nadu Setting Up Defence Gear Production Hub, Including For Tanks "Till now, many suppliers to the tank factories and testing facilities in Tamil Nadu are present outside the state. The plan is to get them to invest in the state," said a top government official requesting anonymity ...

MoD clears defence deals worth over Rs 82,000 crore, procurement of 83 Tejas jets and 464 tanks NEW DELHI: India today cleared major defence proposals that will greatly boost its air and land power and future combat performance. The proposals which have been cleared today are of the...

Aircraft, Helicopters And Drones Worth 75,000 Crore On Parrikar'S Agenda In Dac Meeting The biggest item on agenda is expected to be the approval for the procurement of 83 Light Combat Aircraft for the Indian Air Force as part of the government's effort to push Made in India equipment for the...

New Defence Purchase Policy To Open Doors To Finmeccanica: Sources New Delhi: As the Central Bureau of Investigation looks into how kickbacks were routed when India purchased three Embraer jets from Brazil at a cost of $208 million, the Ministry of Defense is all set to announce a policy for...

ohkay!! I thought thats something that DRDO perfected in the meanwhile...its in the same article or did I miss the concept!!

There is a reason behind the acquisition! The Army insisted on the Israeli product saying the Indian radio sets would not be able to be used with the existing inventory as their source code was not provided to India by Tel Aviv.

May be that DRDO was in slumber and we have some serious gaps to fill till DRDO shakes up and shapes up. The shake up is already done by the current GoI ..now it has to shape up and follow on the deliveries committed.