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The government has taken a raft of measures during the last three years to promote self-reliance. As the country sharpens its focus on achieving self-reliance in defence, Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Tuesday stressed that Atmanirbharta should not be confined only to production, but also encompass design and development; even as he called for building offensive and
The data states total defence export value stands at Rs.13,000 crores or $1.5 billion as of 6 March, 2023. India has an ambitious target of achieving $5 billion in annual defence export by 2024-25.In alignment with India’s ambitious goal to significantly accelerate the production of defence equipment indigenously, the defence export in the country as per latest data has crossed Rs 13000 crores or
Army chief visits Northern Command HQ in Udhampur, reviews operational preparednessNorthern Army Commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday said status quo is maintained with China on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh and talks are going on at different levels, while the situation is under control in Jammu and Kashmir where efforts are on to stop terror incidents completely. The General
Was addressing an industry body on the subject ‘India’s Aerospace Capabilities and Technology Requirements’Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Tuesday said technology had changed the ways wars are fought.He listed hypersonic weapons, very long range radars and artificial intelligence-backed decision as key factors.He was addressing an industry body on the subject ‘India’s
According to the U.S. News and World Report, the US government for the first time provided real-time details to its Indian counterparts of the Chinese positions and force strength in advance of incursions by the PLA in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang SectorUS refused to confirm a news report citing that the US provided crucial intelligence to the Indian military last year that helped it successfully
NEW DELHI- Arunachal Pradesh, the north-eastern state is the biggest of the ‘seven sisters’ and is of immense strategic importance to India. ‘It has the third longest international border after Jammu and Kashmir and West Bengal, but touches the maximum countries – Myanmar, China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Bhutan, on which military presence has only increased over the past years.Sharing
With Pakistan expanding its radar network, it will be important for India to ensure that it has the necessary countermeasures to protect its airspace, says Girish LingannaPakistan is developing yet another TPS-77 radar site in Chorr Cantonment, just 58 kilometres away from the International Border. The TPS-77 Multi-Role Radar (MRR) is a highly-capable radar system that provides critical
Chinese CZ-5B Heavy-Lift Launch VehicleSpace platforms support ballistic missiles and hypersonic weapons: Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR); and network-centric battlefield. Space superiority is key for modern information-centric warsby Air Marshal Anil ChopraChina Space Station Tiangong is now complete and China is in a position
A Guided Missile Corvette of Indian NavyThe Naval Indigenisation and Innovation Organisation (NIIO) has proposed a collaborative method to accelerate the development of disruptive, indigenous defence technologyby Joseph P ChackoAmong the three branches of the Indian armed forces, the Indian Navy has consistently been at the vanguard of technological and innovative changes. During the country’s
The situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China is stable but there is a need to keep a very close watch on it, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande said on Friday amid the nearly three-year-long border row in eastern Ladakh. In an interactive session at the India Today Conclave, Gen Pande said the Indian Army has a robust deployment of troops all along the LAC besides having adequate