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In addition to artillery upgrades, the Indian Army is moving forward with the acquisition of 100 K-9 Vajra self-propelled guns with a strike range of 28-38 kmThe ongoing Russia-Ukraine war underscored the importance of long-range, high-volume firepower as a decisive factor in modern warfare, following which India is intensifying efforts to bolster its artillery and missile capabilities. The goal
New Delhi: Indian Air Force Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari interacted with top brass of the Indian Navy at the Naval Commanders’ Conference on Wednesday.Indian Air Force Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Wednesday interacted with the Indian Navy at the Naval Commanders’ Conference. The Indian Navy said, "Indian Air Force Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari interacted with top brass of the Indian Navy at the
Former defence secretary Ajay Kumar on Tuesday said India is now developing its own defence production technologies independent of foreign OEMs. He said earlier domestic companies mostly relied on licensed technology transfer from foreign OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturer) for producing certain goods."Foreign OEMs put a lot of restrictions on the production process, limiting the units
New Delhi: The second edition of Naval Commanders’ Conference of 2023 is scheduled to be held here in New Delhi from September 4 to 6, a Ministry of Defence release said on Sunday.The Conference is the apex-level biannual event facilitating interaction between the Naval Commanders for deliberation and formulation of important policy decisions. During the three-day Conference, being conducted in a
Niche technologies like logistic & nano drones, counter-drones, loiter munitions, unarmed aerial vehicle-launched precision-guided missiles, etc are being procuredNEW DELHI: The multi-pronged in-house indigenisation push of the Indian Army is leading to successes in the form of projects worth more than `44,000 crore involving niche and modern technologies.Sources in the military establishment
Giant strides made in last nine years towards making our defence sector ‘Aatmanirbhar’; Most of the weapons with Armed Forces are made in India: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh. “New India believes in issue-based multi-alignment; takes decisions sans any pressure”. “Govt’s aim is to make India a developed & empowered nation by 2047”The defence sector, in the last nine years, has made giant
On 15 August 2014, Prime Minister Modi made an appeal from the ramparts of Red Fort – “Come, Make in India”. Sell anywhere in the world but manufacture here! We have skill, talent, discipline, and determination! Satellite or submarine, “Come, Make in India”. Raising the pitch further, on 12 May 2020, he made the clarion call for Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-reliant India).“Win Indian Wars with Indian
New Delhi: Referring to the recent incident of water cannon being used at Philippines supply boat by Chinese coast guard ship, India on Friday said that issues in the South China Sea need to be resolved peacefully while urging China and the Philippines to adhere to international laws."Let me emphasize where we are on the South China Sea developments. We’ve always felt that the issues need to be
Parliament on Tuesday passed a bill that seeks to provide the commander-in-chief and officer-in-command of inter-services organisations disciplinary and administrative powers over personnel from other forces serving in such establishments.The bill was cleared in Rajya Sabha with a voice vote. Lok Sabha had given its nod to the legislation on August 4.Speaking in the Upper House, Defence Minister
Submarines and aircraft carriers will not be part of the exercise, which aims to demonstrate intricate interoperability among platforms. Importantly, officials stress that the exercise is not aimed at China and should not be viewed as a manoeuvre by the Quad countries against any specific nation.As a first, Australia will host the four-nation naval exercise ‘Malabar’ involving Australia, India,