DAC Green Lights Proposal To Buy 307 Made-In-India ATAGS Artillery Guns After Years of Firing Trials By Army

Advanced Towed Artillery Gun SystemThe Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), led by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh, has granted the initial nod, or the Acceptance of Necessity, to the Indian Army’s proposal to buy the indigenously designed and developed Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS).Following extensive trial firings over several years, the Army had submitted a proposal to the Defence

March 17, 2023
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Successful Flight-Test of DRDO’s Indigenous Power Take-Off Shaft Conducted On TEJAS

The defence ministry said the maiden successful flight-test of PTO shaft was conducted on TEJAS Limited Series Production (LSP)-3 aircraft.A successful flight-test of Power Take-Off (PTO) shaft was conducted on the Light Combat Aircraft TEJAS in Bengaluru on Tuesday , the defence ministry said. The PTO is a critical equipment that transmits power from aircraft engine to gearbox.The ministry said

March 15, 2023
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Project To Develop Indigenous Diesel Engine Gets Sanction, Expected To Be Ready In Four Years: Navy Chief

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar said the Navy had got a sanction for the design and development of a diesel engine for maritime purposes and it was expected to be ready in four yearsThe Navy had got a sanction for the design and development of a diesel engine for maritime purposes and it was expected to be ready in four years, Navy Chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar said on Monday while

March 15, 2023
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India’s Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle Limps Back Into Reckoning?

Why has India’s Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle stalled? The troubled program, which has been in the pipeline since the 1990sby Sarosh BanaWhen will India’s Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) project finally move forward? Indianapolis-headquartered Allison Transmission, the largest manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions, recently announced that Larsen &

March 15, 2023
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DRDO Conducts Twin Successful Tests of India-Made ‘Very Short Range Air Defence System’ VSHORADS Missile

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on
Tuesday conducted two consecutive successful flight tests of Very Short Range
Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile at Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.

The defence ministry said flight tests were carried out from a ground-based
man portable launcher against high speed unmanned aerial targets.

It said

March 14, 2023
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Indian Army Awards Contract For Procurement of Indigenously Developed Integrated Mobile Camouflage System For Mechanised Forces

New Delhi: The Indian Army took a lead in awarding the first-ever procurement order of an Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) project as per the revised procedure on Tuesday.According to an official release, the contract for procurement of an indigenously developed ‘Integrated Mobile Camouflage System (IMCS)’ for Mechanised Forces was signed with Indian Startup M/s Hyper Stealth

March 14, 2023
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Govt Says 23 of 55 DRDO High-Priority Projects Could Not Meet Deadlines

The Central government has informed Parliament that 23 of the 55 high-priority projects of the DRDO could not meet deadlines. 23 Of 55 High Priority DRDO Projects Couldn’t Meet Deadlines, 9 Have Undergone Cost Overrun: Govt In RS 23 High Priority DRDO Projects Missed Deadlines: Centre In ParliamentParliament Budget Session: The Central government has informed Parliament that 23 of the 55

March 14, 2023
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