Keel Laying Ceremony of Two Multi Purpose Vessels Samarthak & Utkarsh By L&T

According to information published by the Indian MoD on March 20, 2023, the keel laying ceremony of the two ships of Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) Project (Yard18001 – Samarthak & Yard 18002 – Utkarsh) was held at L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli.The ceremony was presided by Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani, Chief of Materiel, in the presence of Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh, CWP&A, Ashok Khetan, Head

March 21, 2023
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Paras Defence Wins Contract To Supply Avionics Suite For India’s Indigenous Multi-Role Civilian Aircraft SARAS MK-2

Paras Defence and Space Technologies Limited has been awarded a major contract by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) – National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) for Avionics Suite for SARAS MK-2 Aircraft.The SARAS MK-2 Aircraft is the first Indian multi-purpose civilian aircraft in the light transport aircraft category being designed by the CSIR-NAL.The 19 Seat Multi-Role Light

March 20, 2023
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Flying Wedge Defence Sets Up The First Unmanned Aircraft Manufacturing Platform In Bangalore

Determined to “Eliminate the global dependency and Monopoly of China in the Unmanned Aircrafts market and make INDIA a global leader” : Suhas Tejaskanda, CEO, Flying Wedge DefenceBangalore based Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace started a state of art facility to build Unmanned aircrafts and drones in Electronic City, Bangalore with ELCIA. India’s leading Electronics manufacturer Tescom joins

March 20, 2023
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India Making HUGE SPRINTS Forward In Baval Defence

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

March 20, 2023
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Hyper Stealth Technologies Receives First Order For IMCS From The Indian Armed Forces

Through its innovative stealth solutions, the company pledges to protect the armed forces from life threatening mishapsHyper Stealth Technologies Private Limited (HSTPL) has become the first iDEX winner to receive an order from the Indian armed forces. The company specialises in the manufacturing of stealth management solutions.The market potential for Integrated Mobile Camouflage System (IMCS)

March 18, 2023
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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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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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India’s Expenditure On Defence Imports Down Due To Indigenous Projects

Many significant projects including 155mm Artillery Gun system ‘Dhanush’, Light Combat Aircraft ‘TEJAS’, Surface to Air Missile system ‘Akash’, Main Battle Tank ‘Arjun’, T-90 Tank, T-72 Tank, Armoured Personnel Carrier ‘BMP-II/IIK’, Su-30 MK1, Cheetah Helicopter, Advanced Light Helicopter, Dornier Do-228, High Mobility Trucks, INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, INS Chennai, Anti-Submarine Warfare

March 14, 2023
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Hyderabad-Based Svaya Robotics Develops First Indigenous Quadruped Robot For Defence Sector

Dr Sateesh Reddy, Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri and Former Chairman, DRDO reviewed the development of the robots that Svaya has undertaken to develop with DRDO inputsHyderabad: Hyderabad-based Svaya Robotics in collaboration with DRDO Labs – Research and Development Establishment, Pune (R&DE) and Defence Bio-engineering and Electro Medical Laboratory, Bengaluru (DEBEL), has developed

March 14, 2023
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Government Sets Target of Achieving Defence Manufacturing Worth Rs 1.75 Lakh Crore By 2024-25

The Indian government has set a target of achieving defence manufacturing worth Rs 1,75,000 crore, including defence exports of Rs 35,000 crore by 2024-25. Minister of state for Defence Ajay Bhatt said the value of production undertaken by private companies and state-run defence manufacturers in 2021-22 was Rs 86,078 crore while the amount was Rs 88,631 crore in 2020-21 and Rs 63,722 crore in

March 13, 2023
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