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Marine equipment and spare parts supplier Maritronics India on Monday announced its foray into specialised equipment manufacturing for the defence sector. The company, in a statement, said it is in the process of setting up its own manufacturing facility in Chennai, which is expected to start production in the next one year.This is a significant step towards reducing dependency on imports in the
In Seville, first C-295 that will be delivered to IAF on Wednesday. According to the Rs 21,000-crore deal with Airbus Defence and Space, first 16 aircraft will be delivered in ‘fly-away’ condition from its final assembly line in Seville.New Delhi: India will receive the first of its 56 C-295 transport aircraft on Wednesday that will replace the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force.IAF chief
Baba Kalyani talks about the company’s business opportunities, expanding portfolio and R&D investmentThere is an urgent need shorten acquisition process to reduce military systems’ induction time from the current, almost seven years, said Bharat Forge Limited CMD Baba Kalyani. Acquiring time through emergency procurement is less than normal but big platform acquisition cannot be routed via this
India will get its first Airbus C-295 tactical military transport aircraft this month, an official of the European aircraft manufacturer said on Thursday. "The first C-295 aircraft will be delivered to the Indian Air Force this month only," Remi Maillard, Airbus India President and Managing Director, told a press conference here.Maillard was interacting with reporters after Airbus inked a
Marine equipment and spare parts supplier Maritronics India on Monday announced its foray into specialised equipment manufacturing for the defence sector. The company, in a statement, said it is in the process of setting up its own manufacturing facility in Chennai, which is expected to start production in the next one year.This is a significant step towards reducing dependency on imports in 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
This is the first time such a system has been developed in IndiaThis advanced full-spectrum drone security system capability was demonstrated live on the outskirts of Hyderabad by Grene RoboticsIn a ground breaking development, Grene Robotics, a prominent deep-tech company based in Hyderabad, has revealed India’s first AI-powered anti-drone system, named “Indrajaal.” This state-of-the-art system
A New Delhi-based start-up has won a 3 billion rupee ($36 million) order to make 200 long-range swarm drones as the Indian Air Force tries to add to its capabilities drawing lessons from Russia’s war in Ukraine."The unmanned aerial vehicles have a range of about 150 Kilometers (93 miles)," said Dipesh Gupta, managing director of 3-year old Veda Defence System. "The kamikaze swarm drones can be
Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL) on Thursday launched the first diving support craft (DSC) for the Indian Navy at its shipyard in Titagarh, West Bengal. TRSL is building five such vessels for the Indian Nav, the company said in a release. According to officials, the total contract value of all five DSCs was about Rs 175 crore.The launch ceremony was graced by Aradhna Mahindru, wife of Vice
The 110 mm electro-optic/infrared-guided Spike SR (pictured above) is the only disposable system in the Spike family of precision-guided munitionsThe Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a contract worth INR2.87 billion (USD34.7 million) with Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems Pvt Ltd (KRAS) to deliver an unknown number of Spike anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) to the Indian Armed Forces,