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The Indian Air Force on August 14 announced a Rs 300 crore contract with an Indian defence start-up for 200 swarm drones. This is the IAF’s first contract for swarm drones placed on an Indian firm.The ‘Swarm- Unmanned Munition Systems’ (S-UMS) are catapult-launched jet-powered drones developed by Noida-based Veda Aeronautics Pvt Ltd. The IAF’s S-UMS will enable precision strikes on heavily
Sixty-eight schemes worth ₹ 6,600 crore were signed in the first three tranchesNew Delhi: In line with its vision to be a "technologically superior force" to fight future wars with indigenous solutions, 49 schemes worth ₹ 7,600 crore have been contracted by the army under the fourth round of emergency procurement, catering to capabilities ranging from drones to individual protective equipment,
An Indian public sector shipyard has indicated that projects for Next Generation Destroyers, Project 76 submarines and Project 17B frigates, among others, are at various stages of discussionby Adithya Krishna MenonIndia ‘s state-owned shipyard Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) has revealed details about various projects the yard is participating in during a quarterly interaction with
The percentage of procurement from domestic defence manufacturers stood at 63.6 per cent in 2020-21 as against 54 per cent in 2018-19, the panel said in a report tabled in ParliamentA parliamentary panel on Thursday complimented the defence ministry for its "synergised efforts" to realise the objective of ensuring self-reliance in military hardware. The Standing Committee on Defence also noted
Speaking of the defence vertical, CMD Kalyani also said that 80 percent of the business is exports and that the company is seeing huge demand from different countries for their defence products.Speaking of the defence vertical, he said 80 percent of the defence business is exports and that the company is seeing huge demand from different countries for their products.Bharat Forge will strive to
New Delhi: TATA Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Ltd on Wednesday said it has achieved the milestone of delivering the 200th C-130J Super Hercules empennage. The company, a joint venture between TATA Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, said its empennages — the tail structure located at the rear of an aircraft — are included in C-130Js operated by seven nations, including
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday issued two Requests for Information (RFI) to procure High Mobility Vehicles (HMV). The plan is to buy 2,150 such vehicles initially, which can be deployed to transport payloads not less than 8,000 kg. These vehicles will get deployed on both the western (Pakistan) and northern (China) borders.
As per one of the RFIs, the plan is to procure
But as the nascent Indian industry looks to meet the military’s needs, the defence and industry figures said India’s security leaders were worried that intelligence-gathering could be compromised by Chinese-made parts in drones’ communication functions, cameras, radio transmission and operating software.India in recent months has barred domestic manufacturers of military drones from using
Besides the order involving supply of 200 medium altitude logistics drones and accessories to the Army, the Coromandel International subsidiary has bagged a 400-drone contract from IFFCOFertiliser maker Coromandel International’s subsidiary Dhaksha Unmanned Systems, which manufactures drones, has bagged an order to supply 200 medium altitude logistics drones and accessories to the Indian Army.The
INS Anvesh with its four ship launch systemsIn April 2023 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy successfully conducted a maiden flight trial of sea-based endo-atmospheric interceptor missile in the Bay of Bengal region on April 21, 2023. The purpose of the trial was to engage and neutralize a hostile ballistic missile threat thereby elevating India into the elite