Tag: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
French Naval Group Hails FDI Limit Hike
New Delhi: The move by the Narendra Modi government to hike Foreign Direct Investment limit to 74 per cent in the defence sector has been welcomed by French firm Naval […]
Government Taking Measures for Modernisation of Armed Forces; LS told
New Delhi: Government is taking measures for modernisation of the Armed Forces through procurement of new equipment and upgrading of existing equipment so as to ensure that they are equipped […]
Army Modernisation: A Reality Check
India today lives in and is adjacent to some of the most troubled regions in the world. It faces many threats and challenges to its external and internal security, the […]
Government Adopts Two-pronged Strategy to Meet IAF Aircraft Shortage
New Delhi: In a move to overcome the shortage of fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF), the government has adopted a two-pronged strategy of midlife upgradation of existing […]
Education Deparment of Gujarat, IDST Sign MoU to Facilitate Industry Participation and Employability of Students
New Delhi: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was on March 5 inked between Education Department of Government of Gujarat and Institute of Defence Scientists and Technologists (IDST), as Knowledge and […]
Drones to be Future Weapons of War: Experts
The prediction by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk that future wars would be fought by autonomous drones and not by legacy aircraft may well come true if the recent […]
BEL Beats Russian, Polish Firms to Bag Contract in Armenia
New Delhi: India’s leading Defence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU) Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has bagged a contract worth US$40 million defence export deal beating Russian and Polish firms. This is […]
58 Contracts Worth Rs 13.9 lakh cr Signed in Last 3 Years for Procurement of Defence Equipment
New Delhi: The Defence Ministry has fully utilised the allocated budget, and there has been no under utilisation and during the last three financial years (2016-17 to 2018-19), 58 contracts […]
DRDO-IISc Developed New Explosive Detection Device Unveiled
Pune. A new explosive detection device RaIDer-X was unveiled at the National Workshop on Explosive Detection (NWED-2020) in Pune on March 1. RaIDer-X has the capability to detect explosives from […]
In a first, Kusumgar Corporates Joins Hands with DRDO for ToT to Manufacture CFF Parachute
New Delhi. In-a-first-of-its-kind, Kusumgar Corporates has joined hands with India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and acquired Transfer of Technology (ToT) for manufacturing of Combat Free Fall (CFF) Parachute […]
Self Reliance in Small Arms Needed, says Chairman COSC Official
New Delhi: Even as the urgent requirements of the armed forces were being met through imports, there was an imperative need to be self-reliant in manufacturing small arms, Vice Admiral […]
CDS Says India to Stagger Purchase of Fighter Jets
New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat said India will stagger the purchase of new foreign fighter jets for the Indian Air Force (IAF) in a move […]
HAL All Set to Start Making Light Utility Helicopter
New Delhi: Having got the Initial Operational Clearance (IOC), Defence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is all set to start manufacturing the light utility helicopter (LUH) domestically. […]
Defence Tech Summit 2020 in Line with Government’s Policy of Make in India
Chennai. Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) in association with India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) organised three day ‘Defence Tech Summit 2020’ from January 3-5. A part of […]
DRDO Signs Technology Development Contract with Russian Rosoboronexport
Lucknow: In a boost to defence sector, the High Energy Materials Laboratory (HEMRL) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) inked a technology development contract with Russian company Rosoboronexport on […]
BEML Marks Significant Presence at DefExpo 2020
Lucknow. Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), a Schedule A company under Ministry of Defence, Government of India, is participating in big way by showcasing its products at the indoor and […]
India Successfully Test Fires K-4 Submarine Launched Missile for Second Time in Five Days
New Delhi: In a major step forward in the field of maritime defence, India achieved a major milestone in a week’s time on January 24 when it successfully test-fired K-4 […]
DRDO to Showcase Indigenously-developed Military Systems and Technologies at DefExpo 2020
New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will display, at the upcoming five-day 11th edition of DefExpo to be held in Lucknow from February 5, various indigenously-developed military systems […]