Indian Army Okays Five Make II Projects
The Army has approved project sanction orders of five Make II projects, including drone kill system and infantry training weapon simulator, giving an impetus...
Defence Minister Exhorts Industry to Invest Boldly
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has urged the Indian defence Industry to make new investments and focus on research & development (R&D) to reach new...
Munitions India Limited Achieved Exports of Rs 1,500 crore in One Year
The Pune-headquartered Defence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU) Munitions India Limited, which oversees a network of 12 ordnance factories producing ammunition and explosives across the...
Indigenous Loitering Munition Successfully Hits Target at Pokhran
An indigenous loitering munition, capable of operating from difficult terrain and high altitude areas, has reached a milestone by successfully demonstrating its strike capability...
Start-up Begins Development of Aeroengines
A private start-up is inching closer to developing an indigenous engine to power cruise missiles and larger unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), that could stop...
Saab to Manufacture Carl-Gustaf M4 Weapon System in India
In a significant move, Swedish defence major Saab, on 27 September, announced that it will set up a manufacturing facility in India for production...
Import Ban on 780 Defence Items
The government published, on 28 August, a new list of 780 components and sub-systems that will come under a phased import ban between December...
BEL and Smiths Detection to manufacture high-energy scanning systems
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) announced, on 1 September, that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Smiths Detection, a London-based threat detection...
GRSE making seven vessels for foreign countries
Defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd is making seven vessels for foreign countries, out of the 23 ships that are in the...
Import ban on 780 defence items in self-reliance push
India, on 28 August, published a new list of 780 components and sub-systems that will come under a phased import ban between December 2023...