Editorial August 2020 – Atmanirbhar Bharat
The Black Swan event of Corona has prompted the Indian leadership to do some out-of-the-box thinking, like Atmanirbhar Bharat. Corona presents a great challenge...
DEFENCE PRODUCTION: A Strategy to Boost Defence Exports
A series of reforms were announced by the Finance Minister on, 16 May, to spur growth in the defence manufacturing sector. Coupled with that,...
Private Industry to Bid For MRO of Tanks
The defence ministry had put out a Request for Information (RFI) to invite bids from vendors willing to undertake operations of 505 Army Base...
Defence Industry News June 2020
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is considering a a proposal for procuring the indigenous basic trainer aircraft, Hindustan Turbo Trainer 40 (HTT-40), from Hindustan...
Reforms in Defence Procurement Announced
In a big push for ‘Make in India’ for the defence sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced, on 16 May, a slew of measures...
China Hikes Defence Budget by 6.6 Per Cent
China has hiked its defence budget from last year’s $177.6 billion to USD 179 billion, nearly three times that of India, the lowest increment...
Industry News
MIDHANI Develops Pure Nickel Wire For Ventilators
Mishra Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) has developed 99.6 percent pure Nickel wire of dia 158 microns for...
Impact of COVID-19 on Aerospace & Defence MSMEs
Covid-19 pandemic continues to disrupt businesses, international trade, economy and supply chains across the world in addition to adverse impact on day-to-day lives of...
L&T Wins Army’s IT-Network Contract
Engineering and construction giant Larsen & Toubro said, on 7 April, that Smart World and Communication Business of L&T Construction had won a 'large'...
The Small Arms Market Scenario in India
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed an Rs 880 crore ($117.8 million) contract with Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) on 19 March for 16,749 Negev...