Army Modernisation : Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System 155mm/52 Calibre
The 155mm/52 calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) project was started in 2013 by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) to replace older...
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...
Artillery Systems : Mediumisation And Indigenisation of Indian Artillery
The Indian Army's Field Artillery Rationalisation Programme (FARP) was approved in 1999 to equip 169 artillery regiments with over 2,800 155 mm guns by...
Army Modernisation : Indigenous ATAGS vs Imported ATHOS
Despite the recent success of indigenously made 155mm/52 calibre Advanced Towed Artillery System (ATAGS), the process of acquiring some 1,580 pieces of Autonomous Towed...
Railway TA units to be disbanded
Operational Requirements of TA Re-assessed
The Ministry of Railways has decided, on 3 June, to disband five Railway Engineers Territorial Army Regiments located at Jhansi,...
Army Modernisation : Autonomous Towed Howitzer Ordnance System (ATHOS)
The Elbit Systems' Autonomous Towed Howitzer Ordnance System (ATHOS) is a long-range 155mm/52 calibre gun. The ATHOS has been field-tested for accuracy, stability and...
An Overview of Indian Air Defence Programmes
The Indian market size for missiles and air defence (AD) systems is projected to be around US$700-US$800 billion in the coming 10 years with...
Army to Upgrade Ammunition Depots’ Infrastructure
After having lost ammunition worth several hundred crore over the past years in various accidents, the Army has drawn up plans to upgrade the...
Army to Repeat Orders for K-9 Vajra-T Guns
Army aims to have 300 Vajras
The Army is set to order 100 more K9 Vajra Tracked Self-Propelled Howitzer from private defence major Larsen and...
Changes at the top : Challenges Facing the New Army Chief
Gen Manoj Naravane has taken over the reins of the Indian Army as Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) when a major reform of...
















