Defence Expenditure : Defence Budget 2020-21
The defence budget for the year 2020-21 has been raised by just 5 per cent over the current year's revised allocations, following a multi-year...
Ceremonial : President’s Colours Presented to INS Shivaji
The President of India and the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Ram Nath Kovind awarded the President's Colours to INS Shivaji, Lonavala, on...
Army Modernisation : Army’s HQ to Get New Complex
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of the Army HQ’s new building in Delhi Cantonment, on 21 February. The defence minister also...
Night Vision Devices : Empowering the Soldier for Night Fighting
The Indian Army had, on 11 February 2019, issued two requests for information (RFI) for equipping thousands of assault rifles with two different types...
Combat Vehicles : Challenges in the Production of Battle Tanks
The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is the only battle tank manufacturer in the country. It is also the largest defence equipment manufacturer under the...
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...
Air Defence : CDS Tasked With Creating a Joint Air Defence Structure
Within days of taking over as the country's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen Bipin Rawat sought a detailed proposal from the three...
Artillery Systems : Artillery Forecast and Market Scenario
Global Market Scenario
Global Artillery Systems Market is estimated to reach $19.13 billion by 2025; growing at a CAGR of 8.8% from 2017 to 2025....
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...
Aircraft Maintenance : MRO Industry – Indian Military Aviation Market
Air Chief Mshl Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, then as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Training Command, Indian Air force (IAF), remarked in February 2019, that the...
