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Hindustan Aeronautics' Dhruv choppers to get monitors to dodge obstacles

The agreement, announced at the Aero India 2023, includes transfer of intellectual property (IP) for the design and manufacture of the OAS for Indian helicopters and potential future exports

Aero India 2023: Rajnath Singh lauds 'new energy' of defence start-ups

Innovation aided by Make in India that prioritised local procurement, says tech firm Zeus Numerix

Start of 'Atmanirbharta' as country explores export of Tejas Mark 1 fighter

India is discussing the sale of 20 Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) with Egypt and 15 Tejas fighters with Argentina

Rolls-Royce offers engine co-creation for medium fighter

'We are keen to partner India for co-development of combat engine technology in the country. We believe that such a partnership should result in the transfer of both know-how & know-why', says company

Aero India 2023: US 5th gen F-35 fighter makes first landing in India

Some quarters believe arrival of the F-35s in Yelahanka could be a signal that Washington was positioning an American fighter to win an ongoing IAF tender for 114 multi-role fighter aircraft

Biggest Aero India set to take off in Bengaluru with self-reliance pitch

PM Modi to inaugurate expo in Bengaluru today; 809 companies, including 699 Indian, among exhibitors

PM Modi to inaugurate HAL chopper manufacturing unit in Tumakuru, Karnataka

HAL plans to build more than 1,000 helicopters in the range of 3-15 tonnes, generating business of over Rs 4,00,000 crores over the coming two decades

Azad Engineering is India's first supplier of parts for nuclear turbines

Azad Engineering has signed a long-term supply agreement with General Electric (GE) Steam Power for supply of nuclear turbineparts

Decluttering the defence budget

There is a need to streamline allocations and make the budgetary document less complicated to assess its true impact

Defence budget falls below 2% of GDP, emphasis on border infrastructure

The defence allocations for 2023-24 represent an enhancement of Rs 68,371 crore

President Murmu speech to give report card on defence and security

A year after then President Ram Nath Kovind's January 31, 2022 speech, Murmu's speech will reveal the extent to which the government has implemented the pledges he made

Indian Army has advantage over PLA on border: General M M Naravane

'We should negotiate the border from that position of advantage'

GRSE partners Rolls Royce Solutions for building marine engines in India

GRSE and Rolls Royce Solutions will cooperate to manufacture under licence the technologically advanced MTU S4000 marine engines

Washington mulls F-16 aircraft production boost for Ukraine

Lockheed Martin has announced intention to transfer F-16 line to India, if the company were declared winner of IAF tender

Scorpene subs to get advanced air-independent propulsion for endurance

With no foreign submarine acquisitions in sight, India to upgrade existing fleet

Tata Boeing Aerospace JV delivers first fuselage for Indian Army

The Apache will provide the Indian Army with a significant boost in capability just as the AH-64 did for the Indian Air Force," says Salil Gupte, who heads Boeing India

Pratt & Whitney opens India Engineering Center facility in Karnataka

The new IEC facility is co-located with Pratt & Whitney's India Capabilities Centre (ICC), which opened in 2022 to provide integrated global supply chain support.

China publishes 1% more of most-cited scientific papers on AI than others

In 2022, Chinese papers outnumbered US papers by a 2:1 ratio in the top 1% most-cited AI research

Saab scraps agreement with Adani to build fighter aircraft in India

Saab and the Adani Group had announced their partnership on August 31, 2017

A spook reminisces

In a country full of self-styled Kashmir and Pakistan experts, former R&AW chief A S Dulat's memoir can genuinely claim to be an authoritative account of Indian politics, security, and intelligence