Defence Projects

Developing critical defence components indigenously: DRDO chief Samir Kamat

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is working on developing a precision guidance kit, a seat ejection system for the pilots and pyrotechnic cartridges, DRDO Chairman Samir V Kamat has said. The DRDO is also coming up with an engine for its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Tapas. "We are working on the precision guidance kit. We have developed the seat ejection system, a life-saving product for the pilots and several pyrotechnic cartridges," Kamat told reporters on Tuesday at the Yelahanka Air Force Base, where the 14th edition of the biennial Aero India-2023 is underway. The premier defence organisation has also indigenously developed an engine with 180 HP capacity for the UAV Tapas. "This engine has been indigenously developed and very soon, maybe in two months, it will be a part of Tapas. It can go up to 17,000 ft altitude and it has worked satisfactorily," he said. The DRDO chief said the organisation has displayed 321 products at the Aero India show, includin

Rajnath Singh discusses ways to enhance defence ties with Mongolia's Gursed

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his Mongolian counterpart Saikhanbayar Gursed here on Tuesday and discussed ways to add further momentum to defence cooperation between the two countries. Defence Minister Singh is on a five-day visit to Mongolia and Japan beginning Monday with an aim to expand India's strategic and defence ties with the two countries in the backdrop of evolving regional security matrix and geo-political turmoil. Singh's visit to Mongolia from September 5 to 7 is the first-ever tour to the East Asian country by an Indian defence minister. "Productive interaction with Mongolia's Defence Minister, Mr. Saikhanbayar Gursed in Ulaanbaatar today. We had in-depth deliberations on adding further momentum to India-Mongolia defence cooperation," he said in a tweet. From Mongolia, the defence minister will travel to Japan for a two-day visit from September 8 to 9. The '2+2' dialogue is set to take place on September 8. The dialogue is taking place over five months after ...

Defence corridor nets Rs 11,250-crore projects in Uttar Pradesh

The state government has tied up with leading commercial banks and financial institutions to promote the easy flow of funds to prospective investors

Indian defence firms seek protection from exchange rate variation

India's private defence firms had last campaigned for ERV protection after being bruised by the rupee's fall from Rs 44 a dollar in October 2010 to below Rs 56 just a few months later

China launches third, most 'advanced aircraft' carrier named 'Fujian'

China launched its third aircraft carrier, the country's 'most advanced' naval vessel, as an aggressive Beijing sought to extend the range of its navy in the strategic Indo-Pacific region.

Diamonds in the dust: As we enter a new year, let's recall some positives

While some would just be happy that 2021 is coming to an end, T N Ninan lists six things - from sports to stock markets and entrepreneurial talent - that India could look to in the new year

VEM Tech inks deal with Telangana for Rs 1,000 cr integrated defence unit

The integrated defence systems facility will come up at Yelgoi in Telangana and might create around 2,000 jobs over the next five years

Ordnance factories' moment in history

As the government restructures defence manufacturing, it must keep in mind that changing the functional model alone won't improve efficiency

Labourers 'exploited' in defence projects; CM Soren to talk to Rajnath

Claiming that migrant labourers of Jharkhand working in high-altitude defence projects are exploited by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that he will take up the matter with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, as the situation has not changed despite repeated communications. The chief minister demanded 'martyr' status for the labourers who die laying infrastructure for the armed forces in inhospitable terrains, and claimed that labourers return to the state with bitter memories and do not want to work again for the BRO because of the undignified treatment they get. In an interview to PTI, Soren said that once the state gets over the COVID-19 crisis, he will personally hold meetings with chief ministers and administrators of various states and Union territories such as Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh and pitch for a robust mechanism to check workers' exploitation. The BRO, however, denied the accusations of ...

Ministry of Defence allocates Rs 500 cr for designing innovative products

The iDEX initiative was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April 2018, with the aim of fostering innovation and technology development in defence and aerospace

Towards indigenisation: MoD puts 108 defence items on import ban list

This list supplements an earlier import embargo on 101 defence items announced last August

Zeus Numerix: This MSME is working to make warships invisible to radar

Pune-based Zeus Numerix's software simulation earlier helped integrate BrahMos missile with Sukhoi-30MKI

India wants peace but will protect its sovereignty at all cost: PM Modi

This is going to be India's decade, govt is committed to doing everything possible to support this aspiration, he adds

India, Israel test medium-range surface-to-air missile defence system

India and Israel have successfully tested a Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) defence system jointly developed by the two countries in a boost to their combat capabilities

BEML to provide 1,512 mine ploughs for Indian Army's battle tank T-90

A mine plough is a device that helps tanks clear minefields.

Coronavirus related order flows add to BEL, BEML's strong prospects

Existing defence orders in execution stage to remain BEL's earning drivers, while BEML to also gain from railway projects

Galvanising aerospace

Infrastructure, skilling, access to funds - these fundamentals need to be fixed first for India to achieve its aerospace targets

L&T MBDA Missile System sets up integration facility in Tamil Nadu

Part of the Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor, the investment in the facility is yet to be disclosed

CARE downgrades Hindustan Aeronautics' rating as receivables rise

HAL is majorly owned by the government and has a strategic role in the defence programme.

Nutanix bets big on govt clients, defence projects after Nasdaq debut

In India, the company serves customers such as stock exchanges, brokers, non-banking financial companies, financial services and insurance, IT and IT-enabled services.