Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two successful flight tests of the Indian Army version of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) at Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on March 27, 2022. The flight tests were carried out as part of the live …

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), in its meeting of 22nd March 2022 held under the Chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for Capital Acquisition proposals of Armed Forces amounting to Rs 8,357 crore. As an impetus to ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, all …

In a path-breaking initiative, Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, on March 22, 2022, cleared the procurement of 14 items worth Rs 380.43 crore from the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) startups/MSMEs. These items will be procured by the Indian …

Ministry of Defence has signed a contract on March 25 with M/s Larsen & Toubro Ltd. for acquisition of Two Multi-Purpose Vessels (MPVs) for Indian Navy at an overall cost of Rs.887 Crore under “Buy-Indian” Category. The contract was signed in the presence of VAdm SN Ghormade, Vice Chief of the …

Ram Nath Kovind, the Hon’ble President of India presented the prestigious President’s Colour to INS Valsura on 25th Mar 2022.   The 'Nishan Adhikari'  Lt Arun Singh Sambyal received the President’s Colour on behalf of the unit, in an impressive parade.  The unit paraded a  150 men Guard of Honour …

An Intent of Cooperation (IOC) was signed between HAL and PHL for purchase or long term lease for 20 helicopters, 10 each civil variants of ALH Dhruv and Light Utility Helicopters at the ongoing Wings India-2022 at Hyderabad.  This would also bring  synergy between HAL and PHL in helicopter …

The Obninsk Research and Production Enterprise “Technologiya”, part of Rosteс State Corporation, has improved the technology of manufacturing cockpit glazing for stealth aircraft. The solution improves the characteristics of aircraft cockpit glazing by 20%, including reducing the radar visibility …

Greece and Naval Group signed the contracts for three  defence and intervention frigates, plus one optional, and their in-service  support. Two FDI HN (Hellenic Navy) will be delivered in 2025 and the third  one in 2026.  Strategic Partnership with Greece   In accordance with the defence agreement …

In a major boost to its own diversification drive into non-defence and the Government’s ‘Make in India’ programme, Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Airports Authority of India (AAI), under it’s R&D initiative, at Wings India- 2022, has entered into an agreement for the …

Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has published Expression of Interests (EoIs) for indigenisation of major Line Replacement Units (LRUs) used in Defence systems on the National Informatics Centre (NIC) portal. Indian vendors, including MSMEs and start-ups, who wish to …