In a significant strategic move to accelerate the development of the indigenous Tejas Mk2 fighter jet, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has announced plans to outsource crucial testing and development tasks to private Indian companies.
A detailed Statement of Work (SoW) has been issued...
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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar and Simulator Development Division (SDD) of Indian Army have signed an MoU to collaborate on advanced research, training, and innovation in Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, and other emerging...
Today GE Aerospace’s Pune manufacturing facility celebrated 10 years of operations, marking a milestone in the company’s four-decade history in the Indian aviation industry. Over the past decade, Pune has emerged as a hub for producing commercial jet engine components and a center for advanced...
The Indian Navy is reportedly re-evaluating its submarine acquisition strategy, considering a shift away from procuring three additional French-designed Scorpene-class submarines.
Instead, a more ambitious plan to build six advanced German-designed stealth submarines, equipped with...
India is learnt to have pitched for supply of Akash missile system to Brazil as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday held wide ranging talks with Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin here.
During the meeting, the two leaders “identified priority areas” for joint work, including...
In a major development, the Military Combat Parachute System (MCPS), indigenously developed by DRDO, has successfully undergone a combat free-fall jump from an altitude of 32,000 feet, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Wednesday.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO, the Armed...
The keel of an advanced Acoustic Research Ship (ARS) being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) for the Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), a unit of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), was laid in Kolkata on Wednesday in the presence of...
The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday signed a deal worth Rs 659.47 crore for the procurement of night sight (image intensifier) for 7.62 x 51mm assault rifles, along with accessories, for the Indian Army with the consortium of M/s MKU Ltd and M/s Medbit Technologies Pvt Ltd, an official...
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi told him that India will stop buying oil from Russia, a move Trump described as a “big step” in efforts to isolate Moscow economically.
“So I was not happy that India was buying oil, and he assured me today that they...
A senior Indian Air Force (IAF) official has made a significant proposal for greater collaboration between services, urging the Indian Navy to consider a carrier-based version of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) for its future needs.
This suggestion challenges the Navy's ongoing plan...
The Chief of Staff of the French Army, General Pierre Schill, has expressed significant interest in acquiring Indian-developed long-range rocket systems, loitering munitions, and anti-drone technology.
This announcement follows the reported success of these indigenous systems during a recent...
Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi is engaging in a series of high-level meetings with senior military officials from several nations on the sidelines of the United Nations Chiefs of the Counter-Terrorism Conference (UNTCC) 2025, discussing ways to enhance defence cooperation and...
Pakistan is understood to have lost over 100 military personnel along the Line of Control during Operation Sindoor, Indian Army’s Director General Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai said on Tuesday, citing the list of awards conferred posthumously by the country’s military.
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