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Defence Ministry funds 77 projects under Technology Development Fund

Ministry of Defence Technology Development Fund: India's Ministry of Defence's Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme has already sanctioned a total of 77 projects with a combined value exceeding $3.6 million (INR 300 crore). These projects have successfully yielded 27 new defence technologies, said the government on Wednesday. Read More

June 8, 2024

Zen Technologies delivers Zen ADS HK anti-drone system to army

Zen ADS HK anti-drone system: Zen Technologies, a leading Indian defense and training solutions provider, has successfully delivered its next-generation anti-drone system, Zen ADS HK, to the Indian Army Air Defence College in Gopalpur, Odisha. This marks a significant advancement in India's ability to counter aerial threats posed by drones. Read More

April 26, 2024

DRDO testfires Nirbhay Cruise Missile with Manik engine

Nirbhay Cruise Missile with Indian Engine: India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed Nirbhay cruise missile on Thursday, marking a significant step towards bolstering its long-range precision strike capabilities. Launched from Chandipur in Odisha, the Nirbhay missile boasts a range of 1,000 kilometers and is designed for conventional (non-nuclear) attacks. This time Nirbhay missile has been tested with an indigenous engine - Manik Turboban engine, reducing the country's reliance on foreign vendors and partners. Read More

March 28, 2024

HAL conducts successful first flight of Tejas Mk1A fighter

Maiden flight of Tejas Mk1A: India Thursday conducted successful maiden flight of an upgraded version of indigenous fighter jet LCA Tejas Mk1A. On March 28, an upgraded variant of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1, took to the skies for its maiden flight from the state owned aircraft manufacturer HAL’s facility in Bengaluru in Southern India. This successful 18-minute sortie marked a significant leap forward in the country's quest for self-reliance in fighter jet production. Read More

March 1, 2024

MoD signs 5 major defence contracts worth Rs 39,000 crore

As part of ‘Aatmanirbharta in Defence’ and to further boost Make-in-India initiative, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed five major capital acquisition contracts worth Rs 39,125.39 crore on Friday (March 1, 2024) in New Delhi. The Contracts were exchanged in the presence of Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane. Read More

Adani's integrated missle-ammunition factory in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh in India.

February 28, 2024

Yogi inaugurates Adani Group’s mega defence factory in Kanpur

Adani Group’s missile-ammunition factory Kanpur: The Adani Group, a prominent infrastructure conglomerate in India, Monday inaugurated a state-of-the-art integrated missile and ammunition manufacturing complex in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The opening of this facility coincided with the fifth anniversary of the Balakot air strike, a significant event when the Indian Air Force targeted terror camps in Balakot, Pakistan. Adani Defence and Aerospace said that the facility consists of two mega facilities dedicated to the production of ammunition and missiles in Kanpur. Read More

January 26, 2024

Steelmaker JSW Group forays into Defence Sector

JSW Defence and Aerospace: India’s steel maker giant JSW Group has entered into the country’s growing defence manufacturing space which has seen a large number of lucrative defence contracts being awarded to private and state owned defence companies since the launch of ambitious self-reliant India programme (Atm Nirbhar Bharat). The Atm Nirbhar Bharat scheme was launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2020 to reduce the country’s dependence on imports in critical sectors, including defence. Read More

December 1, 2023

MoD approves purchase of 97 LCA Tejas, over 150 LCH Prachand helicopters

New order for LCA Tejas, LCH Prachand helicopter: India's apex defence procurement body, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) Thursday cleared the procurement of indigenously designed and developed 97 Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Mk 1A and 156 Light Combat Helicopters from state owned aircraft and helicopter manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. The approvals also involve other major defence procurements and upgrades entailing an expenditure of around Rs 2.23 lakh crore ($27 billion). Read More

October 4, 2023

IAF gets first twin-seater trainer version of LCA Tejas fighter

Designed with the strategic intent of transitioning budding pilots into fighter pilots, the LCA Tejas Twin Seater is a remarkable achievement. This delivery is part of the Tejas contract between HAL and the IAF, with a requirement for eight twin-seater trainer aircraft. Read More

September 29, 2023

Indian Air Force-Army seek more than 150 Prachand attack helicopters

HAL manufactured Prachand light combat attack helicopters are the only attack helicopters in the world that can land and take from an altitude of over 5,000 meters such as India’s Ladakh region where Indian Army is in a state of a tense stand-off with China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) since May-June 2020. Read More