General Rawat opens third Joint Logistics Node in Mumbai

The JLN which was opened by India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat through a video link from New Delhi is the third such node in the country, first two being Guwahati in north-eastern state of Assam and Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Read More

April 1, 2021

Bharat Electronics Limited logs Rs 13,500 crore revenue

The BEL’s order book as on April 1, 2021 was around $7.22 billion (Rs 53,000 crores). In the year 2020-21, the BEL secured orders worth $2.04 billion (Rs 15,000 crores). The Bengaluru based defence PSU, which manufactures Akash surface-to-air missiles, said it achieved revenue growth despite the challenges posed by the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic and intense business competition. Read More

March 31, 2021

HAL earns record Rs 22,7000 crore last year

“In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic that affected company’s operations and disrupted the supply chain (both within and outside the country), HAL has recorded a revenue in excess of Rs. 22,700 crores (provisional and unaudited) for the financial year ended on March 31, 2021,” the HAL said. Read More

March 31, 2021

NAL rolls out Hansa-NG trainer aircraft

CSIR-NAL manufactured and delivered 11 aircraft to flying clubs across India through DGCA during the year 2000 to 2007. The total flying hours logged by these aircraft is about 4,000 hrs. Read More

March 26, 2021

PM Modi arrives in Bangladesh to celebrate 50 years of independence

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said that he would hold substantive discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart during the visit, as he expressed happiness that his first foreign tour after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic will be to a friendly neighbouring country with which India shares deep ties. Read More

March 22, 2021

Mahindra bags Rs 1056 crore order to supply Light Special Vehicles to Army

The Light Specialist Vehicle is a modern fighting vehicle and will be authorised to various fighting units for carriage of Medium Machine Guns, Automatic Grenade Launchers as well as Anti-tank Guided Missiles. Read More

March 21, 2021

US seeks a comprehensive, forward looking defence partnership with India: Austin

In his first overseas visit, the US defence secretary visited Japan and South Korea en route to New Delhi to show solidarity with the nations that are facing an aggressive China at a time when the world is grappling with a deadly virus which was first discovered in China in November 2019. Read More

March 19, 2021

BDL to supply 4,960 Milan-2T anti-tank missiles to army

The Milan-2T is a Tandem Warhead ATGM with the range of 1,850 metres, produced by BDL under license from MBDA Missile Systems, France. Read More

March 16, 2021

India-Israel joint venture KRAS delivers first kit of surface-to-air-missiles

The missile sections manufactured by KRAS will be handed over to India’s state-owned defence PSU Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for integration. Read More

March 9, 2021

DRDO develops unique Air Independent Propulsion System for Navy

The DRDO said Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) has a force multiplier effect on lethality of a diesel electric submarine as it enhances the submerged endurance of the boat, several folds. Read More