Indian Coast Guard ICG Varad: Private sector defence major Larsen & Toubro Friday delivered the fifth offshore patrol vessel ICG Varad to India’s coastal guarding force. The 2100 tonne class ship has been built by L&T Shipbuilding Limited at its Kattupalli shipyard in Tamil Nadu.
Apart from the Integrated L-40 stages, HAL has been manufacturing the riveted structures, propellant tanks, feed-lines of PSLV, GSLV MKII & GSLV MKIII rockets.
LCH is a 5.5 ton class combat helicopter designed and developed by HAL. It is powered by two Shakti engines with similar features of Advanced Light Helicopter.
India’s defence export is growing. In the last two years, our export has been Rs 17,000 crore but by 2024 it can reach Rs 35,000 crore, said the defence minister.
India Defence News: In a strong message to Pakistan based terror groups, Indian defence minister Wednesday said that the country’s forces now don’t hesitate in crossing the border to protect the country against terrorism. The Surgical Strikes of 2016 and Balakote Air Strikes of 2019 are testimony to this change. This is certainly a New…
While six Romeo Seahawks helicopters are expected join Indian within 12 months, the rest 18 helicopters will be delivered over the next two years after that.
The new Army House complex will be spread over an area of 39 acres, It has been designed as a multi-storey green building and it will follow Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) norms.
Vice Admiral GS Pabby emphasised on the need to ensure quality refits of ships and submarines while maintaining the safety of personnel and material.
During Parrikar’s tenure, the army launched a surgical strike across the Line of Control to destroy terror camps to avenge the killing of 19 soliders in Uri.
The file to procure Tejas fighters could be cleared before March 31 and HAL could start deliveries three years after signing the contract.
Permission for exporting defence equipment worth Rs 5,883 crore ($822 million) in the first 9 months of the current financial year has already been granted.
Shripad Naik said the ships targeted delivery was affected due to delay in supply of aviation equipment from Russia.
Airbus estimates that the country’s aircraft services market – maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) – will grow to over $6.3 billion in next five years.
Thales said the lightweight monocular night vision device has the widest field of view and provides unprecedented mobility and night combat capability.
After scrapping the initial tender to procure 126 medium sized fighter jets, India issued a fresh tender in April 2019 to procure more than 100 fighter jets.
Boeing said: F/A 18 will boost the growing maritime and defence relationship between the United States and Indian navies.
Defence News India: Kalyani Strategic Systems Ltd (KSSL), the defence arm of Kalyani Group and Arsenal Joint Stock Company, Bulgaria Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a strategic alliance for manufacturing small arms and ammunition in the country. KSSL and Arsenal will develop manufacturing capability AR 7.62 x 39mm Assault Rifle and…
General Atomics’ Scott Forney said the pact will bring advanced power, energy, and weapon system capabilities to India.
In September 2019, Kyrgyzstan’s DASTAN Corp and Bharat Forge inked pat to for joint testing of homing system for Indian Navy’s CET65 and TEST71 torpedoes.
