Defexpo

On the sidelines of DefExpo, Sri Lankan Defence Minister Premitha Bandara Tennakoon met Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and appreciated the continued support of India for the island countries' armed forces.Tennakoon also praised India's impressive progress in establishing a strong defence industrial base.Apart fromTennakoon, several other countries' Defence Ministers were also present in DefExpo.Earlier, on october 18, the Sri Lankan Defence Minister had met Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar. "Enriching consultations on collaborative Maritime Security & avenues to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation," Indian Navy spokesperson tweeted.Yesterday, Rajnath Singh addressed HQIDS-FICCI seminar on 'Atmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India' in Gandhinagar, where he said that the country "must have technological and production capability" if the "reliability of supplies" of defence items has to be maintained."If we have to maintain sustainability and reliability of ..

Boosting defence exports requires a major emphasis change. Instead of focusing on low-value consumables such as ammunition, India needs to concentrate on high-value, complex combat platforms

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the central government is making efforts to achieve a turnover of USD 22 billion by 2025 in defence production. Speaking at the 'Invest in Defence' event as part of the ongoing Defence Expo 2022 in Gujaray capital Gandhinagar, Singh also appealed to investors to approach him or defence ministry officials without any hesitation to resolve issues. He appealed to private players to come forward and invest in the Indian defence industry, saying it is at an important juncture. Not just large corporates, even start-ups and MSMEs (micro small and medium enterprises) are now associated with the defence sector. This is the golden period for the defence sector, he said. "The Indian defence industry is the sunrise sector of the future," the minister said. "The government is making efforts to take domestic defence production from the current USD 12 billion to USD 22 billion by 2025. We may even surpass this target of USD 22 billion. There is no

The DRDO has chosen Larsen & Toubro as a "design cum production partner"

Rolls-Royce has a long history of partnering India in manufacturing and operating aero engines

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated 'DefExpo 2022' in Gandhinagar

With an aim to give impetus to the defence sector, India's "biggest ever" defence exhibition - DefExpo 2022 will begin in Gandhinagar, Gujarat from today

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited said on Friday it is geared up to display its indigenous products at the 12th edition of DefExpo to be held at Gandhinagar from October 18 to 22. "HAL's participation will focus on technological excellence and indigenisation initiatives, under its business verticals such as fighters, trainers, transport aircraft, helicopters, engines, systems and avionics besides projecting the company's futuristic programs", the Bengaluru-headquartered company said. HAL will have a dedicated 'Indigenisation Exhibition Stall' for active participation and interaction of Indian industry partners, it said in a statement. More than 200 imported items planned to be indigenised with private industries will be displayed in this stall to attract Indian industry. As many as 26 already indigenised items will be displayed. Launching of a document on indigenisation success stories of HAL, handing over of "Project Sanction Orders" of Positive Indigenisation List items to the Indi

This will be the first time an Indian private company will be wholly manufacturing an aircraft in India

Over 1,000 companies, including more than 100 global firms, are expected to participate in the 12th edition of the DefExpo in Gujarat next month, officials said on Wednesday

DefExpo 2022 is planned at Gandhinagar in Gujarat from March 10 to March 13.

The five-day Defexpo was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday

PM Modi will inaugurate the mega show on Wednesday

The economic slowdown has taken a toll on the state's industrial growth and consequently the collection of taxes, which is further putting a strain on its finances

Rajnath terms it step towards achieving $5 billion defence export target

Underlining the continuing belief on India-Israel cooperation, HAL and Israeli firm, Elbit Systems, signed a MoU for joint development of a UAV

PM trots out defence production sector reforms since 2014, which are aimed at making India a global 'defence manufacturing hub'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will formally inaugurate the event, which will be followed by a live demonstration of naval systems, aero systems and land systems

Asked whether the flat Indian defence Budget was impeding US sales, the US ambassador to India blamed 'the slowdown'

Like Parrikar and Sitharaman, Singh claimed on Tuesday that the current version of DefExpo had broken all previous records