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TDF schemes promoting 'Aatmanirbharta' in defence sector, says MoD

Start-ups & MSMEs awarded for enhancing cutting-edge capabilities

Army again promotes counter-insurgency specialist as chief of staff

Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi will take over as the next chief of army staff on June 30, 2024, continuing the trend of promoting counter-insurgency specialists in the Indian Army

Aukus focus: The strategic pivot to France

Capability asymmetries between India and the US impede joint training

Airbus unveils concept of unmanned wingman protecting manned fighter jets

It answers increasing need to augment capabilities of manned aircraft with unmanned platforms

India's 5th-gen fighter looks to move off the drawing board, into the air

Business Standard was granted an exclusive briefing at HAL Bengaluru on the progress of the AMCA project

The Tejas Mark 2 challenge: Advanced upgrades for superior air power

The third of a four-part series traces the genesis of Tejas Mark 2, which is an improved version of the indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft

HAL Nashik unit cranks up to 24 Tejas light combat aircraft a year

Discover how HAL races to deliver 180 Mk 1As in under a decade, ramping up production to meet rising demand

Revamped Tejas Mk 1A ready for takeoff: First batch of 16 to serve IAF

Embark on the first leg of a four-part journey as the Tejas fighter undergoes an evolution

Azad Engineering to build fully integrated advanced turbo engine for DRDO

AZAD will start delivering fully integrated advanced turbo engines by early 2026

Defence ministry notifies Act for uniform tri-service military discipline

The Act will empower commanders-in-chief and officers-in-command of ISOs with disciplinary and administrative powers that will govern the personnel serving in or attached to such organisations

Contribute towards developing border areas: Defence secy to infra firms

Vibrant Villages Programme encourages border people to stay in border areas

Anti-drone tech firm Zen Technologies announces leap in financial results

Over the last three years, Zen Technologies has logged a spectacular rise in earnings

Filling the submarine gap

Addressing this deficiency should be a top priority for the new govt, given India's role as the gatekeeper to the Indian Ocean

Indian Army becoming self-reliant in weapon production: Manoj Pande

The concept of "national champions" has been adopted in order to build up weapons suppliers with national and global scale, he said

40 years since Operation Meghdoot, here is why Siachen Glacier matters

Within the Pakistani army Siachen is a military setback with the Indians dominating the glacier from the Saltoro. Pakistan insists on terming it 'the Siachen dispute'

HAL gets Rs 65K cr MoD tender for 97 more Tejas Mark 1A fighter jets

Total number of Tejas fighters set to exceed 200

Construction of Indian Navy's fleet support ships begin at HSL, Vizag

HSL, Visakhapatnam will build the five FSS at an overall cost of approximately Rs 19,000 crore

Ministry of Defence holds first tri-service conference 'Parivartan Chintan'

The conference aims to achieve enhanced jointness and integration among the army, navy, and air force

The transformation of war

One has to give the US Army credit for trying to be better prepared for war in the future. The Indian Army would do well to follow that example

New generation ballistic missile Agni Prime successfully test-fired

Agni-P will replace the Prithvi, Agni-1, and Agni-2 ballistic missiles that were built two decades ago with now-outdated technologies