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India's FY24 defence exports jump record 32.5%, touch Rs 21,083 crore

These figures indicate that the defence exports have grown by 31 times in the last decade

Hindustan Aeronautics reports highest ever revenue of Rs 29,810 cr in FY24

The company reported that HAL had received fresh manufacturing contracts of Rs 19,000 crore, and repair and overhaul (ROH) contracts of over Rs 16,000 crores during FY24

Tejas Mark-1A fighter aircraft completes first flight in Bengaluru

The Mark-1A has four or five major changes over the Mark-1 fighter. These includes an active electronic scanned array (AESA) radar, a combined interrogator and transponder

Tiger Triumph: India-US tri-services exercise to boost coordination begins

The close maritime relationship between the United States and Indian navies can be traced back directly to the Indian Ocean tsunami on December 26, 2004

Situation along LAC is stable but sensitive: Chief of Army Staff Pande

Pande said the army continuously modernises its weaponry, and upgrades its technology for precision targeting

Rajnath approves expanding NCC to 2 mn cadets, build 'future leaders'

Plan will make NCC the world's largest uniformed youth organisation

Mission Divyastra: India's Agni-V missile makes maiden flight with MIRV

Equipped with MIRV technology, the indigenously developed missile carried four to six dummy warheads capable of striking widely-separated targets

GE Aerospace inks flight operations software contract with Air India

Air India group to use GE Aerospace solutions to optimize flight operations

MoD buys indigenous anti-drone tech worth Rs 200 cr from Big Bang Boom

A win for the homegrown IDEX startup, promoting indigenous technology

In Aatmanirbhar push, MoD makes indigenous purchases worth Rs 40K cr

The contract for buying ship-borne BrahMos systems has also been signed with BrahMos Aerospace for Rs 988 crore

BJP's manifesto on defence

From an arms importer, India now ranks among the top 25 arms-exporting nations. BJP's 2024 manifesto must include a coherent policy to increase defence exports

'Leap forward in self-reliance': Adani Defence unveils ammo, missile sites

Lines up investment of over Rs 3,000 crore

India's defence budget masks capital allocations to each service

The only way to estimate the capital allocation for each service is to calculate the allocations to each service over the preceding decade

Rs 3 trn by FY29: Rajnath lays down ambitious defence production target

The defence minister also raised the annual export target for aerospace and defence services and production to Rs 50,000 crore in the same time frame

Tejas flies with India-made digital flight control computer for first time

This will connect the older Tejas fighter's analogue ports and cabling with new digital world

India, US are key stakeholders in Indo-Pacific: Defence secy Aramane

This is the second INDUS-X meeting. The first was in June 2023 during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to the US

INDUS-X: Two-day Indo-US bilateral defence summit kicks off in Delhi

Launched in June 2023 during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to the US, INDUS-X has driven the expansion of bilateral ties

Pinaka launchers to missiles, Pune adds to defence industry lineup

Nibe has grown quickly and is seeking a leadership role in organising micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the industrial zones around Pune

Defence budget grows nominally, but fails to beat rising inflation

It covers spending on the so-called Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), which amount to over a million armed personnel under the Ministry of Home Affairs

Ananth Technologies claims crucial role in 55 modules for launch system

For the satellite INSAT-3DS, ATL has supplied complete power control system, solar array generation system, power distribution system, DC-DC power converters, star sensors