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India, US sign agreement to strengthen dialogue on defence tech cooperation

India and the United States on Tuesday signed a statement of intent to strengthen the bilateral dialogue on defence technology co-operation

Adani's defence subsidiary acquires majority stake in PLR Systems

The transaction was completed by way of a cash transaction with one of the existing shareholders of PLR Systems

Defence, LCV and buses to be key growth levers at Ashok Leyland: Chairman

Dheeraj Hinduja says company's future product plans would revolve around auto buzzword CASE mobility. CASE is an acronym for Connected, Autonomous, Shared & Electric vehicles

PM Narendra Modi urges industry to play a larger role in defence

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered an 18-minute speech on Thursday, talking up the government's "self reliant India" policy in defence

MoD go-ahead to 'Make in India' acquisitions worth Rs 8,722 crore

The bulk of this will go towards purchasing the first fixed wing aircraft that Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has designed and developed in decades

More items to be included in list of banned defence imports: Rajnath Singh

The Atmanirbharta Saptah (self-reliance week) will be a witness to initiatives pertaining to modernisation & up-gradation of facilities by DPSUs & OFB

Govt to unveil more steps to attract investment in defence sector: Rajnath

The defence minister's comments came after he unveiled new infrastructure and facilities in a number of leading state-run defence majors to enhance their production lines and capabilities

PM to present new outline for a self-reliant India on Aug 15: Rajnath Singh

"Our government will not allow any harm to India's self respect and sovereignty at any cost," the defence minister said

Govt ends monopoly in coal mining, ups FDI limit in defence manufacturing

The government will put up six more airports for auction and "ease" restrictions on Indian air space, says Nirmala Sitharaman.

Karnataka exempts aerospace and defence firms from Covid-19 lockdown

Indian aerospace and defence firms believe that uninterrupted and timely supply remains critical for their credibility

'DefExpo landmark event for Indo-Russia military, technical cooperation'

During the Defexpo, 14 MoUs were signed covering development and production of land, air and naval systems as well as innovative high-tech civilian products

Finance Commission panel to examine separate funding mechanism for defence

The five-member group, to be headed by Finance Commission Chairman N K Singh, comprise secretaries from the ministries of defence, home affairs and finance, besides a member of Commission

Make in India, for India, for world: PM to defence manufacturers at DefExpo

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

Jindal Defence in JV with Brazil's Taurus Armas for making small arms

Initial investment of $5 million, production to start by September

Lohia Group invests Rs 100 cr in aerospace and defence plant in Kanpur

Commercial production expected to start in March 2020

Govt to unveil new policy to make India defence manufacturing hub in 10 yrs

The draft policy says the licensing process for defence industries will be liberalised and the list of items requiring licences will be reviewed and pruned

Odisha's policy for defence manufacturing may come out in next three months

Odisha already has in place an ecosystem to facilitate the growth of aerospace and defence sectors in the state

Arun Jaitley urges Russian firms to support India in defence manufacturing

Jaitley asked Russian firms to come with proposals for technology transfer to Indian companies

Make in India: Will strategic partners spur defence manufacturing?

Many believe private Indian partners will be reduced to being assembly house of a foreign OEM

Made in India arms: Pvt players eye long-term contracts under new policy

Lack of long-term contracts had choked off private investment in the sector