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Indian Air Force kicks off acquisition of anti-drone systems

Firms will submit proposals today to supply 10 sophisticated counter-drones

DRDO successfully test-flies indigenously developed 'man-portable ATGM'

The lightweight, fire-and-forget MPATGM, which is integrated with a thermal sight, was launched from a man-portable launcher by a two-man crew at a target that was mimicking a moving tank.

Ministry of Defence tenders for six more submarines at $1 billion each

This six-submarine acquisition, codenamed Project 75(I), will be the first programme under the MoD's 'strategic partnership' model

Military should fund its own modernisation

Boosting its capital expenditure does not require a great deal of money

Ministry of Defence allocates Rs 500 cr for designing innovative products

The iDEX initiative was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April 2018, with the aim of fostering innovation and technology development in defence and aerospace

Rs 43,000-crore tender to build six state-of-the-art submarines cleared

This is first case processed under strategic partnership model

The mirage of self-reliance

In the absence of robust technological and project management structures, MoD's indigenisation drive will remain questionable

Towards indigenisation: MoD puts 108 defence items on import ban list

This list supplements an earlier import embargo on 101 defence items announced last August

Zeus Numerix: This MSME is working to make warships invisible to radar

Pune-based Zeus Numerix's software simulation earlier helped integrate BrahMos missile with Sukhoi-30MKI

Changing a monolith

The plans currently afoot to restructure the military raise several questions about the command structure and accretion of power

Defence Budget: Military gets 28% less budget than it projected

Money requested for equipment modernisation slashed by 38 per cent

DRDO joins exclusive club after long-range air-to-air missile test

Technology available 'only with a handful of countries', says defence ministry

DRDO conducts successful trials of anti-tank guided missile systems

The trials of Helina (Army Version) and Dhruvastra (Air Force Version) missile systems have been carried out from Advanced Light Helicopter platform.

'Misinformed, misleading': Ministry of Defence hits back at Rahul Gandhi

The MoD's five-point statement was issued just hours after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had "ceded" Indian territory in Ladakh to the Chinese

Haven't conceded any territory as a result of agreement with China: India

India has persistently maintained right to patrol up to Finger 8, including in current understanding with China, says Ministry of Defence

Defence ministry, BEL ink pact to procure ship-borne modern radio system

The deal is worth over Rs 1,000 crore

Ministries of defence, railways among largest buyers from GeM platform

Ministries of defence and railways and central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) are among the largest buyer organisations on the public procurement portal, GeM, a senior official said.

Akash missile sale cleared, govt to approach China-wary nations

Focus will be on high-value defence platforms to achieve target of $5-billion annual exports

Israel's sales pitch to India: Our artillery gun to support 'Make in India'

Business Standard has reviewed the letter, which was signed last Tuesday by Brigadier General Yair Kulas, director of Sibat - the Israeli defence ministry agency in charge of defence exports

Sentinels of the seas: India is making offshore patrol vessels war-ready

Current generation of Coast Guard vessels, likely to be in service for several decades, remains under-armed