March 02, 2024 10:11 am
Another contract — Rs 5,250 crore for procurement of RD-33 Aero-engines for MiG-29 aircraft — was signed with state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
March 01, 2024 10:26 pm
The mega procurement projects were firmed up amid India's lingering border row with China in eastern Ladakh, and they will be implemented under the broad framework of the government's policy to boost domestic defence manufacturing.
January 15, 2022 5:38 am
Although there was no official word on the outcome of the meeting, sources said several such projects were taken up, including helicopters for the Coast Guard and vehicles for the Army.
July 04, 2017 6:35 pm
Also called as Eitan drug, the Heron TP-armed drones, manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries, can help India in cross-border strikes with less potential damage to the personnel. The drones are also capable of detecting, tracking and taking down targets with air to ground missiles.
January 11, 2016 1:28 am
100-gun deal estimated to cost between Rs 4,500 crore and Rs 5,000 crore
September 28, 2015 4:15 am
The ministry’s step comes in the backdrop of the government’s ongoing effort to amend the DPP 2013.
August 27, 2015 1:41 am
In its recommendations, the committee also hinted at a possible space for middlemen, besides urging the government to look at Indian private sector with trust to boost Make In India.
July 15, 2015 2:36 am
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday made way for the purchase of four additional P-8i long-range maritime reconnaissance-anti submarine warfare aircraft.
February 12, 2015 1:08 am
The petition, had stated that as country’s auditor Sharma would be judging a number of defence deals that were concluded or cleared when he was the defence secretary.
June 30, 2014 1:36 pm
PM Narendra Modi prepares to overhaul India's soviet-era weaponry and lead the country towards modernisation.


