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Defence Ministry Signs Rs 473 Crore Contract with Goa Shipyard Limited, Indian Coast Guard to Get Eight Fast Patrol Vessels

Admin - March 29, 2022

NEW DELHI: Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for construction of eight Fast Patrol Vessels for Indian Coast Guard at a total project cost of Rs 473 crore. These...

To Speed up Private Sector Project Plan, MoD Makes Key Changes

Admin - March 28, 2022

New Delhi: Taking note of the possible impact on supplies of spares and services due to the crisis arising out of Russian invasion of Ukraine, feedback from industry keen to enter the defence ecosystem and the...

Big Bang Boom Solutions: A Defence Unicorn in the Making

Admin - March 26, 2022

Although one of the youngest startups in Defence, Big Bang Boom Solutions (BBBS) is a deep tech defence solutions integrator, and as its CTO Dr R. Shivaraman said, “primarily our agenda was for developing...

Ministry of Defence Signs Contract with Larsen & Toubro Ltd for Acquisition of Two Multi Purpose Vessels for Indian Navy

Admin - March 25, 2022

New Delhi: Ministry of Defence has signed a contract on March 25, with Larsen & Toubro Ltd. for acquisition of Two Multi-Purpose Vessels (MPVs) for Indian Navy at an overall cost of Rs. 887...

Indo-US Defence Partnership: Need to Invest in Mutual Trust, Vision

Shankar Kumar - March 25, 2022

The defence relationship between India and the US has undoubtedly strengthened in the recent past. But with the rapidly changing global situation, due to the pandemic and the Russian action in Ukraine, there is...

Defence Ministry Launches Massive Campaign Against Single Use Plastic

Admin - December 6, 2019

New Delhi: The Defence Ministry is launching a massive plogging programme at more than 400 locations throughout the country on December 7 as part of the activities of Swachhta Pakhwada. All the three Services,...

Russia Tests Bulava ICBM for First Time

Admin - October 31, 2019

Moscow: Amid increasing tension between Russia and the West over arms control, Russia's most advanced new nuclear-powered submarine test- launched a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time hitting a target thousands of...

FDI in Defence Sector Likely to be Hiked to 74%

Admin - October 24, 2019

New Delhi. In a move to boost the defence sector, the government is likely to hike Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to 74 per cent from the existing 49 per cent and boost local production...

Government notifies special exceptions in defence procurement policy

Admin - October 4, 2019

New Delhi: In a move to encourage startups in defence procurement, the government has notified special exceptions which would encourage them to bid for contracts valued less than Rs 150 crore without the burden...

Navy’s Delhi Class Destroyers Become More Powerful

Admin - September 13, 2019

New Delhi. With the upgrading of anti-Air Defence System of the Delhi Class guided missile destroyers which form part of the main battle Group of Indian Navy, these warships will soon become more powerful. To...

Government Clears Procurement of Six Squadrons of Akash Air Defence Missile

Admin - September 6, 2019

New Delhi. With increasing threat perceptions on two fronts, the Government September five cleared the procurement of six squadrons of the indigenous Akash air defence missile systems worth Rs 5,000 crore to boost to...

Ordnance Factories to be Corporatised

Admin - August 22, 2019

New Delhi. In a move aimed at reducing dependence on imports, the government has decided to corporatise ordnance factories as this would boost combat efficiency of the Armed Forces and increase the profitability of...

Defence Ministry to go Ahead with HAL Chopper Project

Admin - August 19, 2019

New Delhi. Defence Ministry is going ahead with the proposed helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Goa, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said. The project had failed...