MoD Inks More Than 180 Contracts Worth Rs 1,96,000 Crore Since 2014
New Delhi: The Defence Ministry has inked more than 180 contracts worth Rs 1,96,000 crore with the Indian industry since 2014 while a few are in the pipeline to be […]
Tag: Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)
IOFS Officer Hari Mohan Takes Over as Chairman, Ordnance Factory Board
New Delhi: Senior Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) officer Hari Mohan on December 1 took charge as Chairman, Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). He replaces Saurabh Kumar who superannuated from the […]
Saudi Arabia to collaborate with India for procurement and manufacture of defence equipment
Riyadh. In a move aimed at boosting Indo-Saudi relations in Defence cooperation, Saudi Arabia has decided to collaborate with India for procurement and manufacture of defence equipment under the newly-formed […]
Ordnance Factories Strike Called off
New Delhi. Continuing the process of dialogue which had started two week ago on August 14, the fourth meeting was held on August 23 with the office bearers of AIDEF, […]
Ordnance Factories to be Corporatised
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 […]
Defence Minister Emphasis on Reduction on Dependence on Foreign Manufacturers
New Delhi. With the government increasingly focusing on “Make in India”, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh emphasised on the need to progressively reduce dependence on foreign manufacturers and indigenously develop comprehensive […]
No Proposal to Privatise OFB: MoD
New Delhi. In continuation of the meeting held on August 14, a Committee of senior officials of Ministry of Defence (MoD) led by Additional Secretary, Department of Defence Production alongwith […]
Defence Minister Says Export Procedure Simplified to Boost Private Sector
New Delhi. In keeping with the government’s policy of encouraging private participation in the Defence sector and as part of “Make in India” policy, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that […]
A Framework for Defence Interaction with IITs
This is an extension of my article Defence Technology – An Indian Conundrum KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. IT COMES FROM RESEARCH. RESEARCH GENERATES TECHNOLOGY. TECHNOLOGY OWNED IS CHEAP. TECHNOLOGY BOUGHT IS COSTLY […]
Defence Minister Approves Private Sector to Compete with Defence PSUs
New Delhi. In a significant move from the past and giving a major boost to the ‘Make in India’ initiative in Defence and Aerospace sector, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved […]
AK-203 Production Kicks-off in India
CORVA, Uttar Pradesh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened a plant for production of 200-series Kalashnikov assault rifles in Corva, Uttar Pradesh. The founders of the Joint Venture (JV) Indo-Russian Rifles […]
