Indian Defence Industry

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has asked industry leaders in private defence manufacturing and related services to give ideas for ensuring strong growth of the sector.

The Indian government announces the appointment of women in combat roles, grants permanent commission, introduces a 'green channel policy' for military procurement, establishes defence industrial corridors, and emphasizes technology transfer initiati

The situation and potential cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region and defence industrial cooperation proposals in missile systems were also discussed.

Private industries will play a very important role not only in enhancing Indian Air Force capabilities but also in increasing the productivity and production ability of defence public sector units, Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari said on Sunday

The value of defence production crossed Rs 1 lakh crore-mark in 2022-23 - the first time ever in the country, the central government said on Friday.

The defence ministry has approved a fresh list of 928 components and subsystems which will only be procured from domestic industry after a ban on their import kicks in under a staggered timeline of around five-and-a-half years.

Aerospace major Boeing said it is working closely with India to enable operational capabilities and mission readiness for its defence forces.

Emphasising the need for self-reliance and sufficiency in critical defence requirements, the Chief of the Indian Army staff, General Manoj Pande, on Thursday, said that a budget of 9,000 crore has already been given to Indian Defence industries.

Speaking at Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry's (FICCI) event, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the country's economic development, progress in science and technology gets reflected in its weapons and ammunitions.

The Indian private industry must step in to provide cutting-edge space technologies and products to boost operational capabilities of the Indian armed forces, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said.

Keen on ensuring self-reliance in naval aviation equipment through indigenisation of the same, the Indian Navy recently met with local industries from Coimbatore to discuss with them its requirements.

To resolve the issue of transporting liquid oxygen in huge cryogenic tanks, Indian Army engineers have converted it into low pressure oxygen gas.

Mahindra Defence Systems Limited (MDS), the armoured vehicle manufacturing arm of Mahindra & Mahindra, has recently secured a major contract from the Ministry of Defence for 1300 Light Specialist Vehicles (LSV).

In a major boost for the indigenous defence industry, India is going to make six new Airborne Early Warning and Control planes to be developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on aircraft from Air India to further improve Air Force's surveillance capabilities along borders with China and Pakistan.

The government has prepared a roadmap to promote the indigenously developed military platforms and weapons to boost their exports and will use diplomatic channels to promote them in overseas markets, a senior Defence Ministry official said today.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has asked industry leaders in private defence manufacturing and related services to give ideas for ensuring strong growth of the sector.

The Indian government announces the appointment of women in combat roles, grants permanent commission, introduces a 'green channel policy' for military procurement, establishes defence industrial corridors, and emphasizes technology transfer initiati

The situation and potential cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region and defence industrial cooperation proposals in missile systems were also discussed.

Private industries will play a very important role not only in enhancing Indian Air Force capabilities but also in increasing the productivity and production ability of defence public sector units, Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari said on Sunday

The value of defence production crossed Rs 1 lakh crore-mark in 2022-23 - the first time ever in the country, the central government said on Friday.

The defence ministry has approved a fresh list of 928 components and subsystems which will only be procured from domestic industry after a ban on their import kicks in under a staggered timeline of around five-and-a-half years.

Aerospace major Boeing said it is working closely with India to enable operational capabilities and mission readiness for its defence forces.

Emphasising the need for self-reliance and sufficiency in critical defence requirements, the Chief of the Indian Army staff, General Manoj Pande, on Thursday, said that a budget of 9,000 crore has already been given to Indian Defence industries.

Speaking at Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry's (FICCI) event, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the country's economic development, progress in science and technology gets reflected in its weapons and ammunitions.

The Indian private industry must step in to provide cutting-edge space technologies and products to boost operational capabilities of the Indian armed forces, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said.

Keen on ensuring self-reliance in naval aviation equipment through indigenisation of the same, the Indian Navy recently met with local industries from Coimbatore to discuss with them its requirements.

To resolve the issue of transporting liquid oxygen in huge cryogenic tanks, Indian Army engineers have converted it into low pressure oxygen gas.

Mahindra Defence Systems Limited (MDS), the armoured vehicle manufacturing arm of Mahindra & Mahindra, has recently secured a major contract from the Ministry of Defence for 1300 Light Specialist Vehicles (LSV).

In a major boost for the indigenous defence industry, India is going to make six new Airborne Early Warning and Control planes to be developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on aircraft from Air India to further improve Air Force's surveillance capabilities along borders with China and Pakistan.

The government has prepared a roadmap to promote the indigenously developed military platforms and weapons to boost their exports and will use diplomatic channels to promote them in overseas markets, a senior Defence Ministry official said today.