Of the 188 contracts signed in last 3 yrs, 121 given to defence PSUs, ordnance board: GovernmentCurrently, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has orders to manufacture Sukhoi aircraft, light combat aircraft, Dornier aircraft, advance ...
No corruption in defence procurements in last two years: Manohar ParrikarThe DPP 2016 envisages signing of an integrity Pact between Government and the bidders for all capital procurement/schemes of Rs 20 crore a...
Former DRDO chief VK Aatre's task force to meet tomorrow on DPPManohar Parrikar had said that the committee, which has experts from banking, chartered accountancy, has been asked to submit a report.
Army conducts roadshows to highlight needs to private sectorThe new policy has tried to attract private industry participation by outlining the request for information process, and the Indian Designe...
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar woos global investors with new DPPThe Defence Minister had unveiled the new DPP on the first day of the Defence Expo yesterday and its text is now available online.
New Defence procurement policy unveiledThe Defence Procurement Procedure(DPP)-2016 announced by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, however, did not contain a key chapter on the p...
'Make in India' best suited to cater to needs of Indian Army: Lt Gen Subrata Saha, Deputy Chief of Army StaffSaha went on to say, "The qualitative requirements of army staff will ensure the beginning of a revolution, as there is scope to bring in t...
Budget 2016: India needs to loosen its purse strings for defenceThe forthcoming budget will have to cater for immediate payments to be made for the Apache and Chinook deals, the Rafale fighter, the tanke...
Defence Procurement Procedure aims at making India self-reliant in defence equipment: Official"The Make in India initiative by government of India is envisaged to develop skills and reduce dependency on foreign OEMs ," the official s...
Contract threshold for offsets raised in new Defence Procurement ProcedureIt has also brought down the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) validity to six months from earlier one year, which means that the forces will h...
Much-awaited Defence Procurement Procedure with 'Make in India' focus to be out soonParrikar said that the current DPP is under amendment and is under the consideration of his ministry after a committee of experts headed by...
View: The plane truth about Rafale deal is so hard to see?The final price per plane could not be under $212 million... Yet, the media reported the official dogma of 126 planes for $10.4 billion: Au...
'Make in India' the right way, but some tweaks required in defence sector: Aravind Melligeri, CEO & Chairman of AequsAlthough, the government has enhanced the FDI cap from 26% to 49%, in the defence sector, a further increase (of 26%) is desired through pr...
'Make in India' a step in the right direction; will develop PHAROS fire control radar in India for international markets as well: ThalesMake in India is a step in the right direction and is expected to give fillip to the Indian industry, thereby positioning India as a global...
DRDO eyeing defence exports in years ahead; Says international demand for BrahMos, Akash & PinakaAt the Defence Expo 2016, S Christopher, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and DG DRDO said that DRDO should definitely look at exportin...
New defence procurement policy `released'; Key annexures, chapters missingMinistry has still not been able to arrive at a consensus on the SP model that would involve selecting private sector partners for key manu...
Taiwan votes in key test for China-friendly governmentOpinion polls suggest the Kuomintang (KMT) are heading for heavy losses as they struggle with growing fears over Chinese influence.