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AK-203 rifles from Amethi by end of the year, say Russian officialsAfter facing multiple challenges like payment related issues due to western sanctions and a complicated technology transfer agreement, the ...20 Aug, 2022, 12.33 AM IST- Beyond corporatisation: The road ahead for ordnance unitsBecause of this monopoly, there was no incentive for OFB to improve its quality of products and implement a dynamic system of getting custo...15 Oct, 2021, 12.13 AM IST
- Corporatisation of OFB will improve its products' quality and expand its market: Parliamentary committeeThe parliamentary committee said in its report that it concurred with the view of the defence ministry on the issue of OFB's corporatisatio...17 Mar, 2021, 04.28 PM IST
- Accidents are complex phenomena: OFB on two recent mishaps involving its 105mm field gunsBorder Security Force (BSF) constable Satish Kumar was killed and four of his colleagues were injured on Tuesday night at Pokhran firing ra...05 Mar, 2021, 07.49 PM IST
- An accident a week: Faulty OFB ammunition takes a heavy toll on the Indian ArmyData analysed by the army shows that at least 403 accidents have taken place due to faulty ammunition since 2014, most of them suffered by ...30 Sep, 2020, 12.17 AM IST
- Army stocking up munitions for 40-day warDefence ministry sources say all the different types of ammunition for the Army will be built up to “10(I) levels”, which mean adequate sto...27 Jan, 2020, 10.42 AM IST
- Slippages in ammo supply another worry for ArmyThe Army is upset with the OFB for huge slippages in supply and development of ammunition, apart from lack of quality control.15 May, 2019, 11.26 AM IST
- Army raises alarm over rising accidents due to faulty ammunitionThe Army has told the defence ministry (MoD) that the spike in ammunition-related accidents is causing “fatalities, injuries and damage to ...14 May, 2019, 11.10 AM IST
- Faulty ammunition reason behind M777 gun explosion: ProbeThe field trials of the 155 mm, 39-calibre guns manufactured by BAE systems were being carried out at Pokhran in Rajasthan with an aim to c...14 Jul, 2018, 02.34 PM IST
- JIT to conduct advance tests to find reasons behind M777 howitzer barrel explosionProbe is planned to get over by March 2018. Top Defence Ministry sources said it is “premature” to conclude or state whether the gun or the...11 Jul, 2018, 12.09 PM IST
- Flood of arbitrations feared after 2G verdict rules out scamEtisalat, Telenor & Sistema had entered India through local partners who got licences and spectrum in '08, which were among the 122 scrappe...23 Dec, 2017, 07.06 AM IST
- 65% voter turnout in 7th phase of Bihar panchayat pollsState Election Commissioner A K Chauhan told reporters here that an estimated 65 per cent voters exercised their franchise as against 62.8 ...18 May, 2016, 10.00 PM IST
- The perils of a copycat modelIn India though, reaching far-flung buyers is a challenge made worse by the fact that most have, so far, preferred to pay by cash.10 Apr, 2015, 04.10 AM IST
- Army to plug operational gaps in modernization planWith Army lagging far behind IAF and Navy, General Bikram Singh has pressed the throttle hard to usher in several systemic procurement chan...13 Jun, 2013, 09.36 AM IST
- IAF needs 39 squadrons for 2-front war scenario, has only 34: Defence CommitteeIAF will require 39 aircraft units to meet the challenge of fighting a war simultaneously on Pak and China fronts, a Par panel has been inf...29 Apr, 2013, 08.33 PM IST
- N-debate in Upper House likelyUnder strong pressure from the Left, government agreed to schedule the debate on the US-India nuclear deal in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.06 Sep, 2007, 11.51 AM IST
- Two more get lifer; police draw further flakA Special court on Thursday sentenced seven persons for their roles in smuggling of arms and explosives and the conspiracy to carry out the...01 Jun, 2007, 12.56 AM IST
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