Modernisation of the armed forces is a necessity in the current and future environment, if external challenges are to be met. The legacy sy...

The consignment of multi-mode hand grenades (MMHG) was handed over to the Army. This is the first instance of ammunition being manufactured...

The DRDO-designed 5.56x30 mm joint protective venture carbine (JVPC) is a gas-operated semi automatic weapon and its rate of fire is more t...

This policy announcement isn’t a magic wand to energise India’s defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs), which require a complete overha...

The Indian defence planners face a peculiar paradox. On one hand is the need to keep the armed forces operationally ready at all times, to ...

The publication of a negative list will throw much-needed light on GoI’s plans for indigenisation. It will encourage the armed forces, weap...

The acquisition of bulletproof jackets for soldiers on the border may see a further delay as ammunition manufactured by OFB is failing to m...

The broad process to acquire around 7 lakh rifles, 44,000 light machine guns (LMGs) and nearly 44,600 carbines for Indian Army has been fin...

In some areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), temperatures dip below freezing point, the terrain is inhospitable, power backup is e...

Are our defence forces suitably tech ready to fight a war? No, we are not, says the man who led the Army in the Kargil war.

India is the world's largest arms importer and will remain that way for years, however, India officially disallows arms dealers.

Govt said it was working towards a speedy solution to make up the shortfall and made it clear that the Armed Forces were ready to meet any ...

Antony said the government has continued with the procurement norms established as per General Staff Qualitative Requirement (GSQR) of 1986.

Tatra produced by the state-owned BEML are taking part in the summer trials conducted by the Army for procuring heavy trucks.

None of the three services has complained against the British origin TATRA trucks, which are in the news in the wake of Army chief Gen V K ...

DRDO is yet to receive a critical document listing the Army's technological and combat wish list for its Future Main Battle Tank (FMBT).

DRDO is yet to receive a critical document listing the Army’s technological and combat wish list for its Future Main Battle Tank (FMBT).