Bofors Chinese parts probe: Missing officer found deadIt’s strange that the body lay rotting and no one noticed despite a missing person’s complaint being active for 19 days.
06 Feb, 2019, 10.37 AM IST
Shot in the arm for Indian Army soon with delivery of Dhanush 155mm artillery gunThe Indian Army is set to soon be handed over the indigenously-developed howitzer 'Dhanush', also known as 'desi bofors'.
14 Jul, 2018, 09.16 PM IST
United Arab Emirate guns to fire with Made in India shellsThe ordnance factories' exports will multiply 10 times once the Rs 235 crore order is finalized. "At present, exports are within Rs 20-25 c...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.53 PM IST
Gun Carriage Factory hands over three 'Dhanush' guns to armyThe trials saw some 2,000 rounds being successfully fired from the gun in different climatic conditions like in snowy, desert and hostile a...
14 Jul, 2018, 05.04 PM IST
Dhanush artillery guns, desi version of Bofors, go for confirmatory trialsDhanush artillery guns have gone for confirmatory trials that will last till next year, as army looks for new howitzers. Army will order ov...
14 Jul, 2018, 03.49 PM IST
Six prototypes of artillery gun 'Dhanush' have been produced till date: Rao Inderjit SinghDhanush is currently undergoing confirmatory trials and evaluation. Bulk production of the gun shall commence after successful completion o...
14 Jul, 2018, 03.31 PM IST
Make in India: Dhanush outguns original Swedish BoforsThe desi howitzer, christened Dhanush, can outgun the original Swedish Bofors 155mm artillery gun in range, accuracy, reliability, shoot-an...
14 Jul, 2018, 03.27 PM IST
Made in India howitzer fails last phase of testsSources said the gun had faced a similar issue in the test fires carried out in May this year.
14 Jul, 2018, 02.27 PM IST
OFB eyes to bag Army order to upgrade imported field gunsAccording to defence experts, the 130-mm field guns have almost become obsolete the world over as they have been replaced by 155-mm howitze...
10 Jun, 2018, 01.35 PM IST
Dhanush artillery gun clears final test, ready for induction: OfficialBetween June 2-6, fifty rounds of shells each were fired from six Dhanush guns, Gun Carriage Factory (GCF) Senior General Manager SK Singh ...
08 Jun, 2018, 07.26 PM IST
Fake Chinese spares for indigenised Bofors guns: CBI FIRThe CBI alleged that the supplier entered into criminal conspiracy with the unidentified GCF officials to supply duplicate spare parts (bea...
21 Jul, 2017, 07.56 PM IST
Arms to be the main focus in defence: Ashok Wadhawan, Punj Lloyd"Have made five verticals in the defence sector. We are going to be concentrating from small arms going up to harbinger," Wadhawan said.
24 Aug, 2016, 03.48 PM IST
GCF ropes in BEL to upgrade L/70 anti-aircraft guns used by Indian defence forcesThere is a plan to upgrade 200-odd L/70 guns, Sinha said adding that their hydraulic system is being changed to electric drive.
21 Dec, 2014, 03.19 PM IST
Indigenous artillery gun 'Dhanush' to be ready this yearAfter trials, India's indigenous artillery gun 'Dhanush' would be ready for use by the Army by the end of this year.
18 Mar, 2014, 06.00 PM IST
- No compromise on country's territorial integrity: AK Antony
China has been laying claims over territories in Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir which have been strongly rejected by Ind...
22 Sep, 2012, 05.29 PM IST
Army to induct indigenous howitzers in 2013: AK AntonyAfter failing to induct artillery guns in the last over 25 years, the Indian Army will get its first indigenously-manufactured howitzer nex...
22 Sep, 2012, 05.09 PM IST
- UK royal wedding brings cheers for retailers
The royal wedding may add 620 million pounds ($995 million) to the UK economy as consumers spend more on food and drink and tourism revenue...
20 Nov, 2010, 03.52 AM IST