MoD seals ₹6,900 crore deal with Bharat Forge & Tata for India’s next-gen ATAGS artilleryIndia has inked defence contracts worth Rs 6,900 crore to boost its artillery capabilities. The Ministry of Defence has signed deals with B...
26 Mar, 2025, 06.07 PM IST
India's 65 pc of defence equipment made domestically; 'Made in Bihar' boots used by Russian armyIndia now manufactures 65% of its defence equipment domestically, a significant shift from the past import dependency. The 'Make in India' ...
25 Mar, 2025, 11.32 PM IST
Cabinet Committee on Security clears Rs 7,000 crore made-in-India artillery guns dealThe Cabinet Committee on Security has approved a Rs 7,000 crore deal to procure indigenous 155 mm ATAGS artillery guns, developed by DRDO w...
20 Mar, 2025, 11.36 PM IST
India to sign four major defence deals worth over ₹1.5 lakh croreIndia plans to finalize four significant defense agreements worth over ₹1.5 lakh crore before March 31st. These include the purchase of Raf...
13 Jan, 2025, 01.51 PM IST
Bharat Forge, Tata likely to get DRDO-made towed guns dealBharat Forge has emerged as the lowest bidder in a ₹7,000 crore deal to supply the Indian Army with 307 units of the indigenously developed...
05 Nov, 2024, 12.21 AM 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
Indian defence may hit dead-end for $885 million howitzer deal with USDefence ministry sources said though no final decision has been taken as yet, there was "no way" American M-777 ultra-light howitzers could...
24 Jun, 2014, 11.04 AM IST
Desi Bofors howitzer to be tested again, Army keeps fingers crossedThe Army has not inducted a single modern 155mm gun for the last three decades since the infamous Bofors scandal.
27 Jan, 2014, 12.10 PM IST
Desi Bofors to plug gap in Army’s long-range firepowerTwo prototypes of the 155mm\45-calibre guns have been developed, one with 68% indigenous parts and the other with 46%, and have been "satis...
07 Mar, 2013, 04.44 AM IST
- CAG pulls up Army, MoD for delay in buying artillery guns
The CAG, in its latest report on defence acquisitions tabled in Parliament, has criticized the Army, defence ministry for delay in procurin...
21 Dec, 2011, 05.05 AM IST
- Bofors reloaded: Defence ministry stung again
Allegations of kickbacks paid to middlemen in purchase of Bofors artillery guns led to one of the worst electoral defeats for Congress part...
15 Oct, 2011, 07.02 AM IST
- BAE pulls out of tender to sell upgraded Bofors guns to Army
BAE Systems today pulled out of Defence Ministry's tender for purchase of 400 towed artillery guns--an upgraded version of Bofors guns--for...
29 Apr, 2011, 01.09 PM IST
- Army may finally induct howitzers in 2011
The first gun to be inducted is likely to be the M-777 ultra-light howitzers, 145 of which India will buy from US in a direct government-to...
18 Jan, 2011, 05.34 AM IST
- US okays howitzers worth $647 mn for India
US intend to sell 145 M777 Howitzers to India.
28 Jan, 2010, 08.40 AM IST
- US okays howitzers worth $647 million for India
Asserting that its sale to India will "improve interoperability with US Soldiers and Marines," the US defense agency tasked with transfer o...
28 Jan, 2010, 02.08 AM IST
- Rs 20k cr deals may end Army’s artillery drought
India is now going to float a mega global tender for acquiring 814 motorised howitzers in a fresh attempt to kickstart the Army’s long-dela...
24 Aug, 2009, 08.24 AM IST
- 'Defence min must clear procurement by Sept'
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence has recommended that defence ministry should complete all procurement formalities before Septem...
30 Apr, 2007, 03.25 PM IST