Ahead of Op Sindoor anniversary, defence firms pitch for developing more indigenous tech, systemsA year after Operation Sindoor, India's defense sector is strengthening its 'atmanirbhar' ecosystem, with private firms emphasizing indigen...
05 May, 2026, 08.14 PM IST
Govt plans design, development of runway-independent UAV for rescue missions, ferrying logisticsIndia is developing an advanced unmanned combat search and rescue drone for the Air Force. This runway-independent aircraft will rescue air...
08 Apr, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
'They will give old tech': DRDO chief tells why transfer of technologies wont help IndiaDRDO chief Samir V Kamat highlighted the critical challenge of a 10-15 year material development cycle lagging behind shrinking system deve...
07 Apr, 2026, 02.45 PM IST
Armed forces to soon conduct tri-service Excercise Trishul in western sectorA major tri-service exercise named Trishul will soon take place in India's western sector. This exercise aims to enhance coordination and j...
02 Nov, 2025, 12.12 AM IST
Defence panel recommends DRDO, PSU, private sector collaboration for IAF's AtmanirbhartaAn empowered committee has recommended closer collaboration between the private sector, public sector units, and DRDO to boost the Indian A...
03 Mar, 2025, 11.49 PM IST
Scope for domestic industry to indigenise solutions in maritime air domain: Chief of Naval StaffIndian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi emphasized the significant growth in maritime air capabilities and urged domestic industries to...
12 Feb, 2025, 01.08 PM IST
Defence exhibition 'East Tech 2024' to foster collaboration between Army, manufacturers: OfficialThe Eastern Command of the Indian Army is hosting 'East Tech 2024,' a two-day weapons and equipment exhibition, starting Tuesday. The event...
04 Nov, 2024, 06.25 PM IST
Need to change mindset to keep pace with evolving times: CDS to defence stakeholdersChief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan emphasized the need for the defence sector to change its mindset and embrace fusion and synergy to ...
24 Oct, 2024, 10.49 PM IST
Rajnath Singh invites US defence companies to work with Indian partners to accelerate Make In IndiaDefence Minister Rajnath Singh engaged with senior leaders of US defence companies in Washington, DC, to discuss potential co-development a...
24 Aug, 2024, 10.01 PM IST
Full spectrum self-sufficiency required in defence, especially aerospace: DCASAir Marshal Ashutosh Dixit emphasized the importance of industrial strength and self-sufficiency in defense, particularly in aerospace, dur...
23 Feb, 2024, 01.29 PM IST
Budget speech mention of deeptech leaves industry wanting moreIndustry participants, investors and founders alike, expressed enthusiasm for the potential scheme’s push to the deeptech startup ecosystem...
02 Feb, 2024, 12.27 PM IST
Defence Ministry signs contract worth Rs 588.68cr for Digital Coast Guard projectThe Indian Coast Guard's strategic Digital Armed Forces vision advances through a pivotal contract aligned with the Centre's objectives. Th...
08 Dec, 2023, 06.09 PM IST
9,000 crores of budget already given to Indian defence industries for ammunitions: Army ChiefEmphasising the need for self-reliance and sufficiency in critical defence requirements, the Chief of the Indian Army staff, General Manoj ...
28 Jul, 2022, 09.09 PM IST
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visits BDL facility in Hyderabad, virtually opens many facilitiesIn his address, defence minister Rajnath Singh said the contribution being made by BDL to make the country 'Atmanirbhar' in defence is comm...
02 Jul, 2022, 08.14 PM IST
Private sector industry should be given level-playing field in producing indigenous weapon systems: Ex-IAF chief"General Rawat was a big advocate of self reliance. He would say that in case of war, we will be able to win only through indigenous weapon...
16 Mar, 2022, 08.12 PM IST
Sectoral panel pitches for $150 billion local defence production by 2047Defence manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, semiconductors, capital goods, and machine tools are among the top categories ide...
10 Mar, 2022, 12.01 AM IST
BEML teams up with IIT-Kanpur for pilotless aircraft & unmanned aerial vehiclesBoth the organisations would synergise respective capabilities and undertake feasibility study, design and development, testing and validat...
14 Aug, 2020, 08.16 PM IST