Defence production
Cochin Shipyard set to win Rs5,400-cr India Navy contract
11 Oct 2017
Cochin Shipyard has emerged as the lowest bidder for designing and building eight anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft for the Indian Navy
Lockheed Martin tests ATHENA laser weapon against drones
22 Sep 2017
A new video released by Lockheed Martin shows the weapon shoot not one, but five UAVs out of the sky with a precision shot
Tata Motors in fray for Army’s Rs60,000-cr combat vehicle programme
22 Sep 2017
Global majors such as General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems and Rheinmetall are also reported to be eyeing the deal as some of the critical technologies have to be acquired globally
US defence firms ready to make in India, but won’t part with technology
19 Sep 2017
While state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd had made planes under licence, some private players bidding for manufacturing collaboration are to start from scratch, according to commentators
DRDO unit develops mine detection, deactivation technology
16 Sep 2017
The indigenously-developed Trawl System is capable of breaching land mines and creating a vehicle safe lane through a minefield for the advancing columns of mechanised forces in combat zone
Saab to partner Adani for India fighter jets contract
31 Aug 2017
The Saab-Adani partnership will compete with Lockheed Martin-Tata Advanced Systems combine to equip the IAF with single-engine fighter jets
Saab to partner Adani for India fighter jets contract
31 Aug 2017
The Saab-Adani partnership will compete with Lockheed Martin-Tata Advanced Systems combine to equip the IAF with single-engine fighter jets
Saab to partner Adani for India fighter jets contract
31 Aug 2017
The Saab-Adani partnership will compete with Lockheed Martin-Tata Advanced Systems combine to equip the IAF with single-engine fighter jets
India needs to put more resources on defence: Jaitley
28 Aug 2017
Arun Jaitley said India is graduating from being just a buyer of defence equipment to a manufacturer and supplier of weapons and related systems to other countries
Boeing, Northrop awarded contracts for ICBM work
22 Aug 2017
DRDO showcases unmanned ‘Muntra’ tanks; may help fight Naxals
29 Jul 2017
India's first indigenous unmanned, remote controlled tank, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has been rolled out of the Chennai lab
CBI files charges against Delhi firm for supplying fake artillery spares
22 Jul 2017
The spares were embossed with the name of a German company, CRB Antriebstechnik, which, ironically, did not manufacture these parts, according to CBI sources
Lockheed Martin, Tata in pact to make F-16 fighter jets in India
19 Jun 2017
For Tata Advanced Systems, a deal with Lokheed Martin to produce the F16s would be a game changer as it elevates the company from an aircraft parts supplier to a full-fledged manufacturer
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