Defence
India flight-tests missile-based torpedo system for submarines
02 May 2024
India on Wednesday announced the successful flight test of a Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system that would give a big boost to Indian Navy’s anti-submarine warfare capability.
India tests Agni-5 missile capable of multiple strikes
12 Mar 2024
India on Monday successfully carried out the first flight-test of the Agni-5 missile with multiple warheads, each capable of targeting objects hundreds of kilometers apart, and a range of 5.000 kilometres.
Lockheed Martin to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion
29 Dec 2020
Te acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne will help Lockheed Martin achieve substantial growth in Hypersonics, Tactical Missiles, Integrated Air and Missile Defence, Strategic Systems and Space Exploration
BEL order book crosses Rs50,000 crore mark
05 Sep 2018
New defence production policy
06 Aug 2018
Dassault, not govt, chose Reliance as Rafale partner: Anil Ambani
26 Jul 2018
Anil Ambani has refuted allegation over his company’s eligibility stating that it has the largest shipyard in the private sector at Pipavav in Gujarat and is currently building five Naval Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Indian Navy and 14 Fast Patrol Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard
India's first long-range artillery gun `Dhanush’ set for trial this week
21 May 2018
An upgraded version of Sweden's Bofors gun, Dhanush can hit targets at a distance of 38 km against Bofor’s range of 29 km and is equipped with night vision capability
Amid crippling shortages, Centre finalises Rs15,000 cr plan for domestic ammo
14 May 2018
Confronted with ammunition stocks that would not last for even 10 days of “intense fighting”, the defence ministry and Army are now finalising a core long-term plan to get the domestic private sector to manufacture seven different types of ammunition
Boeing teams up with HAL, Mahindra for F/A-18 Super Hornet production
13 Apr 2018
Boeing on Thursday announced a partnership with India’s state-run Hindustan Aeronautics and Mahindra Defence Systems for local production of F/A-18 Super Hornet
Tatas to combine aerospace and defence businesses
12 Apr 2018
The combined entity of Tata Motors’ Defence Division, TAL Manufacturing Solutions, Tata Power’s Strategic Engineering Division, Tata Advanced Materials, and Tata Advanced Systems will offer the full range of integrated mobility and support solutions across land, sea and air
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
