As India moves up steadily towards a five trillion economy and aims at one trillion digital economy, critical sector focus on electronics, semiconductors, defence and aerospace by the government has been the key with periodic, enabling policies. Continue Reading
Today we saw two spanking new Frigates, INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri, join the Indian Navy. They are reincarnations of two Leander class frigates, built in India back in the seventies , to serve the navy and the nation till the turn of the century, while I was still in the Navy as an Engineer officer. Continue Reading
India and Fiji on Monday firmed up an action plan to boost defence ties and agreed to jointly work for a peaceful and inclusive Indo-Pacific as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Fijian counterpart Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka held talks to expand the overall bilateral cooperation.
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Russia and Ukraine exchanged 146 prisoners of war from each side on August 24 after mediation by the UAE, the Russian defence ministry said. Continue Reading
JSW Sarbloh Motors, which is a subsidiary of JSW defence, has formed a joint venture on August 21 to produce the TX range of ATVs in India. Continue Reading
Israel plans to buy two Boeing-made KC-46 military aerial refuelling tankers in a $500 million deal to be financed with U.S. military aid, the Israeli defence ministry said on August 20.
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Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi and NITI Aayog's CEO B V R Subrahmanyam co-chaired a meeting of military and civil experts, with the deliberations focussing on harnessing cutting-edge innovations to build a future-ready Indian Army, in line with the national vision of Atmanirbhar and Viksit Bharat. Continue Reading