South Korea defense technologies named world’s 9th most advanced

A study conducted by South Korea’s Defense Agency for Technology and Quality (DTaQ) published by Yonhap has ranked South Korea as the ninth most advanced defense technology country in the world. Defense... Read more »

Army shortlisted three countries to supply LMG under FTP

The Indian Army has begun its hunt for new light machine guns (LMG) as an army-led team is visiting three countries to procure about 17,000 such guns for the infantry under the... Read more »

Future Guard of India’s borders: upgraded T-90 ‘Bhishma’

The Indian Armed Forces are to be reinforced by more than 460 cutting-edge Russian-designed T-90 tanks in the near future. The Indian Army is expected to purchase 464 upgraded T-90 ‘Bhishma’ main... Read more »

Army invokes emergency powers for missile deal

The Army is in the process of procuring Spike-LR Anti-Tank Missiles from Israel and Igla-S Very Short Range Air Defence Systems (VSHORAD) from Russia through a set of new financial powers for... Read more »

Top defence companies from South Korea looking for ventures in India

At a one day seminar in New Delhi eleven South Korean companies including Hanwha Defense, Hyundai Rotem, Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., LIG Nex1, DACC Carbon Company converged in New Delhi. Following the... Read more »

L&T MBDA seeks approval for SEZ unit to assemble missile sub-systems

L&T MBDA Missile Systems Ltd, a joint venture between engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro and France’s MBDA, has urged the government to grant a provisional Letter of Approval (LoA) for the company’s... Read more »

Kalyani group, and Thales teamup to develop NextGen weapons systems

Kalyani Group and Thales have formalised a new collaboration for the design, development and manufacture of next generation weapons systems for the Defence and Law Enforcement sectors in India and abroad, its... Read more »

Boost for India’s defence! BrahMos, world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile, to have 500-km range

BrahMos Aerospace is a joint venture between India’s DRDO and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya. The missile is named after Brahmaputra and Russia’s Moskva. BrahMos range to be extended! In a major boost to... Read more »

India’s first indigenously made artillery gun Dhanush to be inducted on April 8

Indian Army’s artillery modernisation programme, which had a bumpy ride for nearly three decades, finally appears to be inching towards its goal. After the induction of M-777 ultra-light howitzers in November last... Read more »

Indian Air Force gets more wings: Lethal Chinook copters to be formally inducted in IAF on Monday

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will finally induct four heavy lift Chinook helicopters on Monday, March 25 at Air Force Station, Chandigarh, in Squadron No 126 Helicopter Flight (Featherweights). The helicopters which... Read more »