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 »

India set to have Defence Cyber Agency in May; Rear Admiral Mohit to be its first chief

In a bid to bolster its capabilities to tackle threats emanating from hackers, mostly from China and Pakistan, India is all set to have Defence Cyber Agency (DCA) by next month, headquartered in the capital. Senior Navy officer Rear Admiral Mohit Gupta will be... 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 »

Future Ready Combat Vehicle: South Korean ready to build FRCV armoured vehicle under Make in India

South Korea based Hyundai Rotem is ready to produce $ 5 billion Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV) for the Mechanised Forces in compliance with `Make in India’ policy, if it is awarded... 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 »

Mumbai Fire brigade to get special vehicle for high-rise soon

Mumbai: The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) will soon have a special fire-fighting vehicle to tackle fire in high-rise buildings (up to 50 floors). The special fire-fighting engines for high-rises will have water tank... Read more »

Indian purchasing agency OKs tank buy, but negotiations with Russia stand in the way

NEW DELHI — India’s highest defense procurement body, the Cabinet Committee on Security, has approved purchase of 464 Russian T-90MS main battle tanks for $1.92 billion, but it’s unlikely the Ministry of... Read more »

One of the world’s largest providers of industrial drone solutions is opening its hub in India

In a bid to speed up the development of drones in India, Japan-based Terra Drone Corporation, Terra Drone India and the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, on Thursday announced that they have signed a pact to... Read more »

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to install CCTV camera at Monorail station

MUMBAI: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has told Bombay high court it will install a CCTV camera below a Monorail station to get immediate alerts in case of a fire at... Read more »

German police select JENETRIC fingerprint tech for biometric border security

JENETRIC announced that its LIVETOUCH QUATTRO tenprint scanner has been selected by the German Federal Police to equip the borders as part of the European Entry and Exit System. The multi-year contract for... Read more »