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IAF’s Mi-17 V5s to Get Desi EW Upgrade in ₹2,385 Cr Defence Deal

By Khushboo Kumari April 7, 2025 385 Cr Acceptance of Necessity aircraft modification kits analyze AoN BEL Bharat Electronics Limited Buy (Indian)communication systems components convoy escort counter threats DAC Defence Acquisition Council defence deal defence modernization Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh defense electronics defense manufacturing Desi detect Developed electronic warfare solutions Electronic Warfare Suites EW Upgrade fire support helicopter capabilities hostile environments IAF Indian Air Force indigenous manufacturers indigenously designed Integrated Surveillance & Targeting Systems Light Armoured Multipurpose Vehicles local industries Manufactured MI-17-V5 Ministry of Defence MoD National Security naval systems navigation systems Next Generation Survey Vessels operational survivability patrol Performance radars search and rescue self-reliance strategic objectives sub-assemblies survivability troop transport ₹2

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has entered into a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the acquisition of Electronic Warfare (EW) Suites…

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Indian Navy, Kirloskar Sign ₹270 Crore Deal for 6MW Marine Engine

By Khushboo Kumari April 2, 2025 50% indigenous content 6MW medium-speed marine diesel engine 70% funding Aatmanirbharta Collaboration Defense collaboration defense industrial ecosystem Defense Innovation defense manufacturing defense manufacturing capabilities defense production Defense self-reliance defense technologies Design and Development domestic manufacturers domestic manufacturing economic benefits financial burden Foreign exchange foreign OEMs funding geopolitical landscape global defense market Government of India Indian coast guard Indian Navy Indian Ocean Region Indigenous Content innovation Kirloskar Oil Engines Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited Make-I category marine engines marine propulsion military equipment national defense New Delhi Operational readiness Power Generation Prime Minister Narendra Modi private sector Project Sanction Order propulsion self-reliance self-reliance in defense South Block strategic benefits ₹270 crore

NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy has signed a Project Sanction Order for the design and development of a 6MW medium-speed marine diesel engine with Kirloskar…

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Baijayant Panda-Led CoPU Pushes for PSU Accountability, Tables Key Reports in Parliament

By TNI Team March 27, 2025 Action Taken Notes ATNs audit report Baijayant Panda BJP CAG Reports Committee on Public Undertakings CoPU defense manufacturing Design and Development Estimates Committee financial standing committee fiscal prudence HAL Hindustan Aeronautics Limited IFCI Limited industrial finance IREL (India) Limited Kendrapara MP National Security Operational excellence PAC parliamentary efficiency parliamentary oversight policy recommendations PSU accountability public sector enterprises rare earth minerals Tejas Light Combat Aircraft transparency

New Delhi: In a significant development for parliamentary oversight of India’s public sector enterprises, the 18th Committee on Public Undertakings (CoPU), chaired by Bharatiya Janata Party…

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Indian Army inks ₹197.35 Crore deal with Ashok Leyland for 500 Short Chassis Buses

By Khushboo Kumari March 18, 2025 105 kW engine buses 440 kg gross vehicle weight 4x2 configuration buses 500 short chassis buses 80 km/h top speed 9 Aatmnirbhar Bharat advanced technology buses AI in defense Army operational reach Ashok Leyland Defence Systems Ltd Buy (Indian-IDDM) category defense manufacturing defense preparedness drone integration Indian Army Indian Army logistics enhancement Indigenous Design Development and Manufacturing indigenous manufacturing modernization strategy mountainous terrain vehicles pre-fabricated buses reinforced structures robotics in Army rugged terrain transport safety features in Army buses Self-reliant India vision 2047 ₹197.35 crore deal

NEW DELHI: The Indian Army has entered into a ₹197.35 crore contract with Ashok Leyland Defence Systems Ltd for the procurement of 500 pre-fabricated short…

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India’s defense push: HAL gets first private sector-made LCA Mk1A fuselage

By Aman Kumar Himanshu March 10, 2025 aerospace sector Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh air warriors Alpha Tocol Engineering Services bengaluru Chief of Air Staff D.K. Sunil defence minister rajnath singh defense manufacturing delivery commitments Dr. Sudhanshu Trivedi fuselage HAL HAL Aircraft Division Hindustan Aeronautics Limited IAF India's defense push Indian Air Force indigenous manufacturing L&T Lakshmi Machine Works Larsen & Toubro LCA Mk1A LMW private sector production capacity public-private collaboration self-reliance TASL Tata Advanced Systems Ltd Vem Technologies Wing Commander Baran Sen

NEW DELHI: A push to India’s defense manufacturing sector, Alpha Tocol Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd., a Bengaluru-based private company, has delivered the first rear fuselage…

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Thales Group expands UK Martlet missile production for Ukraine

By Khushboo Kumari March 7, 2025 air-defense missiles air-to-air missile AW159 Wildcat BAE Systems defense manufacturing european defense geopolitical tensions Keir Starmer Lightweight Multirole Missiles LMM Martlet missile missile contract missile production northern England Rheinmetall Royal Navy Russia-Ukraine war surface-to-air missile Thales Air Defence Thales Group UAV UK Ukraine

NEW DELHI: Thales Group, a prominent French defense and aerospace company, has announced plans to establish a third facility in northern England. This strategic move…

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India inducts 62 indigenous vehicles for UNIFIL peacekeeping mission

By Aman Kumar Himanshu January 8, 2025 defense manufacturing Global Peacekeeping High Mobility Vehicles India’s Defense Capabilities India’s Leadership in Peacekeeping Indian Navy Indian Troops Indigenous Technologies Indigenous Vehicles Make in India Operational readiness Peacekeeping Mission self-reliance UN peacekeeping UNIFIL

NEW DELHI: A fleet of 62 Indian-manufactured vehicles are set to be deployed for use by the Indian battalion stationed in the United Nations Interim…

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Indian Navy to commission three frontline assets: Nilgiri, Surat, Vaghsheer

By Aman Kumar Himanshu January 2, 2025 defense manufacturing defense production Indian Navy indigenous defense INS Nilgiri INS Surat INS Vaghsheer maritime security Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders naval assets naval strength Project 15B Project 17A Project-75 self-reliance stealth capabilities

All three platforms have been designed and constructed entirely at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL).

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IAF’s Mi-17 V5s to Get Desi EW Upgrade in ₹2,385 Cr Defence Deal

Indian Navy, Kirloskar Sign ₹270 Crore Deal for 6MW Marine Engine

Baijayant Panda-Led CoPU Pushes for PSU Accountability, Tables Key Reports in Parliament

Indian Army inks ₹197.35 Crore deal with Ashok Leyland for 500 Short Chassis Buses

India’s defense push: HAL gets first private sector-made LCA Mk1A fuselage

Thales Group expands UK Martlet missile production for Ukraine

India inducts 62 indigenous vehicles for UNIFIL peacekeeping mission

Indian Navy to commission three frontline assets: Nilgiri, Surat, Vaghsheer

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