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Defence Acquisition Council approves procurement worth over ₹54,000 crore

By Khushboo Kumari March 20, 2025 'Year of Reforms' 2025 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft systems anti-submarine warfare capabilities battlefield mobility capital acquisition process capital acquisition proposals command and control capabilities Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)defence minister rajnath singh domestic defence manufacturing early warning effective and efficient acquisition emerging security challenges faster procurement process force multipliers high-altitude areas Indian Air Force Indian Army Indian Navy indigenous development indigenously developed Make in India initiative Ministry of Defence modernizing armed forces Naval Science & Technological Laboratory network-centric warfare Operational readiness power-to-weight ratio real-time surveillance self-reliance in defence production ship-launched anti-submarine weapons T-90 tanks timely delivery Varunastra torpedoes ₹54

NEW DELHI: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has approved capital acquisition proposals totaling over ₹54,000 crore. The approvals encompass…

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India’s Defence Budget 2025-26: Priorities, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

By Khushboo Kumari March 5, 2025 Agnipath Scheme arms imports Atmanirbhar Bharat border security capital outlay China Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP)Defence Exports defence imports defence manufacturing defence pensions Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs)defence spending defence startups DRDO fighter jet shortage GDP ratio India Defence Budget 2025-26 Indian Air Force Indian Army Indian Navy indigenisation Indigenous defence production Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)Make in India military modernization military procurement Ministry of Defence Modernization National Security operational preparedness Operational readiness Pakistan private sector participation procurement delays Project-75 submarines R&D budget cuts rupee depreciation self-reliance in defence Technology Development Fund ₹6.81 lakh crore allocation

NEW DELHI: The Government of India has allocated ₹6,81,210 crore to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the fiscal year 2025-26, reflecting a 6% increase from…

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Air Chief AP Singh slams delays, urges private sector to speed Tejas

By Aman Kumar Himanshu January 9, 2025 21st Subroto Mukherjee Seminar advanced military technology Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh Chief of the Air Staff competition in production defence manufacturing defence production delayed delivery domestic defence suppliers Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)IAF modernization plans Indian Air Force (IAF)Indian government defence projects indigenous production Larsen & Toubro Make in India initiative New Delhi Operational readiness private players in defence private sector participation R. Shankar Raman special purpose vehicle scheme Tejas fighter aircraft Tejas Mk2 variant timely delivery of equipment

NEW DELHI: Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, Chief of the Air Staff, addresses the 21st Subroto Mukherjee Seminar in New Delhi, expressing significant concerns…

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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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LSAM 22 joins Indian Navy fleet, boosts ammunition transport capability

By Aman Kumar Himanshu January 7, 2025 8th Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile (ACTCM) Barge ACTCM Barge induction and Medium Enterprises (MSME)Commodore Vinay Venkataram defense logistics defense sector innovation disembarkation embarkation Fleet Maintenance Unit Indian Navy Indian Register of Shipping Indian Register of Shipping (IRS)Indian ship designing firm indigenous defense manufacturing indigenous manufacturing jetties LSAM 22 M/s Suryadipta Projects Pvt. Ltd.Micro MSME collaboration with Indian Navy MSME shipyard Naval Dockyard Mumbai naval operational readiness naval platforms Naval Science and Technological Laboratory Navy’s commitment to self-reliance.Operational readiness seaworthiness self-reliance Small Sullage Barges transportation Visakhapatnam Yard 132

NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy inducted the 8th Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile (ACTCM) Barge, LSAM 22 (Yard 132), during a ceremony at Naval Dockyard,…

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Air Commodore Sahu takes command of base repair depot in Tughlakabad

By Aman Kumar Himanshu January 7, 2025 Aeronautical Engineering Air Commodore Debakinandan Sahu Air Commodore Rishi Seth Air Force leadership Air Force Technical College (AFTC)Air Headquarters Air Officer Commanding Aviation and missile systems Base Repair Depot (BRD)Base Repair Depot role College of Air Warfare Defence Services Staff College (DSSC)Guided weapon missile systems IAF leadership transition IAF operational efficiency Indian Air Force (IAF)Indian Air Force updates Military leadership transition Operational Command Headquarters Operational readiness Technical excellence Tughlakabad Vishisht Seva Medal

Air Commodore Debakinandan Sahu’s contributions to the IAF were recognized with the Vishisht Seva Medal, awarded by the President of India on January 26, 2023.

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Defence Acquisition Council approves procurement worth over ₹54,000 crore

India’s Defence Budget 2025-26: Priorities, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

Air Chief AP Singh slams delays, urges private sector to speed Tejas

India inducts 62 indigenous vehicles for UNIFIL peacekeeping mission

LSAM 22 joins Indian Navy fleet, boosts ammunition transport capability

Air Commodore Sahu takes command of base repair depot in Tughlakabad

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