Top 10 news reports to read in the first week of New Year 2021
TV Show Series: Makers of Indian Defence towards Atmanirbhar Bharat
By defence.capital on January 5, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )
(Editor’s Note: This is a partnered post for a television show series that Defence.Capital is a part of.) Atmanirbhar Bharat, a clarion call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeks to put India on a path of self-reliance and self-sufficiency, making the nation a bigger and more important […]
Maharashtra Metro Rail network to adopt India DRDO-built biodigester technology
By defence.capital on January 5, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )
New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), India’s state-run defence technology developer, today entered into an arrangement with the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MAHA-METRO) to adopt and install the former’s indigenous eco-friendly biodigester units at the latter’s facilities, as a means to conserve water and […]
BEL to supply 10 indigenous Lynx U2 fire control systems for India Navy
By defence.capital on December 31, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence today signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for procurement of 10 Lynx U2 fire control systems for front line warships of Indian Navy at a cost of Rs 1,355 crore ($185 million) under Buy (Indian) category of the Defence Procurement […]
BEL to supply laser dazzlers to India Navy
By defence.capital on December 31, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
New Delhi: State-run Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) today signed a contract with the Indian Navy for initially supplying 20 Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Dazzlers (Laser Dazzlers). The BEL had earlier this month won the contract beating global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in ‘Buy Global‘ category. […]
India flight tests indigenous air droppable container system
By defence.capital on December 30, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), along with the Indian Navy, today conducted the successful maiden test trial of ‘SAHAYAK-NG‘ India’s first indigenously designed and developed Air Dropped Container from IL-38SD aircraft of the navy off the coast of Goa. The trial was conducted by […]
Interview: Boeing committed to domestic manufacturing for India and for the world (Part 2)
By defence.capital on December 30, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
Boeing Defence India managing director Surendra Ahuja tells Defence.Capital editor N. C. Bipindra that with $1 billion annual sourcing from 225 suppliers, India’s role in his company’s global supply chain in only growing bigger. Ques. In February 2020, during the visit of President Trump to New Delhi, India […]
Interview: Larsen & Toubro in best position to bag several India navy, coast guard tenders (Part 2)
By defence.capital on December 30, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
Larsen & Toubro’s whole-time director and senior executive vice president (defence and smart technologies) J. D. Patil, in this Part 2 of an exclusive interview, tells Defence.Capital editor N. C. Bipindra that L&T holds some of the unique capabilities in the underwater domain that have thus far remained […]
India approves export of Akash missile system
By defence.capital on December 30, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
New Delhi: Targeting a $5 billion defence exports by 2025, India today approved the export of its indigenous Akash air defence missile systems to friendly nations, in an indication of its growing confidence in its aerospace and defence manufacturing industry. Under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, India is growing […]
Interview: Super Hornet automatically lends itself to enhanced maritime cooperation between India, US navies (Part 1)
By defence.capital on December 29, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
Boeing Defence India managing director Surendra Ahuja tells Defence.Capital editor N. C. Bipindra that to fully achieve the objectives of ‘Make in India’, the country needs to provide positive incentives to Original Equipment Manufacturers towards investments in the development and growth of the local aerospace and defence ecosystem, […]
Interview: India Larsen & Toubro can compete in export market, build all warships (Part 1)
By defence.capital on December 29, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
Larsen & Toubro’s whole-time director and senior executive vice president (defence and smart technologies) J. D. Patil, in this exclusive interview, tells Defence.Capital editor N. C. Bipindra that lack of warship building orders is killing India’s private sector shipyards. Ques. Please provide our readers with an overview of […]
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