HAL to manufacture Russian SJ-100 aircraft under UDAN scheme
An Aeroflot HAL Sukhoi Superjet 100. (Photo for representation.)New Delhi: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has signed an agreement with Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation to manufacture…
Defence Industry
L&T, BEL join hands for fifth-generation AMCA programme
Officials from L&T and BEL at MoU-signing ceremony for AMCA project (Photo: Larsen & Toubro) New Delhi: Two of India’s leading defence manufacturers have announced a strategic alliance …
Bharat Forge, UK’s Windracers ink MoU for UAV operations in India
Bharat Forge's Amit Kalyani and Windracers Limited's Simon Muderack (Photo: Bharat Forge)New Delhi: Bharat Forge Limited and the UK-based manufacturer of dual-use heavy-lift drone, Wind…
Defence startup Flying Wedge bags $30m export deal for combat drone
A model of the Kaalabhairav drone on display. (Photo: FDWA) Bengaluru: Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace, a Bengaluru-based defence startup, has announced a significant milestone in In…
India’s defence output hits record mark, private sector gains ground
K-9 Vajra assembly line at the L&T factory in Hazira, Gujarat. (Photo: Larsen & Turbo)New Delhi: India’s defence production reached an unprecedented ₹150,590 crore in the financial year…
Boeing appoints Alay Parikh to lead business development in India
New Delhi: Boeing has appointed Alay Parikh as director of business development for its defence and services business in India, reinforcing the company’s commitment to strengthening ope…
GRSE delivers P-17A frigate Himgiri to Navy in indigenous milestone
GRSE and Indian Navy officials on board the frigate Himgiri during the warship’s handing-over ceremony. (Photo: GRSE) New Delhi: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers delivered the ad…
India conducts successful test-flights of ‘Pralay’ missile in Odisha
Pralay missile. Photo: DRDO)New Delhi: Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) conducted two consecutive successful flight-tests of India’s first indigenously developed tacti…
Adani Defence to double small-calibre ammo output to 300m rounds
The Adani Defence and Aerospace facility in Kanpur. (India Sentinels photo)Kanpur: Adani Defence and Aerospace will double its small-calibre ammunition production capacity to 300 millio…
BEL secures major Army air-defence radar deal worth ₹2,000 crore
An Akashteer C4ISR system.New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has awarded a ₹2,000 crore contract to state-owned Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for supplying advanced air-defence fire-…
Akash Prime missile system proves mettle in high-altitude Ladakh trials
Akash Prime during its validation test in Ladakh.New Delhi: India has successfully validated its upgraded Akash Prime surface-to-air missile system in challenging high-altitude conditio…
India’s AK-203 production speeds up, 100% indigenized rifle by December
A replica of the AK-203 on display at the IRRPL plant at Korwa. (India Sentinels photo)Korwa, Amethi: The Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL) has announced that India’s first fu…