Lauding the government’s decision of raising the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in defence sector from 49 per cent to 74 per cent through automatic route, the defence equipment makers on Saturday said that the step would incentivise India's global engagement with more fund inflows and higher competitiveness of domestic industry. Read More

Hyderabad-based Defence Research and Development (DRDO) premier lab, Research Centre Imarat (RCI), has developed an automated contactless UVC sanitisation cabinet, called Defence Research Ultraviolet Sanitiser (DRUVS). Read More

After Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s nod, the Defence Ministry on Friday signed a contract for modernisation of Air Field Infrastructure (MAFI) of 37 airfields for Indian Air Force (IAF), Indian Navy (IN) and Indian Coast Guard (ICG) with Tata Power SED (TPSED) at a cost of nearly Rs 1,200 crore here. Read More

Israel-based RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems will supply 5th generation Litening-5 and RecceLite systems to equip Leonardo's M-346FA light combat aircraft. Read More

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an Ultra Violet (UV) Disinfection Tower for rapid and chemical free disinfection of high infection prone areas. Read More

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday directed the Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) to prepare contingency plans for resumption of operations after the lifting of lock down in an effort to compensate for the lost working time to the extent possible and ramp up production. Read More

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday unveiled a Mobile Virology Research and Diagnostics Laboratory (MVRDL) via video conference. The Lab has been developed by DRDO in association with Hyderabad-based ESIC Hospital and Private industry. Read More

Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) have played their part in assisting civilian administration in fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

In its continuous quest to contribute towards fight against COVID-19, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday introduced two products which can enhance the operations at public places during the pandemic. Read More

In an effort to reduce the time in delivery of the safety gear to healthcare professionals, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has shifted a key testing facility for carrying out quality checks on personal protective equipment (PPE) from Gwalior to New Delhi. Read More