The government has replied to some of the criticisms about its handling of Agusta Westland probe, and said that the inquiry is taking time because the key accused are outside the country. The defence ministry also rejected AK Antony’s statement that it was the Congress government that blacklisted the companies involved in this alleged scandal […]
Vice Admiral Girish Luthra took over charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command from Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba today. The Flag Officer, a native of Palwal in Haryana, who was the Vice Chief of Naval Staff prior to taking over as the FOC-in-C (South), had arrived in Kochi on 29 Jan […]
India has signed an agreement with the US Government and aircraft maker Boeing to purchase Apache attack helicopters and Chinook heavy lift helicopters, the government said. India is not a traditional buyer of US-made defence equipment, preferring to engage with Russia and the Europeans instead. However, with the new government under Narendra Modi, India is […]
Tata Motors has bagged an order to supply around 1200 nos. of its high-mobility 6X6 multi-axle trucks, from the Indian Army – the single largest order awarded to an Indian private OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers) in land systems under the DPP by the Indian army. The order for 6X6 vehicles is for ‘Material Handling Cranes’ […]
While Tuesday’s DIPP Press Note on Defence FDI is a welcome move, there is no need for the government to impose needlessly stringent conditions on foreign companies who want to make their weapons on Indian soil, KPMG said. The Indian government does not allow foreign companies to make the weapons that they sell to India […]
A total of 50 Indian soldiers have lost their lives to natural and climatic conditions in Siachen, one of the world’s most inhospitable borders. 24 of the 50 were killed in various landslides and avalanches (snow slides), while the remaining 26 died due to “environmental and climatic conditions,” the ministry of defence said. The highest […]
Even as the issue of foreign direct investment in defence sector is being debated, an industry association has pointed out that foreign institutional investment in Indian companies is preventing them from making defence equipment. Unlike FDI, FII is done through the stock exchange, and most companies have a large chunk of their shares being held […]
India’s National Green Tribunal has stopped construction activity at its first drone research and manufacturing facility in Karnataka for lack of forest clearance. Justice Mr. M. Chockalingam (Judicial Member) and Prof. Dr. R. Nagendran (Expert Member) constituting the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench), issued a direction on 14th February 2014 halting all construction in […]
