The existing inventory of small arms clearly reflects our inability to develop an indigenous next generation of small arms successor of all variants. Rather than depending on Govt agencies in design and development and production, we need to adapt PPP...
Ritika Behal
Finally, the most awaited ‘Make-in-India project (FICV) has kickstarted again with the issuance of a new RFI and it is on the go, however the question remains as to will the program finally be taken...
The shelf-life assessment and formulation of Life-cycle models of different types of ammunition, will assist in forecasting appropriate time for use, replacement or renovation and prevent unacceptable risk involving safety and performance.
Quality and reliability of ammunition throughout its service life has been a...
Future wars will be a ‘Non Contact War (NCW)’ involving minimum manpower or physical contact of Armed Forces and to this aspect development of ‘Airborne Based Disruptive Technologies’ is fast gaining importance. The Author examines where the IAF...
The paradox is that though successive Governments have spoken about indigenisation and strengthening of Defence Industrial Base (DIB) but the fact remains that they did little in this context.
The recent border clash (stand-off) of...
The Covid-19 pandemic will push the Government to balance between economic stability, health care and geopolitical risk, and in the given environment, conservative spending in Defence is expected. The MoD needs to focus on realignment of needs...
Self Reliance in Defence sector is the need of the hour as it holds vital importance for both strategic and economic reasons for any country. However, India has not been able to achieve the same despite tall claims by the Government-owned production units, hence,...
'Industry 4.0' is an approach that uses advanced technologies to control over the entire product lifecycle keeping in mind to make the entire process cost effective by reducing the production costs while improving product quality and production scalability and individualization by means of digitalization of...
The future of defence ecosystem is technological innovation and there is surely a huge demand for such start-ups. The Author analyses the Government's initiatives in this regard.
Innovation and technology is the mainstay of an effervescent defence ecosystem of any country, and often...
