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...
The recent induction of types of artillery guns signals a momentum for the Make in India in defence production. Besides boosting the artillery power of the Indian Army after almost 31 years, the indigenous production will equip units with cost-effective platforms and even open avenues...
The emerging dimensions of threats and the contingencies the global defence landscape is expanding with enabling technologies having potential to cause disruptive effects on military capabilities and geopolitical competitions.
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Def Expo - 2018 mentioned new and emerging technologies like...
The 'Make in India' policy, can potentially be a turning point in India's endeavor to have a robust home-grown defence industrial base. This initiative will pave the way for Defence Industry to realize its dream for self-reliance and sustenance. However, to accomplish this dream, India needs to...
The first edition of the Technology Perspective & Capability Roadmap (TPCR) was published in Apr 2013. Numerous inputs have since been received from the industry and business organizations for making the document more informative for potential manufacturers. TPCR- 2018 released by MoD in Feb 2018...
