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...
Despite India and Russia sharing a strong defence and bi-lateral relationship, the ties between the two countries have been drifting as India with improved strategic relationship with developed nations started looking out for more diversified Arms portfolio and to avoid over-dependence on a single source....
Leasing can undoubtedly be a cost-effective tool for augmenting military capabilities but may not be suitable in all cases. Leasing as a mode of procurement only aims at striking a balance between the operational requirement of the Services...
Despite a large DIB and a huge captive defence market, India has not been able to enhance domestic production capabilities till date. The need of the hour is providing competitive environment to the Government-owned defence manufacturing units and...
The outbreak of the Coronavirus presents an alarming human health crisis and has a significant commercial impact, thus, posing challenges necessitating focus on sectors like health and infrastructure and monetary measures to revive economy. As a fallout Defence...
The draft Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP)- 2020 has been released by the Defence Ministry that aims at further increasing indigenous manufacturing and reducing timelines for procurement of military hardware/equipment strengthening the defence preparedness of the country. The Article...
Though India has taken the ATGM development programme and have made limited headway in some of the technologies to develop ATGM comparable with the world-class systems, however, due to limitations in some of the critical technologies the project has not fully met the defence specifications.
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Seeking to bolster its armoured capabilities during wars, the Indian Army is moving ahead with some development for buying APCs, which provide safety to troops from small arms firing in the battlefield, however these are being progressed at a snail's pace.
The battle...