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India Orders Homemade Rocket Launchers Despite Its Faulty Ammo
India’s Ministry of Defence has ordered 36 homemade Pinaka Mark-1 multi-barrel rocket launchers at a cost of $490 million, despite complaints of problems related to its ammunition.
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India Allows Private Sector to Manufacture Ammo
India has decided to reduce ammunition imports and instead procure all ammunition requirements from domestic sources.
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India Signs $737M Ultralight Howitzer Contract
India has signed a much awaited $737 million contract for the procurement of 145 M777A2 LW155 ultralight howitzers.
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Interview: Jayant Damodar Patil, Senior VP for Defense and Aerospace, Larsen & Toubro
Larsen & Toubro’s head of aerospace and defense, Jayant Damodar Patil, in an exclusive interview with Defense News, shares the secret of L&T’s success in the defense sector and its future plans.
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Purchase of Chinese Subs by Bangladesh ‘An Act of Provocation’ Toward India
Ever since Bangladesh took delivery of Chinese submarines on Nov. 14, analysts in India have expressed increasing concern over a deepening of China’s footprint in India’s friendly neighbor.
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No Timeline Put Aside to Lift Ban on Blacklisted Defense Companies
Even after the public release of its new blacklisting policy, India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has not set a timeline for lifting the ban on those defense companies already blacklisted, with a top MoD official saying that in “some cases” the blacklisted status may continue.
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India’s Private Sector Lobbies for Greater Share of Defense Market
An India policy think tank called upon the country’s domestic private defense industry to intervene with the Ministry of Defense (MoD) and other ministries to fast track domestic projects and convert some global buy projects to Make in India projects.
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India Clears Ultralight Howitzers Purchase With US
In a surprise move, India’s prime minister has cleared the long-pending purchase of 145 M777 ultralight howitzers.
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Indian Navy to Buy Seven Corvettes for $2 Billion
The Indian navy plans to acquire seven new-generation guided missile corvettes at a cost of $2 billion to replace its Russian-built 1241-RE missile boats, allowing only domestic companies to bid under the government’s “Make in India” rules.
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India Conducts Successful Flight Test of Rustom-II Drone
India has conducted its first successful flight test of the indigenously developed Rustom-II medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV.
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India Orders Homemade Rocket Launchers Despite Its Faulty Ammo
India’s Ministry of Defence has ordered 36 homemade Pinaka Mark-1 multi-barrel rocket launchers at a cost of $490 million, despite complaints of problems related to its ammunition.
-
India Allows Private Sector to Manufacture Ammo
India has decided to reduce ammunition imports and instead procure all ammunition requirements from domestic sources.
-
India Signs $737M Ultralight Howitzer Contract
India has signed a much awaited $737 million contract for the procurement of 145 M777A2 LW155 ultralight howitzers.
-
Interview: Jayant Damodar Patil, Senior VP for Defense and Aerospace, Larsen & Toubro
Larsen & Toubro’s head of aerospace and defense, Jayant Damodar Patil, in an exclusive interview with Defense News, shares the secret of L&T’s success in the defense sector and its future plans.
-
Purchase of Chinese Subs by Bangladesh ‘An Act of Provocation’ Toward India
Ever since Bangladesh took delivery of Chinese submarines on Nov. 14, analysts in India have expressed increasing concern over a deepening of China’s footprint in India’s friendly neighbor.
-
No Timeline Put Aside to Lift Ban on Blacklisted Defense Companies
Even after the public release of its new blacklisting policy, India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has not set a timeline for lifting the ban on those defense companies already blacklisted, with a top MoD official saying that in “some cases” the blacklisted status may continue.
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India’s Private Sector Lobbies for Greater Share of Defense Market
An India policy think tank called upon the country’s domestic private defense industry to intervene with the Ministry of Defense (MoD) and other ministries to fast track domestic projects and convert some global buy projects to Make in India projects.
-
India Clears Ultralight Howitzers Purchase With US
In a surprise move, India’s prime minister has cleared the long-pending purchase of 145 M777 ultralight howitzers.
-
Indian Navy to Buy Seven Corvettes for $2 Billion
The Indian navy plans to acquire seven new-generation guided missile corvettes at a cost of $2 billion to replace its Russian-built 1241-RE missile boats, allowing only domestic companies to bid under the government’s “Make in India” rules.
-
India Conducts Successful Flight Test of Rustom-II Drone
India has conducted its first successful flight test of the indigenously developed Rustom-II medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV.
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India Orders Homemade Rocket Launchers Despite Its Faulty Ammo
India’s Ministry of Defence has ordered 36 homemade Pinaka Mark-1 multi-barrel rocket launchers at a cost of $490 million, despite complaints of problems related to its ammunition.
-
India Allows Private Sector to Manufacture Ammo
India has decided to reduce ammunition imports and instead procure all ammunition requirements from domestic sources.
-
India Signs $737M Ultralight Howitzer Contract
India has signed a much awaited $737 million contract for the procurement of 145 M777A2 LW155 ultralight howitzers.
-
Interview: Jayant Damodar Patil, Senior VP for Defense and Aerospace, Larsen & Toubro
Larsen & Toubro’s head of aerospace and defense, Jayant Damodar Patil, in an exclusive interview with Defense News, shares the secret of L&T’s success in the defense sector and its future plans.
-
Purchase of Chinese Subs by Bangladesh ‘An Act of Provocation’ Toward India
Ever since Bangladesh took delivery of Chinese submarines on Nov. 14, analysts in India have expressed increasing concern over a deepening of China’s footprint in India’s friendly neighbor.
-
No Timeline Put Aside to Lift Ban on Blacklisted Defense Companies
Even after the public release of its new blacklisting policy, India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has not set a timeline for lifting the ban on those defense companies already blacklisted, with a top MoD official saying that in “some cases” the blacklisted status may continue.
-
India’s Private Sector Lobbies for Greater Share of Defense Market
An India policy think tank called upon the country’s domestic private defense industry to intervene with the Ministry of Defense (MoD) and other ministries to fast track domestic projects and convert some global buy projects to Make in India projects.
-
India Clears Ultralight Howitzers Purchase With US
In a surprise move, India’s prime minister has cleared the long-pending purchase of 145 M777 ultralight howitzers.
-
Indian Navy to Buy Seven Corvettes for $2 Billion
The Indian navy plans to acquire seven new-generation guided missile corvettes at a cost of $2 billion to replace its Russian-built 1241-RE missile boats, allowing only domestic companies to bid under the government’s “Make in India” rules.
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India Conducts Successful Flight Test of Rustom-II Drone
India has conducted its first successful flight test of the indigenously developed Rustom-II medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV.



