Defence ministry orders 118 Arjun tanks at Rs 7523 cr

The defence ministry on Thursday sealed a contract to procure 118 main battle tanks Arjun for the Indian Army at a cost of Rs 7,523 crore, in a major move to boost its combat capabilities. The......

MoD clears defence buys worth Rs 13,700 cr, including 118 Arjun Mk-1A tanks

The Defence Acquisition Council on Tuesday approved buying of defence equipment worth Rs 13,700 crore for the three armed forces, including 118 Arjun Mk-1A tanks for the Army. IMAGE: A 118 Arjun......

PM hands over 'Made-In-India' Arjun battle tank to army

The tank, designed, developed, and manufactured by the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment and made in Tamil Nadu, will be......

Chennai: Jawan dies after Army tank 'loses control'

An army jawan was killed and two others were injured when a Combat Battle Tank hit a building during testing inside a Defence Research and Development Organisation lab in the city. Sepoy Harish and......

BSE 100 companies boost R&D, innovation challenges persist

Research and development (R&D) spending by BSE 100 companies has grown steadily, rising from 0.89 per cent of revenue in FY20 to 1.32 per cent in FY24, averaging around 1 per cent over the period......

High-tech SMEs will now contribute to Tejas, combat vehicle programmes

Aeron Systems, founded in 2008 by Ashvani Shukla and Abhijit Bokil, is looking to contribute to programmes such as the Tejas light combat aircraft Small, ultra-high-tech companies such as Aeron......

Tatas merge aerospace, defence bis under one entity

‘Tata A&D, when formed, will be better equipped to execute larger and more complex projects and be more globally competitive as part of the global supply chain.’  Tata Sons has......

Diaspora urged to help market defence products

Defence experts on Saturday exhorted the Indian Diaspora to help them market indigenously developed defence products in their country of adoption by using their professional skills and good......