These companies were identified through the India Innovation Growth Programme, an innovation contest through which the US firm identifies Indian research and development potential.Ajai Shukla......
'India placed the order, primarily due to the IAF's 'critical operational necessity'.''The complexity of the IAF's requirements delayed the process for months.''It is these requirements which......
Boeing is likely to vie for the deal to supply 110 fighter jets to the IAF in one of the biggest such procurement in recent years globally which could be worth over USD 15 billion. Eyeing......
The IAF has just 33 squadrons, 9 short of the 42 squadrons needed to tackle China and Pakistan together, says Ajai Shukla. On December 28, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, the retiring Indian......
The United States is rising steadily up the list of India's top military suppliers. The defence ministry is finalising a decision to allow the FGM-148 Javelin missile, built by US companies......
Will private firms really boost Make in India in the defence sector? Ajai Shukla seeks answers. IMAGE: The Defence Acquisition Council has failed to clear a new policy for nominating private......
A week ago, the Mahindra & Mahindra group bought majority stakes in component firm Aerostaff Australia and aircraft maker Gippsland Aeronautics for Rs 175 crore (Rs 1.75 billion). Aerostaff......
The most prominent theme in defence production today is the surging presence of India's private sector. At the Defence India '08 exhibition (Defexpo) in New Delhi last month, private Indian......