by LoS | Sep 22, 2017 | Industry News, Make in India, Navy
In a big boost to the country’s ‘Make in India’ dreams, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), India’s leading maritime warfare solution provider, on Thursday delivered Kalvari, the first of the six diesel-electric submarines being built in India under Project...
by LoS | Aug 18, 2017 | Navy
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley meeting on 17 August 2017 has in-principle cleared the acquisition of two pairs of gas turbines from Ukraine at a cost of INR 490 crores. These turbines will power the four Grigorovich-class...
by LoS | Mar 29, 2017 | Army
The Standing Committee on Defence in a recent report tabled before the parliament has noted that the Indian Army, the third largest in the world, is being haunted by severe shortage of critical ammunitions. The report notes that these shortages are severe enough to...
by LoS | Mar 8, 2017 | Make in India
The 1971 Indo-Pakistan war or the liberation war, which lasted for around 13 days, is one of the shortest wars ever fought, yet left a lasting effect on India’s military and strategic circles. Even though, India emerged victorious in its campaign and successfully...
by LoS | Nov 21, 2016 | Industry News, Navy
Today was a red-letter day for the Indian Navy and the nation’s effort in mastering indigenous technology, as Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar commissioned INS Chennai – the biggest indigenously-built stealth warship in Mumbai. The historic event had in...