India announced a new armed forces recruitment scheme called ‘Agnipath’ on June 14. The scheme aims to recruit youth, who will be called ‘Agniveers’, into the Indian Army, Navy and… Continue reading "Agnipath: India Announces Controversial New Military Recruitment Scheme"
India’s BEML Limited has issued an Expression of Interest (EoI) inviting firms to partner for co-production and supply of Articulated All-Terrain Vehicle (AATV) to the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD).… Continue reading "India Looks To Acquire Articulated All-Terrain Vehicles"
India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on June 6 accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for acquisition proposals worth ₹76,390 crore ($9.8 billion). All projects are under Buy (Indian), Buy & Make… Continue reading "India Clears Acquisition Proposals Worth $9.8 Billion"
India’s Ministry of Defence released two Requests for Information (RfI) on May 12 to procure Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMV) for the Indian Army. One RfI calls for approximately 700 PMV… Continue reading "Indian Army Seeks 1,200 4×4 ‘Protected Mobility Vehicles’"
India’s TAPAS-BH-201 UAV is nearing production, a report by The Week has revealed. The medium altitude long endurance (MALE) UAV is being developed by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE). Hindustan… Continue reading "India’s TAPAS MALE UAV Inches Closer To Production"
The Indian Army inducted three new wheeled armoured vehicles on April 12, 2022. At a function organised at the Bombay Engineers Group in Pune, Army Chief General MM Naravane inducted… Continue reading "Indian Army Inducts Multiple Wheeled Armoured Vehicles"
The Indian Army has issued a Request for Information (RfI) in order to procure about 150 ‘Canister Launched Anti-Armour Loiter Munitions’ (CALM). The CALM System will be employed by mechanised… Continue reading "India Seeks Loitering Munitions For Mortar Carriers"
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two launches each of the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) Army version on March 27 and March 30. The tests… Continue reading "India Completes Development Trials of MRSAM For Army"
India’s Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) approved the procurement of 15 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) Limited Series Production (LSP) for ₹3,887 crore ($513 million), along with infrastructure worth ₹377 crore… Continue reading "India Procures 15 HAL Light Combat Helicopters"
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved a list of 107 ‘strategically important’ Line Replacement Units (LRUs) with embargo on imports after a stated time period. These will be procured… Continue reading "Indian MoD Approves Indigenization Of 107 Subsystems"