Defence Procurements
Update on Bhim 155mm SP Howitzer
Requests for proposal (RfPs) sent out for a replacement gun for the now turret-less Bhim have resulted in a single vendor situation -- only one country…
Army
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Defence Procurements
Army Can Forget About New Towed Artillery
The government's decision to re-tender the towed artillery competition (450 guns) has come as a deep shock to the Army, notwithstanding indications from the government that…
Indigenous Equipment
*FLASH* Army to Take All 14 MBT Arjun Tanks for Trial By September End
An official announcement from the Defence Ministry: The Indian Army today agreed to take all the 14 Main Battle Tanks (MBT) Arjun for trial by September…
Air Force
DRDO’s VK Aatre: Then and Now
Frontier India has done an interview with Dr VK Aatre, former DRDO chief, on the current state of affairs in the organization and its relationship with…
Indigenous Equipment
Delivery of BrahMos Land System to Army Begins
Here's the Government press release received this afternoon on delivery of the BrahMos to the Army.PRESIDENT CALLS FOR FAST DEVELOPMENT OF LONG-RANGE HYPER-SONIC CRUISE MISSILESIn a…
DRDO
Ajai Shukla On His Alleged “Turnaround” on the Arjun MBT
Given that Ajai Shukla has taken the time out to write a full-on rejoinder in the comments section of the last-to-last post (refuting opinion from some…
Indigenous Equipment
PSU/OFB: If they’re so good, why are they so scared?
On May 17, the Trade Union Forum for Self-Reliance in Defence (a formal group comprising trade union officials, DPSU and OFB employees) presented Defence Minister AK…
Aircraft And Helicopters
Army Asks For Man-Portable UAVs
Last week, the Army presented a fresh reworked QR to the Ministry of Defence for upto 32 man-portable UAVs for "tactical, point-of-interest imaging and rapid action…
Indigenous Equipment
Arjun’s Demons To Rest?
Contrary to what reports in the newspapers and television have reflected, the Arjun MBT programme has actually found a voice of unlikely support in the 14th…
Army
Arjun To Star At Exercise Ashwamedh!
A piece by Sandeep Dikshit in The Hindu today:The Army is fielding the indigenous Arjun tanks for the first time in simulated war games in the…
