What is India up to?

This report is the result of SDI's extensive market and company research covering the Indian defense industry, and provides detailed analysis of both historic and forecast defense industry values including key growth stimulators, analysis of the ...

The ongoing saga of India's artillery procurement highlights the difficulties that the defence ministry's ad hoc equipment acquisition process presents for private sector companies in the defence sector. As (DRDO) chief V K Saraswat points out, ...

Defence acquisitions always remain in the limelight in India, often for the wrong reasons. The criticism ranges from a lack of direction in procurements to needles procedural complexities and from corruption in defence deals to bureaucratic apathy.

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Indian Navy is celebrating the diamond jubilee of its aviation wing May 11 with the commissioning of its first shipboard Mig-29K combat jet squadron in Goa. The aircraft will be deployed on the carrier INS Vikramaditya, ...

The unveiled by the Government recently has been termed a step in the right direction by private and foreign players. While most say it would help boost local industry, others wished for more clarity and a defined time-frame. Given the twin ...

The Government has assessed the requirement of (MBTs) that would be required for defence preparedness.The requirement for Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) for defence preparedness has been assessed and laid down in the Long Term Integrated Perspective Plan ...

The Indian Defense Acquisition Council has laid emphasis on indigenous development and self reliance in defence production for the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2013. These include preferential treatment to categories of procurement, favouring ...

With an annual budget of almost $ 16 billion, India offers a significant market for military equipment, weapon systems and platforms. Unfortunately though, this market has not been substantially leveraged to build a robust domestic ...

New Delhi, Apr 16 (UNI) Defence Minister A K Antony today said the Government remains committed to the modernisation of Indian Air Force. Addressing Air Force Commanders' Conference here, Mr Antony said the Long Term Infrastructure Prospective Plan ...