Indian public sector defence electronics firm Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) signed two separate contracts with the Indian Ministry of Defense on March 23, worth a total of ₹3,700 crore ($450… Continue reading "India’s Bharat Electronics Limited Bags Contracts Worth $1 Billion in March"
India has proceeded with defence acquisitions worth about $10 billion in March. The approval spree at the end of the financial year saw contracts signed for HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft… Continue reading "India’s Defence Acquisition Counil Greenlights New Acquisitions Worth $10 Billion"
The Indian Army is set to initiate procurement of a large number of drone jammers in two configurations. On January 14, acceptance of necessity was granted for procurement of 20… Continue reading "Indian Army Outlines Requirement For 220 Drone Jammers Amidst Rise In Drone Threats"
DARPA announced on January 17 that it has selected Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, to move into the detailed design phase of the Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel… Continue reading "DARPA CRANE Program Contract for Active Flow Controlled X-Plane Awarded to Boeing’s Aurora Flight Sciences"
India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for three acquisition proposals amounting to ₹4,276 crore ($523 million) in a meeting held… Continue reading "Indian Army To Procure HELINA ATGMs & VSHORADS, More BrahMos Missiles Approved For Navy"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s first Weekend Briefing of the year. This is where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover Japan’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (2-6 January)"
India’s Tactical Advanced Platform for Aerial Surveillance (TAPAS) Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV entered user trials stage in Q4 2022. The UAV, earlier called Rustom-II, has also successfully crossed… Continue reading "India’s TAPAS MALE UAV Enters User Trial Stage"
India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by defence minister Rajnath Singh granted approval for Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for 24 acquisition proposals on 22 December. These proposals include six for… Continue reading "India Approves Procurements Worth $10 Billion Including Light Tanks, FICV And Pralay Ballistic Missiles"
India’s Ministry of Defence has released a Request For Proposal (RFP) intending to procure 375 Light Bullet Proof Vehicle (LBPV) through fast track procedure under emergency procurement. These vehicles are… Continue reading "Indian Army To Procure Light Bullet Proof Vehicles, Machine Pistols, RCWS And Infantry Equipment"
The Indian Ministry of Defence has released a set of “Defence Space Challenges” with focus on developing dozens of space research and exploration equipment as well as multiple components. This… Continue reading "India Launches Efforts To Bolster Space Defence Capabilities"