The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has signed a Licensing Agreement for Transfer of Technology (LAToT) with NIBE Ltd for the production of the Pinaka Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) and the Battery Command Post (BCP). The agreement is intended to support domestic manufacturing of defence equipment. The Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), […]
The Indian Ministry of Defence has approved the execution model for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme, allowing both public and private Indian companies to participate through a competitive bidding process. The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) will implement the programme through an industry partnership model. According to the approved model, Indian companies may submit […]
The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a nanoporous multilayered polymeric membrane designed for high-pressure sea water desalination. The Defence Materials Stores and Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE) in Kanpur created this technology specifically to meet the Indian Coast Guard’s operational requirements, addressing the challenge of membrane stability when exposed to chloride ions […]
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has inaugurated the Centre for Electromagnetic Launch Technology (CEMaLT) to support research and development of electromagnetic railgun systems and related subsystems. The facility is intended to focus on hypersonic projectile launch technologies without the use of propellants. The electromagnetic railgun is a system capable of accelerating projectiles to […]
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has completed over 1,000 seconds of ground testing for an active cooled scramjet subscale combustor. The test, conducted by the Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) on April 25, 2025, took place at the newly established Scramjet Connect Test Facility in Hyderabad. It follows an earlier test of […]
Larsen & Toubro’s 651 kW Waterjet Propulsion System has completed preliminary sea trials aboard the Indian Navy’s Fast Interceptor Craft. The propulsion system was developed under the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme. The system, developed by Larsen & Toubro’s Precision Engineering Systems business unit, incorporates over 70 percent indigenous […]
BEML Ltd has introduced a 12×12 High Mobility Vehicle (HMV) designed and manufactured at its Palakkad facility. The vehicle has been developed for the Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (VRDE), a unit of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), under the Ministry of Defence. The HMV 12×12 is built to operate in challenging terrains […]
India’s defence production reached INR 1.27 trillion in the financial year 2023-24, marking a 174% increase since 2014-15, according to a press release from the Ministry of Defence. Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, along with other domestic companies, contributed to this growth through the manufacturing of military platforms such as artillery systems, combat aircraft, […]
Paras Defence and Space Technologies Limited has received an order from the Centre for High Energy Systems & Sciences (CHESS), a unit of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Ministry of Defence, India. The contract, valued at approximately INR 1.42 billion, is for the development of a Laser Source Module and its integration with […]
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a contract worth INR 24.63 billion with the Ministry of Defence for the supply and services of Ashwini Radars. The radars are fully indigenous, developed jointly by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and BEL. Ashwini Radars are Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) systems with integrated Identification Friend […]
