Bhaswar Kumar

Thin research and development hold back the military-industry partnership

India has the world's second-largest pool of defence-tech companies, but its share of investor backing lags

India has the funds to modernise its military - time, less so

Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit prioritises indigenous fighters, combat readiness and integration with the armed forces as the IAF seeks to restore squadron strength

Vice Chief of the Naval Staff flags AI, advanced propulsion and quantum tech as focus areas ahead of navy's Swavlamban 2026 innovation and indigenisation seminar

It is a medium-range, man-portable, shoulder-launched, fire-and-forget anti-tank weapon

The MEA's allocation has grown nearly 50 per cent in a decade, but its slice of the Union Budget has slid even as global turbulence mounts

Cooperation can work for India, with caveats

Indian companies are betting on small jet propulsion

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh says the ministry will seek a 35 per cent increase in FY28 modernisation funding, after fully using allocations and stepping up contracts.

The current Vice Chief of the Air Staff will take charge as the 29th IAF chief on October 31, when incumbent Air Chief Marshal AP Singh superannuates

An opportunistic exception to government rules heralded this liberalisation in 2001

The 1950s stood out as the most peaceful decade under review

Trillions in planned spending marks the sharpest rearmament shift in a decade

India needs a military-industrial complex because it might run out of options, experts say

Initial nod accorded for proposed procurement of recce vehicles, indigenous helicopters, radars and electronic warfare systems across the three services

A medium-range, man-portable, shoulder-launched missile, the Javelin is designed to engage tanks, other armoured systems and bunkers

Competitive bidding to decide which Indian private firms manufacture these missiles

MoD's sixth Positive Indigenisation List bars import of 405 'strategically important items' from a specified date

Defence production has risen 140% since FY17, while private-sector output has grown 198%, as policy reforms increasingly open strategic programmes to industry.