Defence Acquisitions

US approves sale of Javelin Missile, Excalibur Projectiles worth $92.8 mn

Under the agreement, the US will provide 100 FGM-148 Javelin missiles, one Javelin missile for testing, 25 Javelin launcher units, and 216 M982A1 Excalibur artillery shells

Antique sees 'tremendous' scope in ₹2.5-trn worth FY26 defence proposals

On Thursday, the MoD said the Defence Acquisition Council approved procurement proposals worth ₹79,000 crore

Paras Defence signs MoU with Israel's Cielo for inertial solutions

The two firms will explore opportunities in India for adapting, marketing, selling, and producing inertial sensors and closed-loop inertial solutions

MoD inks ₹62,370 cr deal with HAL to purchase 97 LCA Mk1A aircraft

The delivery of these aircraft would commence during 2027-28 and be completed over a period of six years

India may turn to France's Safran jet engines as US defence talks drag on

India's reported interest in French fighter jet engines marks a shift from the major trade deal the country secured with the US under its former President Joe Biden's government

Defence indigenisation, procurement top goals for govt: Defence Secy

The Blueprint Discourse: Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said India is accelerating defence indigenisation, boosting private sector role and strategic autonomy; budget not a constraint

India, Fiji resolve to boost defence and maritime bilateral ties

PM Modi and Fijian PM Rabuka signed nine agreements and announced 17 new initiatives, with India pledging defence, maritime, and healthcare support to strengthen ties

Private industry expects a timebound defence acquisition rules review

Must include clear measures to enforce shorter procurement, say insiders

Sensex, Nifty fall on profit booking; defence, capital market stocks shine

From the Sensex Pack, Bajaj twins, Hindustan Unilever. Eternal (Zomato), Infosys and BEL were among the top gainers.

Operation Sindoor: India needs information-defence, not just rebuttals

Counter-narratives do exist today, but coming from unofficial sources, they often get lost in the noise of disinformation

DRDO develops high-pressure polymeric membrane for sea water desalination

DMSRDE, along with ICG, successfully carried out initial technical trials in the existing desalination plant of Offshore Patrolling Vessel (OPV) of ICG

India, France seal Rs 64,000 cr deal for 26 Rafale-M jets for Navy

Agreement includes transfer of technology for integrating indigenous weapons onto the Rafale-Marine jets and setting up a facility to manufacture their fuselage in India

India, France ink ₹64,000 cr pact to procure 26 Rafale Marine jets for Navy

Deliveries are expected to begin in around three and a half years and be completed in about six and a half years from now

Radars, jets & more: Indian Air Force lists key acquisitions for 2025-26

IAF plans to focus on the indigenous upgrade of its Russian-origin Sukhoi-30 fighter jets, Signal Intelligence and Communication Jamming aircraft, and Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft

EU chief asks member nations to use European, not American defence systems

European Union countries must purchase military equipment made in Europe under a new loan programme meant to help the continent provide for its own security, a top EU official said Tuesday, even though most of its defence materiel currently comes from US suppliers. At a summit last week, the EU's 27 leaders weighed a European Commission proposal for a new loan plan worth 150 billion euros (USD 163 billion). It would be used to buy air defence systems, drones and strategic enablers like air transport, as well as to boost cybersecurity. These loans should finance purchases from European producers, to help boost our own defence industry, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told EU lawmakers. Von der Leyen said the contracts should be multiannual, to give the industry the predictability they need and that the priority should be for countries to buy equipment together in groups because we have seen how powerful this can be. European NATO members have placed about two-thirds of th

Govt signs Rs 1,990 crore defence deal with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders

The ministry also signed a Rs 870 crore ($102 million) contract with France's Naval Group for integration of torpedoes on Indian navy submarines