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Tech Mahindra partners with College of Military Engg for defence solutions

IT major Tech Mahindra on Tuesday said its research and development arm, Makers Lab, has collaborated with the College of Military Engineering (CME), Pune to address challenges in the field of defence through technological innovations. CME will leverage the partnership to address critical military problem statements and be future-ready using next-generation technologies of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics, a statement said. Through this collaboration, Makers Lab will provide real world technological exposure to the army officers at CME and assist them in getting the nuances of next-generation technologies such as AI, Machine Learning (ML), Robotics, Internet of Things (IoT), Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) to make them future-ready for modern-day warfare, it added. As a part of this partnership, Tech Mahindra will establish a Makers Lab at CME to utilise their diverse set of capabilities and promote R&D to provide cutting-edge technology solutions for defence ...

Rift between Russia and Ukraine creates a potential dilemma for India

A Russian press release on Tuesday formally objected to the overhaul in Ukraine of military equipment built and sold by Russia

Watch: Growing India-US relations has a message for China and PLA

In a provocative message to Beijing, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Washington will provide any support to India as "deterrence" against China. Pompeo's statement to a TV channel is likely to ruffle the feathers in Beijing whose troops have been locked in a stand-off with the Indian Army along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh.

Indian Army celebrates Infantry Day: When Pak invaders met 'The Wall'

Infantry Day is observed as a remembrance of the first military event of independent India, when the Indian Army repelled the first attack on the Indian soil on October 27, 1947, in the Kashmir valley

India successfully test fires anti-radiation missile 'Rudram-1'

The flight testing of the missile comes in the midst of India's bitter border row with China in eastern Ladakh.

India holds webinar with Cambodian Army to boost defence cooperation

The Union government on Friday held a webinar with officials of the Cambodian Army to boost defence cooperation, said an official statement. "Senior MoD (Ministry of Defence) officials from the Indian side and senior army officials from the Cambodian side participated in the webinar and spoke about enhancing defence cooperation between both the nations," the statement noted. The webinar is part of a series of webinars being organised with friendly foreign countries in order to boost Indian defence exports and achieve the defence export target of USD 5 billion in the next five years, the Defence Ministry's statement noted. The theme of the webinar was 'Indian Defence Industry Global Outreach for Collaborative Partnership: Webinar and Expo', said the statement. Various Indian companies such as Alpha Design Technologies Pvt Ltd, Larsen and Toubro, Tata Advanced Systems Pvt Ltd, Bharat Electronics Limited, Bharat Forge Ltd, Ashok Leyland Ltdand Mahindra Defence Systems Pvt Ltd made ...

Govt eyeing turnover of Rs 1.75 trn in defence manufacturing by 2025

Officials said the policy is aimed at developing a dynamic, robust and competitive defence industry, including aerospace and naval shipbuilding, to cater to the needs of the armed forces

LAC stand-off: India moves air defence missile systems into Ladakh sector

In the last couple of weeks, the Chinese forces have brought in heavy air superiority aircraft like the Sukhoi-30 and its strategic bombers to the rear locations

Rolls-Royce displays defence, naval combat solutions at DefExpo 2020

The 11th edition of biennial DefExpo 2020 during February 5-9 will feature nearly 1,000 exhibitors, including 165 foreign companies

Indigenous missile system Pinaka successfully flight-tested for second day

The navigation system of the missile is also aided by the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS).

What role for a tri-service chief?

The value of the Chief of Defence Staff will depend on whether he is able to trigger reform of higher defence management structures

As Project 28 nears end, GRSE feels it's equipped to build more corvettes

Besides being late, Project 28 is also over-budget - by an incredible 250 per cent

Missing links in India's defence readiness

Since the bulk of the military resources is consumed by revenue expenditure, modernisation will remain a distant dream

India must go back to the drawing board and overhaul defence strategy

India's military planners must work out force levels for the Services that are more suited to current threat perceptions and realities