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India’s Defence Budget 2025-26: Priorities, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

By Khushboo Kumari March 5, 2025 Agnipath Scheme arms imports Atmanirbhar Bharat border security capital outlay China Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP)Defence Exports defence imports defence manufacturing defence pensions Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs)defence spending defence startups DRDO fighter jet shortage GDP ratio India Defence Budget 2025-26 Indian Air Force Indian Army Indian Navy indigenisation Indigenous defence production Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)Make in India military modernization military procurement Ministry of Defence Modernization National Security operational preparedness Operational readiness Pakistan private sector participation procurement delays Project-75 submarines R&D budget cuts rupee depreciation self-reliance in defence Technology Development Fund ₹6.81 lakh crore allocation

NEW DELHI: The Government of India has allocated ₹6,81,210 crore to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the fiscal year 2025-26, reflecting a 6% increase from…

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“Mazaa nahi aa raha hai”: IAF chief calls out HAL on Tejas delays

By Aman Kumar Himanshu February 12, 2025 Aero India 2025 Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh defence manufacturing defence minister rajnath singh delivery expectations GE F404 engine HAL HAL efficiency Hindustan Aeronautics Limited HJT-36 Yashas IAF chief indigenization vs import dependence mission mode production delays supply chain issues Tejas delays Tejas Mk1A fighter jets

IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh has raised serious concerns over HAL’s repeated delays in delivering the Tejas Mk1A fighter jets, citing inefficiencies and lack of urgency. Despite government support, Singh’s remarks signal frustration over HAL’s execution, stressing the need for drastic change.

The Indian Army is actively seeking to modernise its mobile air defence systems (MADS) to counter evolving aerial threats, particularly drones and loitering munitions. (Representational Image).

Aero India 2025: Urgent need to modernise mobile air defence systems

By Aman Kumar Himanshu February 10, 2025 ADGM-SP advanced radars aerial strikes air defence all-terrain mobility Arjun MBTs Atmanirbhar Bharat attack helicopters battlefield realities battlefield threats Bayraktar TB2 BDL Bharat Dynamics Limited China defence manufacturing DRDO Drones electronic warfare Fighter Jets global procurement gun-missile combination high-speed response hypersonic glide weapons IFVs Indian Army indigenous development Infantry Fighting Vehicles logistics hubs loitering munitions MADS Major General Anil Senger mechanised forces mechanised formations mobile air defence mobile air defence systems northern borders Pakistan Pantsir system real-time protection RFI Rosoboronexport Russia-Ukraine war Self-Propelled Air Defence Gun Missile System stealth drones Strike Corps swarm drones T-90 tanks two-front war UCAVs western borders Wing Loong UAVs

NEW DELHI: The Indian Army is actively seeking to modernise its mobile air defence systems (MADS) to counter evolving aerial threats, particularly drones and loitering…

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Defence ministry signs ₹1,561 crore deal for bridge laying tanks

By Aman Kumar Himanshu January 22, 2025 560.52 crore contract Aatmanirbhar Bharat Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited (AVNL)battlefield mobility bridging solutions combat readiness defence manufacturing Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh Defence Technology defensive operations domestic defence production economic boost global defence exporter Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF)homegrown solutions Indian Army indigenously designed job opportunities Make in India mechanised forces Ministry of Defence (MoD)modernizing Indian Army New Delhi offensive operations operational capabilities self-reliance strategic mobility T-72-based Bridge Laying Tanks (BLTs)technological advancements ₹1

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a ₹1,560.52 crore contract with Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), a unit of Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited…

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Army hospital performs India’s first mechanical heart surgery

By Aman Kumar Himanshu January 22, 2025 561 crore deal Aatmanirbhar Bharat Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited (AVNL)battlefield mobility Bridge Laying Tanks (BLT)defence manufacturing defence ministry defence production economic boost Employment generation Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF)Indian Army indigenously designed and manufactured Make in India mechanised forces New Delhi offensive and defensive operations operational capabilities Rajesh Kumar Singh self-reliance T-72 tanks ₹1

The surgery was successfully performed on a 49-year-old woman, the wife of an Armed Forces veteran, who had been on the heart transplant waiting list for over two years due to end-stage heart failure.

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MoD signs Rs 2,960 cr deal with BDL for Navy’s MRSAM systems

By Arshia Malik January 16, 2025 Aatmanirbhar Bharat Bharat Dynamics Limited Defence Contract defence manufacturing Defence Technology Employment opportunities Indian Navy Indigenous Defence Make in India Maritime Defence Ministry of Defence MRSAM MSMEs self-reliance Strategic Interests

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a significant contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for the supply of Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missiles (MRSAM)…

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Air Chief AP Singh slams delays, urges private sector to speed Tejas

By Aman Kumar Himanshu January 9, 2025 21st Subroto Mukherjee Seminar advanced military technology Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh Chief of the Air Staff competition in production defence manufacturing defence production delayed delivery domestic defence suppliers Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)IAF modernization plans Indian Air Force (IAF)Indian government defence projects indigenous production Larsen & Toubro Make in India initiative New Delhi Operational readiness private players in defence private sector participation R. Shankar Raman special purpose vehicle scheme Tejas fighter aircraft Tejas Mk2 variant timely delivery of equipment

NEW DELHI: Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, Chief of the Air Staff, addresses the 21st Subroto Mukherjee Seminar in New Delhi, expressing significant concerns…

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Defence production surged to historic high of Rs 1.27 lakh crore

By Aman Kumar Himanshu July 5, 2024 defence manufacturing Defence Minister defence minister rajnath singh defence ministry defence production indian defence Ministry of Defence Rajnath Singh rajnath singh defence minister rajnath singh latest rajnath singh latest news rajnath singh news union minister rajnath singh

The Ministry of Defence has announced unprecedented growth in indigenous defence production during the Financial Year (FY) 2023-24. Underlining the success of government policies aimed at bolstering self-reliance, the total value of defence production surged to a historic high of Rs 1,26,887 crore.

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India’s Defence Budget 2025-26: Priorities, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

“Mazaa nahi aa raha hai”: IAF chief calls out HAL on Tejas delays

Aero India 2025: Urgent need to modernise mobile air defence systems

Defence ministry signs ₹1,561 crore deal for bridge laying tanks

Army hospital performs India’s first mechanical heart surgery

MoD signs Rs 2,960 cr deal with BDL for Navy’s MRSAM systems

Air Chief AP Singh slams delays, urges private sector to speed Tejas

Defence production surged to historic high of Rs 1.27 lakh crore

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