Reality check: Can India double defence exports?

The prospects of India becoming a credible manufacturer of defence platforms or major weapon systems for export are remote, says Vice Admiral Premvir Das (retd). IMAGE: The Indian Army's battle......

Will defence ministry okay Anil Ambani's Reliance Naval?

Warship building projects worth at least Rs 630 billion have ground to a standstill.The defence ministry has halted tendering in wait for a government decision on whether to allow, or to exclude,......

Coming soon: Navy's next-gen patrol vessels

These next generation ships can patrol the oceans for three or four months compared to the navy's current patrol boats, which can be at sea for a maximum of 45 days.Ajai Shukla reports. IMAGE: The......

What will IAF do with Air India's A-320s?

The airliners will be withdrawn from Air India, sent to France to fit airborne radars, then handed over to DRDO to be integrated with the complex software that will allow these aircraft to function......

Reliance Defence aims to export naval, military equipment

Anil said the company is in the process of signing a contract with the Indian Coast Guard for the first defence order for 14 fast patrol vessels Reliance Defence and Engineering is also looking to......

Sensex ends 142 points higher; Metal shares zoom

Benchmark shares indices rebounded from their day's lows to finally gain for the seventh straight session led by metals and select IT majors. The 30-share Sensex ended up 142 points at 29,462 and......

Govt's swadeshi push attracts India Inc

With the Indian economy slowing down, top companies are now eyeing the 'recession-proof' defence sector to prop up their top line. Indian companies like Larsen and Toubro, Reliance Industries Ltd......

Navy helps public sector shipyards beat slowdown

For a change, government-owned companies are doing better than their private sector counterparts. In an otherwise bleak operating environment for shipbuilders, state-owned shipyards such as Mazagon......