NEW DELHI: India is now stepping on the gas to produce both short- and long-range conventional missiles for major non-nuclear strikes, even as it also separately consolidates the nuclear-triad for strategic deterrence, amid the continuing military confrontation with China.Development of the Pralay ballistic missiles with a strike range from 150 to 500-km has been completed […]
NEW DELHI: In a flurry of deals a day before the ongoing fiscal ends, the defence ministry on Thursday inked major indigenous contracts worth over Rs 32,000 crore for six next-generation missile vessels, 11 offshore patrol vessels and two BrahMos missile coastal batteries for the Navy as well as two more Akash missile regiments and […]
NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Thursday gave preliminary approval to major military modernisation projects worth Rs 70,584 crore, which included 69 maritime helicopters, 225 BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles and 307 heavy-duty artillery guns.The Rajnath Singh-led defence acquisitions council (DAC) accorded the acceptance of necessity (AoN), which is the first stage in the long procurement […]
With twin threats lurking at India’s northern and western borders from China and Pakistan, the country in 2022 made giant strides in successfully testing a host of lethal and advanced missiles, including the Agni V that can strike targets about 5,500 km away. In 2022, India tested a series of anti-ship, air-defence, ballistic, cruise, air-to-air, […]