Defence Ministry allocates ₹300 cr to promote ‘Aatmanirbharta’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Defence Ministry allocates ₹300 cr to promote ‘Aatmanirbharta’

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Defence has sanctioned over ₹300 crore through its Technology Development Fund to create an ecosystem aimed at enhancing capabilities in cutting-edge technology and promoting 'Aatmanirbharta' in defence, an official statement said on Thursday, July 4, 2024. Ministry highlights several successful startups The Defence Ministry on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, highlighted several successful startups benefiting from the scheme.Pune-based startup Combat Robotics, with the help of the scheme, has successfully developed an innovative simulator for unmanned vehicles. This multi-domain simulator supports unmanned ground vehicles, unmanned underwater vehicles, unmanned surface vehicles, and unmanned aerial vehicles, serving as an excellent development tool for agencies working on autonomous systems. Another Pune-based defence equipment startup, ChiStats Labs Private Limited, is developing virtual sensors for aero gas turbine engine health monitoring, which helps to increase the operational reliability and longevity of the engines.

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Aatmanirbharta cannot be at the cost of nation’s defence: IAF Vice Chief
5 months ago

Aatmanirbharta cannot be at the cost of nation’s defence: IAF Vice Chief

The Hindu  

Aatmanirbharta is what we are riding on, but this self-reliance cannot be at the cost of the nation’s defence, Vice Chief of Indian Air Force Air Marshal A. P. Singh said on July 19 in a reality check to the ongoing push towards indigenisation in the defence sector. “Nation’s defence comes first and foremost and if Indian Air Force or …

DRDO approves seven technologies for development by private sector
5 months, 1 week ago

DRDO approves seven technologies for development by private sector

The Hindu  

The Defence Research and Development Organisation has sanctioned seven new projects for the private sector under the Technology Development Fund scheme as part of efforts to nurture industries, especially Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and start-ups, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday. The indigenous development of these technologies will strengthen the military industrial ecosystem, a Ministry statement said. The technologies …

Air Force to bolster 'Make in India in Defence' with projects worth Rs 3 lakh crore
1 year, 2 months ago

Air Force to bolster 'Make in India in Defence' with projects worth Rs 3 lakh crore

India Today  

The Indian Air Force, led by Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari, is fully supporting the Narendra Modi government's flagship ‘Make in India in defence sector’ with a program to execute projects worth over Rs 3 lakh crore in the next five years. This indigenous upgrade will involve joint efforts by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and the Indian Air Force, equipping …

Domestic procurement of defence equipment sees upward trend: Govt to Lok Sabha
2 years, 4 months ago

Domestic procurement of defence equipment sees upward trend: Govt to Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

The domestic procurement of defence equipment has seen an upward curve over the past three years, from 54% in 2018-19 to 64% in 2020-21, Union minister of state for defence Ajay Bhatt told the Lok Sabha on Friday, with this year’s target being 68%. Union minister of state for defence Ajay Bhatt speaks in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing …

India seeks to create $5 billion worth of defence equipment by 2025, says DRDO
3 years, 3 months ago

India seeks to create $5 billion worth of defence equipment by 2025, says DRDO

Firstpost  

The aim is to fight the next war with Indian weapons, said DRDO Director General Hari Babu Srivastava Noida: The Union government has an ambition to create $5 billion worth of defence equipment by 2025, a senior DRDO official said, emphasising on the need for developing an ecosystem for defence research in the country. To realise this ambition, the government …

For Achieving Aatmanirbharata in Defence, Necessary to Be Self-reliant in Other Areas: PSA
4 years, 3 months ago

For Achieving Aatmanirbharata in Defence, Necessary to Be Self-reliant in Other Areas: PSA

News 18  

For achieving Aatmanirbharata in the area of defence, it is necessary to achieve self-sufficiency in other areas, and also map core capabilities and efficiencies in the country, Principal Scientific Adviser K VijayRaghavan said on Thursday. This can be done with entwining of the Defence Research Development Organisation, the defence public sector undertaking, the services, the academia, start-ups and industry, the …

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