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Atmanirbhar Bharat: Indian Army to buy 400 howitzers from domestic firms
Ajeyo Basu •The Indian Army has already released a tender to locate a mounted gun system for its needs along the borders with China and Pakistan in addition to one to find 307 Advanced Towed Artillery Gun Systems (ATAGS)
Mutiny in Russia: What's going on? What does this mean for Vladimir Putin?
Fp Explainers •Addressing the nation today (24 June), Russian president Vladimir Putin called the ‘armed mutiny’ by Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner group ‘treason’. His remarks come as the private mercenary company’s fighters have reportedly taken control of key military sites in a southern city
India emerging as major defence manufacturer, production crosses Rs1 Lakh Crore
Fp Staff •Centre intends to develop defence manufacturing ecosystem having conducive conditions including supply chain for giving push to production and testing & certification to create economies of scale and facilitate development of internationally competitive enterprises in the country
Explained: What is Russia's Kinzhal missile that Ukraine claims to have shot down?
Fp Explainers •Russia fired hypersonic Kinzhal missiles at Kyiv on Tuesday, with Ukraine saying it shot down all six. The hypersonic aero-ballistic air-to-surface missile is capable of carrying nuclear or conventional warheads and is known for its ability to evade interception
Defence Ministry to buy hundreds of electric light vehicles for Indian Army, IAF
Ajeyo Basu •The defence ministry will also procure 35 fast chargers for these electric light vehicles of which 29 will go to the Indian Army and 6 to the Indian Air Force (IAF)
Public sector company develops Titanium alloys that will make battle tanks lighter
Ajeyo Basu •It appears that the titanium alloy hub has been produced for the Zorawar Light Tank, which has been jointly designed by the DRDO and private sector company L&T
Atmanirbhar Bharat: African countries eye massive weapons purchases from India
Ajeyo Basu •According to the defence ministry, India has secured export orders for the first time for the indigenously developed Akash air defence missile systems
Not 6, now India to buy only 3 nuclear submarines as cost escalates
Ajeyo Basu •The Indian Navy may receive approval to purchase only three nuclear submarines during the initial stage. The original plan, which envisaged the procurement of six submarines in the initial lot has been scrapped by the defence ministry due to high procurement costs
India approves purchase of military equipment worth $8.5 bn
•The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the top government body for capital acquisition approvals for the Indian military, approved the orders worth 705 billion rupees ($8.52 billion) for all its services
IAF officer approaches Delhi High Court against defence ministry, Air Force Chief over BrahMos incident
Ajeyo Basu •Wing Commander Abhinav Sharma was fired along with two other officers – a group captain and a squadron leader - by the Indian Air Force (IAF) following the launch of a BrahMos missile that had crashed into a sparsely populated area in Mian Channu, Khanewal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan