India does away with offsets for government to government defence deals

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NEW DELHI: India has done away with offsets for government to government defence deals, with a senior official saying that the policy has failed to bring critical technology into the country and has resulted in loading extra costs on contracts. The new Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP), cleared by the defence ministry on Monday, has done … Read more

Enforcement Directorate attaches assets worth Rs 60 crore in Bengaluru

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New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth nearly Rs 60 crore of the Church of South India Trust Association (CSITA) in Bengaluru for alleged illegal transfer of land leased to it by the Defence Ministry. In a statement, the ED said the attached assets are in the form of fixed deposits maintained … Read more

Rajnath Singh’s Moscow visit: Russia pledges not to supply arms to Pakistan

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NEW DELHI: India and Russia have agreed to increase engagement of their defence industries and to expedite establishment of a AK203 assault rifles factory at Amethi during defence minister Rajnath Singh’s Moscow visit on Thursday. India’s time-tested partner has also assured it that it will follow a policy of ‘no arms supply to Pakistan’, following … Read more

Armed forces push case for arming Israeli drone fleet with laser-guided bombs, missiles

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NEW DELHI: Amid border tension with China, the armed forces are pushing a case for arming their Heron UAVs with laser-guided bombs, precision-guided munitions and anti-tank missiles for taking out enemy positions and armoured regiments. The proposal named Project Cheetah has been revived by the armed forces after being pending for a long time and … Read more