trendingnewswithaditi

Defence ministry shortlists firms for Rs 50,000 crore submarine project The shortlisted Indian entities to construct the submarines, being billed as one of biggest ‘Make in India’ projects, are L&T group and state-owned Mazagaon Docks Ltd (MDL), official sources said Current Affairs :In a huge move, the protection service on Tuesday shortlisted two Indian shipyards and five remote resistance majors for the Rs 50,000 crore task to manufacture six ordinary submarines in India for the Navy other than affirming military obtainment worth Rs 5,100 crore. The shortlisted Indian elements to build the submarines, being charged as one of greatest ‘Make in India’ ventures, are L&T gathering and state-possessed Mazagaon Docks Ltd (MDL), official sources said. Adani Defense, which was a solid contender for the task, named as P-75 I, neglected to make the cut after a point by point assessment of qualification criteria by a powerful board, they said. The uber venture is being...

MoD approves procurement of military platforms worth Rs 22,800 crore The decisions were taken at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Current Affairs News :The protection service on Thursday endorsed acquisition of six P 8I hostile to submarine fighting plane, indigenous advancement of airborne notice and control frameworks (AWACS) flying machine and other military stages at an expense of Rs 22,800 crore. The choices were taken at a gathering of the Defense Acquisition Council led by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. Authorities said the DAC affirmed acquisition of six P 8I flying machine from aviation major Boeing to support the Indian Navy’s enemy of submarine battle ability. “These airplane would significantly reinforce the Navy’s abilities for oceanic seaside observation, against submarine fighting (ASW) and hostile to surface vessel (ASV) strike,” the guard service said in an announcement. At present, the Indian Na...

Ministry of Defence ‘nominates’ DRDO for building e-warfare systems The Mountain EW system “would be designed and developed by DRDO and manufactured by design-cum-production partner from the Indian (private) industry,” announced the MoD Current Affairs :The Defense Acquisition Council (DAC), led by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, on Monday reported it had endorsed the acquisition of Rs 3,300 crore of indigenously planned and created military gear. The private division is extremely worked up. In spite of rehashed Ministry of Defense (MoD) affirmations that private firms would be permitted to seek protection contracts on equivalent terms with the open area — which incorporates the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), eight barrier open segment units (DPSUs) and 41 weapons production lines — the DAC has ‘designated’ the DRDO for structuring and building up an indigenous lightweight electronic fighting framework for mountains (from now on, Mountain EW framewor...