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The Indian army will be inducting women in its rank-and-file for the first time in the coming weeks with the training of the first batch of women cadets in the Corps of Military Police (CMP) scheduled for completion in the next few weeks in Bengaluru. The cadets began their 61-week training on January 6, 2020. And, even as the passing out parade of the first batch is yet to be held, more than 4,000 women had applied to be part of the CMP in the recently held rally by the Indian army. Those selected from this rally would be part of the second batch of women in CMP. So far, the army had only women officers in certain streams and this is the first time that women will be inducted in the non-officer category. These cadets, once they complete their training, could be posted in any one of the army’s divisions, including the ones in the forward areas. According to the ministry of defence (MoD), a total of 1,700 women military police will be inducted over a period of 17 years, and the first ba...

"At the meeting held today (February 23) at the Ministry of Defence, New Delhi, Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) has been declared as L1 (the lowest bidder) in the tender floated by the Indian Navy for construction of six...Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMV)," CSL said in a regulatory filing to the BSE. Cochin Shipyard on Tuesday said it has emerged as the lowest bidder for a Rs 10,000-crore contract by the Indian Navy, to build Next Generation Missile Vessels. The state-owned company has emerged as a forerunner in the Indian shipbuilding and ship repair industry that can build and repair the largest vessels in India. "At the meeting held today (February 23) at the Ministry of Defence, New Delhi, Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) has been declared as L1 (the lowest bidder) in the tender floated by the Indian Navy for construction of six...Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMV)," CSL said in a regulatory filing to the BSE. The estimated order value is around Rs 10,000 crore, th...

BHEL has indigenised these guns and has established dedicated, intricate manufacturing and inspection facilities at its Heavy Electrical Equipment Plant, Haridwar for production, installation & commissioning and lifecycle support of these guns State-run engineering firm BHEL NSE 0.13 % on Thursday said it has bagged an order from the Indian Navy for supplying two Super Rapid Gun Mounts (SRGM), main guns standardised for all warships of the Indian Navy. BHEL has indigenised these guns and has established dedicated, intricate manufacturing and inspection facilities at its Heavy Electrical Equipment Plant, Haridwar for production, installation & commissioning and lifecycle support of these guns, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) said in a statement. Standardisation of these guns by the Indian Navy for all major warships has resulted in optimisation of cost and consolidation of expertise and self-reliance. BHEL is also working on an upgraded version of these guns, with enhanced r...

"The remaining helicopters from the contract are under various stages of production, flight tests and we plan to deliver all the helicopters within the contract delivery schedules despite production slowdown due to COVID restrictions." State-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Friday said it has handed over three Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH Mk III) to the Indian Navy and two to Indian Coast Guard as part of its 16 helicopter contract at the ongoing Aero India. The company also said its Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) received the Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) for the Indian Army from Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC).  The ALHs were handed over by R Madhavan, CMD, HAL to Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of Naval Staff and K Natarajan, DG, Coast Guard in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. "The remaining helicopters from the contract are under various stages of production, flight tests and we plan to deliv...

The first Mk-1A aircraft will be delivered to the air force in three years, with the rest being supplied by 2030. The deal involves the supply of 73 Mk-1A fighter jets and 10 LCA Mk-1 trainer A three-star Indian Air Force officer will head the team that will monitor the  ₹ 48,000 crore LCA (light combat aircraft) Mk-1A contract awarded to state-run plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a senior defence ministry officer said at  Aero India 2021  on Thursday. The monitoring team will ensure timely delivery of the 83 aircraft. “Right from the contract signing, an integrated project monitoring team headed by the deputy chief of air staff will closely monitor the implementation of the contract. Biannual review by all stakeholders is planned to undertake course corrections needed to enable HAL to deliver the rated production,” said VL Kantha Rao, director general (acquisition) in the ministry.

There is also a possibility of the Americans making US fighters in India to help the Make in India process. On the eve of Aero India 2021, the United States of America has offered the Indian Air Force three of its frontline fighter planes: the F-18, the F-15 and the F-21, the newer version of the F-16.  At a briefing where the US Charge d'affaires Don Heflin, deputy undersecretary of the air force Kelli Seybolt and lieutenant general David Krumm of the US air force were present, the message was clear: India was a major defence partner of the US and both countries would continue to work together to strengthen the Asia Pacific, regardless of whether which party was in power. Yes, Atmanirbhar Bharat looked at indigenisation, US officials acknowledged but added that India would need key capability development.  And the relationship wasn't just about buying-selling or even manufacturing. It is about joint exercises and the strategic agreements like LEMOA or COMCASA and more recentl...

India had signed a contract with Israel Weapons Industries (IWI) on March 19, 2020 to procure 16,479 LMGs under Fast Track Procedure. With the disputed border with China and Pakistan active at the same point of time, the guns will add more firepower to the deployed frontline troops. The Negev 7.62X51mm Light Machine Gun is a combat proven weapon and currently used by several countries around the globe. This LMG will greatly enhance the lethality and range of a soldier vis-a-vis the presently used weapon. Indian Army received first lot of consignment of 6,000 quantities in mid January this year in Mumbai. The guns have been shifted to Jabalpur and is undergoing proper inspection. The rest of the guns is expected to arrive by March end of this year. Under government's 'Make in India' initiative, rest of the requirement of the Indian Army is being met by Indian industry and currently is at pre-trial stage. "Field Evaluation Trial (FET) scheduled this month," sources ...

The DRDO along with the Indian Navy has conducted a successful maiden trial of the SAHAYAK-NG air-droppable container from an IL-38SD aircraft off the coast of Goa, an official statement said on Wednesday. SAHAYAK-NG is India's first indigenously designed and developed air droppable container, said the Defence Ministry's statement. It is aided by GPS, can carry a payload of up to 50 kg and can be dropped from a heavy aircraft, the ministry said. Two labs of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and private company Avantel were involved in its design and development. Ministry of Defence  Posted On: 30 DEC 2020 7:41PM by PIB Delhi "The trial was conducted by the Indian Navy to enhance its operational logistics capabilities and provide critical engineering stores to ships which are deployed more than 2000 km from the coast," the ministry mentioned.  It reduces the requirement of ships to come close to the coast to collect spares and stores, the ministr...

Ministry of Defence, Indian Navy, Headquarters of Western Naval Command, Mumbai has invited application for recruitment to the post of Scientific Assistant. Check Details Here Indian Navy Recruitment 2021 Indian Navy Recruitment 2021: Ministry of Defence, Indian Navy, Headquarters of Western Naval Command, Mumbai has invited application for recruitment to the post of Scientific Assistant. Eligible and interested can apply in the prescribed format within 21 days of publication of advertisement of employment newspaper (16 January 2021). Indian Navy Scientific Assistant  Notification has been published in the employment newspaper dated 26 December to 01 January 2021. Important Dates Last date for submission of online application - within 21 days of publication of advertisement of employment newspaper (16 January 2021) Indian Navy Vacancy Details Scientific Assistant - 14 Posts UR - 6 OBC - 3 SC - 2 ST - 2 EWS - 1 Eligibility Criteria for Indian Navy Scientific Assistant Posts Educati...

In the quest for 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' , Indian Army has developed and launched a secure messaging application named the "Secure Application for the Internet (SAI)" that supports an end-to-end secure voice, text and video calling services for Android platform over internet, the Ministry of Defence said here on Thursday. The model is similar to commercially available messaging applications like WhatsApp, Telegram, SAMVAD "The model is similar to commercially available messaging applications like WhatsApp, Telegram, SAMVAD and GIMS and utilises end-to-end encryption messaging protocol. SAI scores over on security features with local in-house servers and coding, which can be tweaked as per requirements," the ministry said in a release. The Indian Army on Thursday launched a messaging app called SAI that will provide secure voice, text and video calling services to its soldiers. https://t.co/6aBKexGhz9 — Economic Times (@EconomicTimes) October 29, 2020 Acco...

Representative Image The Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) is going ahead with Turkish shipyard partner M/S Anadolu shipyard after signing a contract with them for technical collaboration for enabling the shipyard to build five fleet support ships. Confirming this, a senior official said that “The total initial estimated project cost is about Rs 10,000 crore for the 45,000-ton fleet support ships (FSS) for the Indian Navy. The contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is expected to be inked within the next 6-8 months.” “Though the contract is between the two shipyards, it is a good sign that the Defence ministries of both countries are onboard for this `Make in India’ project.” As was first reported by Financial Express Online in 2019, the Turkish Shipyard was L1 and had technically qualified for the FSS project for the Indian Navy. In fact, it was down-selected from among three companies who had made the cut earlier. #MakeInIndia : Indian and Turkish shipyards close contract for bu...

According to an official statement released by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), this power has been delegated for fast-tracking urgent capital acquisition cases up to Rs. 300 crore for the three services.    According to sources, there has been a focus on stock up ammunition, which would help the Indian Army. (IE photo) In view of the growing border tensions between India and China, special financial powers have been approved by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday. This is expected to help the three services for individual capital procurement programme worth Rs. 300 crore to help meet the urgent operational requirements. There is no specific cap has been mentioned on the number of procurements, each acquisition under the emergency requirement the category should not cost more than Rs. 300 crore. According to an official statement released by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), this power has been delegated for fast-tracking urge...

Centre gets one more month to give permanent commission to women officers in Army. Defence Ministry sought six months time in view of pandemic, said decision making at final stage.   Supreme Court The Supreme Court has granted one more month to the Union Defence Ministry to comply with its February order and grant permanent commission to women officers in the Indian Army. Ministry of Defence had moved the top court seeking six more months to implement court's February verdict in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Centre said that decision making was at a final stage and only formal orders were awaited. On February 17 this year, the apex court had upheld Delhi High Court's 2010 order which allowed permanent commission for women officers in Indian Army, and had asked Centre to comply with the order by May 2020. Centre has agreed to implement court's verdict in letter and spirit. While delivering its verdict in February, the top court had questioned non-implementation of the high ...