60% of the contract, which involves 307 howitzers and 327 towing vehicles, will go to Bharat Forge, which emerged as lowest bidder, and 40% to Tata Advanced Systems.
The US State Department, additionally, approved the potential sale to Taiwan of about $265 million worth of command, control, communications, and computer modernization equipment.
In Episode 1570, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, Snehesh Alex Philip & Swasti Rao discuss India’s defence strategy, ties with Russia & need for reforms in the domestic defence industry.
On 21 April 1975, Godhra MP and founding member of Swatantra Party spoke in the Lok Sabha during a debate on defence expenditure and purchase of arms. 'We have been, especially since the last war with Pakistan, shopping round the world.'
Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.
During the joint military exercise, the 2 nations will practice launching relief efforts in case of natural calamities. Focus will also be on humanitarian & some anti-terrorism operations.
Ahead of his visit, PM Narendra Modi called defence cooperation between India, US ‘important pillar of partnership’. Both looking at closer industry cooperation, greater integration.
Speaking on the sidelines of the exhibition, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the country had already 'managed to do defence exports worth Rs 8,000' in the first 6 months of this fiscal.
Russian Charge d’Affaires to India Roman Babushkin says India’s stand on Ukraine crisis is ‘independent and balanced’, and ‘reflects’ India’s status as a ‘global power’.
China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
In short, the Indian Army did everything it could to procure the foreign artillery guns but ultimately had to settle for the indigenous one.
The indigenous one consistently outperformed the foreign ones in contention, but the Army was hell bent on procuring the foreign ones. This resulted in the protracted “trials” of the ATAGs.
The Indian Army remains in the stranglehold of the arms import lobby.
In short, the Indian Army did everything it could to procure the foreign artillery guns but ultimately had to settle for the indigenous one.
The indigenous one consistently outperformed the foreign ones in contention, but the Army was hell bent on procuring the foreign ones. This resulted in the protracted “trials” of the ATAGs.
The Indian Army remains in the stranglehold of the arms import lobby.