The leaders held bilateral talks following the high-level political segment of the AI Action Summit in Paris. They also inaugurated a new Indian consulate in Marseille.
The two types of ammunition are being procured for nearly 10 Pinaka regiments. The procurement is expected boost the firepower of the Army along its northern borders.
Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi had earlier announced the government is expected to clear the Rs 5,700 cr contract for Pinaka munitions and Rs 4,500 cr for area denial munitions soon.
Majority of the equipment that will be displayed is ‘made in India’, it is learnt. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is likely to be the chief guest.
The high cost of HIMARS has prompted France to consider alternatives. The August 2024 sale of 22 HIMARS units to Australia was valued at nearly $1 billion.
Work is also ongoing on a guided Pinaka system with ranges of 120km, 150km & 200km to counter China's long-range guided rocket systems. The existing Pinaka has a range of about 37km.
Hours after reports surfaced of Pinaka rocket launchers reaching Armenia , foreign policy adviser to Azerbaijan's president summoned Indian envoy to express 'serious concerns'.
Armenian Defence minister Suren Papikyan met Rajnath Singh on sidelines of DefExpo in Gandhinagar. In September, Armenia had signed deal for Pinaka rocket launchers with India.
The government-to-government contract, valued at about Rs 2,000 cr, is learnt to have been signed earlier this month. Supplies to be fast-tracked according to Armenia's requirement.
For decades, India’s defence industry has churned out ‘indigenous’ hardware. Much of it is mere assembly of imported kits or licensed production, masking a deep import dependence.
Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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