NEW DELHI — The Indian Ministry of Defence has been authorized to begin approving foreign direct investment proposals in the defense sector after the Foreign Investment Promotion Board was dismantled, ...

Indian defence exports increased by 150% between 2020–21 and 2023–24, according to statistics issued by the MoD. (Indian MoD/Janes) Indian defence exports reached INR210.83 billion (USD2.5 billion) in ...

BDL has secured a contract to supply Astra Mk I BVRAAM and associated systems to the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. The Astra Mk I is in service and the latest order marks the beginning of serial ...

The Indian Government has allocated Rs7.85tn ($86.7bn) to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in the Union Budget for the 2026–27 financial year, marking a 15.19% rise compared to the previous year’s ...

The Government of India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has entered into contracts totalling Rs 46.66bn ($518m) to procure Close Quarter Battle (CQB) Carbines and Heavy Weight Torpedoes. The agreements ...

India has signed a contract to acquire 26 Dassault Aviation Rafale M carrier-based fighters, making it the first international buyer for the type’s ‘Marine’ variant. Signed at the Ministry of ...

NEW DELHI — India is unlikely to acquire additional Rafale fighter jets because the Indian Air Force (IAF) is "fully satisfied" following the recently signed $8.8 billion deal to purchase 36 of the ...

India’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) on June 20 has sent ‘Requests for Expression of Interest’ (REoIs) to local shipyards inviting them to participate in the ambitious and long-deferred Project-75 India ...

The Indian Army and the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), the Indian Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) research and development branch, have successfully concluded summer trials of the ...

India's defence ministry has cleared Hindustan Aeronautics' proposal to manufacture 187 light utility helicopters, paving the way for the company to begin a design phase and possibly sound out ...