Defence Watch

26/01/2024

Happy Republic Day 🇮🇳

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17/07/2023

Kuala Lumpur: Recognising defence exports as a key pillar of sustainable growth of the Indian defence industry, defence minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the R

17/07/2023

New Delhi: Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has received new Defence and non-Defence orders worth Rs 2,191 Crore, it said on Friday. Accord

11/11/2022

GRSE posts 37% increase in net profit during 1st half of FY’23*
https://defencewatch.in/grse-posts-37-increase-in-net-profit-during-1st-half-of-fy23/ Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd.Govt.of India.Ministry of Defence Rajnath Singh

GRSE has registered an increase of 74 percent in revenue from operations of Rs 1,262 crore during the H1 of FY’23 over H1 of FY 2021-22

04/11/2022

Army registers IPR of the new army design and camouflage pattern uniform
https://defencewatch.in/army-registers-ipr-of-the-new-army-design-and-camouflage-pattern-uniform/ ADGPI - Indian Army

The IPR of the Design and Camouflage Pattern now rests solely with the Indian Army so manufacturing by any unauthorised vendor will be illegal

01/11/2022

BDL pays govt final dividend of Rs 13.73 crore
https://defencewatch.in/bdl-pays-govt-final-dividend-of-rs-13-73-crore/ Rajnath Singh Bharat Dynamics Limited

BDL CMD Siddharth Mishra presented a cheque of the final dividend for Rs 13.733 Crore to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

01/11/2022

Giridhar Aramane (IAS) assumes charge as Defence Secretary https://defencewatch.in/giridhar-aramane-ias-assumes-charge-as-defence-secretary/

A 1988-batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre Giridhar Aramane assumed charge as the Defence Secretary on Tuesday, November 01

01/11/2022

Bhanu Prakash Srivastava gets additional charge as CMD, BEL
https://defencewatch.in/bhanu-prakash-srivastava-gets-additional-charge-as-cmd-bel/ Bharat Electronics Limited, a PSU under Min of Defence, GoI

BEL's Director (Other Units) Bhanu Prakash Srivastava has been given additional charge as Dinesh Kumar Batra superannuated on October 31

31/10/2022

Rajnath Singh reviews the progress of Swachhata Campaign 2.0 in south block
https://defencewatch.in/rajnath-singh-reviews-the-progress-of-swachhata-campaign-2-0-in-south-block/ Rajnath Singh Swachh Bharat

Rajnath Singh reiterated the need to institutionalize Swachhata as a habit by the officials and urged them to keep the premises neat and tidy

31/10/2022

Rishi Ranjan, a native of Pipariya in Lakhisarai, and the Lieutenant son of Shri Rajiv Ranjan settled in Begusarai, martyred in J&K a day before at a tender age of 23.
Just 23.
Martyr Lt. Rishi had joined army only a month ago. Posting was done in Jammu and Kashmir only a month ago. He has two sisters. The elder sister and brother-in-law of the martyr are also in the army. Martyr Lt. Rishi's younger sister's marriage was fixed on November 29 and Lt. Rishi was supposed to come home on leave on November 22.
Rest in peace brave soul.

30/10/2022

PM Modi calls on global defence majors to make India hub for global supplies Narendra Modi
https://defencewatch.in/pm-modi-calls-on-global-defence-majors-to-make-india-hub-for-global-supplies/ Rajnath Singh Airbus Defence

PM Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone of the C-295 Aircraft Manufacturing Facility in Vadodara, Gujarat

30/10/2022

Dinesh Kumar Batra, CMD, Director (Finance) & CFO of Bharat Electronics Limited is superannuating on Monday, October 31, 2022 after an illustrious career. As Director (Finance) & CFO, Dinesh Kumar Batra steered BEL to achieve its highest ever turnover of Rs 15,044 crore and Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs 2,349 crore in FY 2021-22 and that is just one of his many notable achievements. He was instrumental in increasing BEL’s authorised capital to Rs 750 crore from Rs 250 crore and issuing two bonus shares for each share held by the shareholders of the company. Batra also played a pivotal role in obtaining necessary approvals for BEL’s highest ever payout of 450 percent dividend. Defence Watch got some of his time for an interview regarding his career and future outlook of Defence PSU BEL. Do watch and let us know your reaction in comments:
Bharat Electronics Limited, a PSU under Min of Defence, GoI

27/10/2022

Make in India: Airbus Defence & TATA consortium to make transport aircrafts for IAF
https://defencewatch.in/tata-consortium-with-airbus-defence-will-make-transport-aircraft-for-iaf/ Airbus Defence Rajnath Singh Indian Airforce Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Narendra Modi

PM Modi will lay foundation stone of the Tata consortium facility that will manufacture transport aircraft for the IAF in Vadodara, Gujarat

27/10/2022

*Army Celebrates 76th Infantry Day*

Infantry Day is commemorated on October 27 every year to acknowledge the contributions of the largest fighting arm of the Indian Army

20/10/2022

Business days over in the DefExpo’22, 451 MoUs, 😭 agreements signed defencewatch.in/business-days-… Rajnath Singh

A total of 451 MoUs, Transfer of Technology (ToT) agreements and product launches took place during the Bandhan ceremony of 12th DefExpo 2022

03/10/2022

HAL made Light Combat Helicopter ‘Prachanda’ inducted into IAF
https://defencewatch.in/hal-made-light-combat-helicopter-prachanda-inducted-into-iaf/ Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Rajnath Singh Indian Airforce

Prachanda is a state-of-the-art LCH designed for deployment in high-altitude regions, capable of landing and taking-off at 5000 ft ASL

01/10/2022

Gun and Shell Factory, Cossipore celebrates first foundation day as unit of Defence PSU AWEL https://defencewatch.in/gun-and-shell-factory-cossipore-celebrates-first-foundation-day-as-unit-of-defence-psu-awel/ Rajnath Singh

Over 200-year-old Gun and Shell Factory, Cossipore celebrated its first foundation day as a unit of the newly formed Defence PSU as AWEL

13/07/2022

Here is what Defence Minister asked Defence PSUs’ Independent Directors to do*
https://defencewatch.in/here-is-what-defence-minister-urges-defence-psus-independent-directors-to-do/

*‘Mysterious’ Fighter Jet deployed on-board IAC Vikrant*
https://defencewatch.in/mysterious-fighter-jet-deployed-on-board-iac-vikrant/

*Indian Army takes up preventive steps to stop misuse of new combat uniform*
https://defencewatch.in/indian-army-takes-up-preventive-steps-to-stop-misuse-of-new-combat-uniform/

Defence Minister urges Non-Official Directors of DPSUs to safeguard national interests by striving to achieve ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’