In a major development, the Defence Ministry today gave an initial nod to the plans to buy 26 Rafale fighter aircraft and three Scorpene class conventional submarines from France.
The proposals have been placed before the Defence Ministry by the defence forces and are likely to be announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to France this week, government sources told ANI.
Submarine construction is an intricate activity as the difficulty is compounded when all equipment are required to be miniaturised and are subject to stringent quality requirements. Construction of these submarines in an Indian yard is another step towards 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' and enhanc
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 20 (ANI): Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) has launched 'Vagsheer'- the sixth and the last Scorpene Submarine of Project-75 on Wednesday in the presence of Veena Ajay Kumar, and Dr Ajay Kumar, Defence Secretary as the Chief Guest of the event.
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI) In a major boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India programme, the Indian Navy would fit their Kalvari-class submarines with DRDO-built Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) systems, which would allow the underwater warships to remain below the surface
New Delhi [India], Jan 22 (ANI): German Atlas Elektronik and French Naval Group are in the final race for supplying heavyweight torpedoes for the Indian Navy's tender to acquire around 100 of them for the Scorpene class conventional and Arihant class nuclear submarines.
New Delhi [India], Sept 17 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will launch three important naval projects--the commissioning of the second Scorpene submarine INS Khanderi, the first P-17A warship Nilgiri and inauguration of Aircraft Cartier Drydock in Mumbai on September 28.
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): At a time when Indian Navy is looking to add more submarines into its fleet, French firm Naval Group has said that its offer to India for buying three additional Scorpene-class submarines was still on and would help India to utilise the investments made by i
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 13 (ANI): Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra on Monday led a high-level delegation here where he reviewed several ongoing important naval projects including the Scorpene submarine project.
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Stepping up the attack after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah made snide references, Finance Minister Arun jaitley called Rahul Gandhi a 'defence deal pusher' on Saturday and questioned his role in a defence deal awarded during the previous UPA go