The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has opened its small arms barrel manufacturing facility to the private sector. The facility will provide barrels for small arms to both the Indian armed forces and the private sector.The facility will allow private manufacturers to compete in domestic and international markets. The DRDO’s ballistic database will allow for optimized barrel

The Indian Army seeks to equip its in-service BMP-2 ICVs (pictured above) taking part in an Indian Army exercise – with TI-based DNS to improve their night-fighting capability.The Indian Army has outlined the detailed requirements supporting its acquisition of thermal imager (TI)-based driver night sights (DNSs) for its in-service BMP-2/2K infantry combat vehicles (ICVs).In a request for

London: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held a bilateral meeting with his UK counterpart Grant Shapps and discussed defence cooperation, security and enhancing defence industrial cooperation.The two leaders also reviewed the full range of India-UK defence relations."Had an excellent meeting with UK Defence Minister, Mr. Grant Shapps. We reviewed the full range of India-UK defence