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BEL’s Order Book as on 1.4.2020 is Rs. 51,800 Crores. The year saw BEL securing significant orders worth Rs. 13,000 Crores. Some of the major orders acquired during the year are Akash (7 Sqdn), Coastal Surveillance Systems (CSS), Upgrade for EW system, Radars, AMCs for Radars & Weapon systems, Software Defined Radio (SDR), Sonars, Advanced Communication Systems, etc.
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited recorded a turnover of over Rs 21,100 crore (provisional and unaudited) for the financial year ended on March 31, 2020, up from the previous years figure of Rs19,705 crore. “The company has posted a revenue growth of around seven per cent during 2019-20 for the second year consecutively, post listing as compared to 3.8 per cent during 2017-18,” the Bengaluru-headquartered defence PSU said in a statement.
With the induction of advanced P-8I multi-role maritime ASW aircraft, Indian Navy has come to the forefront of aerial Anti-submarine Warfare (ASW), ensuring that the hostile neighbours reworked their underwater surveillance and intelligence gathering tactics. P-8I aircraft are true C4I (Command, Control, Communication, Computers & Intelligence) airborne platforms and a force multiplier for Indian Navy with its interoperability capabilities.
Former Indian Air Force helicopter pilot, Air Vice Marshall Chandan Singh Rathore, on Sunday, passed away at his home in Jodhpur at the age of 95. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to share his condolences on the passing of Rathore branding him a ‘valourous air warrior who contributed towards a stronger and safer India.
A bodysuit developed by India’s premier research and development organisation DRDO can protect doctors and other health workers attending on Covid-19 patients. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said the bodysuit can shield doctors, medical staff, sanitation workers and others.
New Delhi: Braving the threat of COVID-19, the Border Roads Organsation (BRO) personnel are working relentlessly to completely replace Daporijo bridge (430 feet Multi Span Bailey Brigde), the only lifeline of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh to restore Lines of Communication for all 451 villages and Security Forces located along the China border
Navantia, which is regarded as the fifth-largest shipbuilder in Europe, is offering its S-80 Plus submarine design to the Indian Navy as part of the latter’s Project-75I programme. In January, the ministry of defence shortlisted five foreign companies and two Indian shipyards for the Project 75I programme.
The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, in support of the lockdown, has come up with innovative online challenges and activities to motivate all to stay at home and stay safe. The Big Boss Challenge will be held in two categories — for HMI course participants and Open category.
Army medical teams and two Indian Navy ships were on standby to provide required assistance to friendly countries in the neighbourhood, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) had manufactured and supplied masks and sanitizers to various organisations, including the Delhi Police, it noted.
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems was awarded a high two-digit million euros Medium Refit and Life Certification (MRLC) contract by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL) for the overhaul and modernization of the Indian Navy submarine INS Shishumar.
