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Exclusive Interview: Vice Admiral S.N. Ghormade, Vice Chief of Naval Staff 6 Boeing continues to be a Trusted Partner of India’s Defence Forces
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AMCA’s Development Process to Begin This Year 9 GSL Scaling New Heights Through Indigenous Shipbuilding
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Interview: Colonel H.S. Shankar (Retd), Chairman & Managing Director, Alpha Design Technologies 11 Mazagon Dock Signing 23 MoUs at DefExpo 2022
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Strengthening India-Africa Defence Relations 12 L3Harris and Merlinhawk to Localise WESCAM Service Capability in India 13 BEL is ET Iconic Brand of India
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Manthan 2022: Modernise Armed Forces through Research & Innovation 14 Boeing India and MIDHANI to Collaborate for Raw Materials
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Live Demonstrations at DefExpo 2022
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Prime Minister narendra modi inaugurates the DefExpo 2022 at Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on October 19, 2022.
Prime Minister Inaugurates DefExpo 2022, Reiterates New India’s Resolve During the inaugural ceremony, Prime Minister Modi launched Mission DefSpace, laid foundation stone for Deesa Airfield & released the 4th Positive Indigenisation List Ayushee Chaudhary
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n the defence sector, new India is moving ahead with the mantra of Intent, Innovation and Implementation, stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of the Defence Expo 2022 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on Wednesday. The Prime Minister underlined that DefExpo 2022 is painting a picture of New India and its capabilities; being an amalgamation of the country’s development and states’ cooperation. “It has the power and dreams of the youth, the resolve and capabilities of the youth; hopes for the world and opportunities for friendly nations. It provides a glimpse of the capability and possibility of India in one single frame.” He stressed on the uniqueness of this edition being the first defence expo where only Indian companies are participating, featuring only Made in India equipment. Over 400 MoUs are
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expected to be signed. Encouraging the startups further, he mentioned that reliable options are now mushrooming to replace the monopoly that few companies have created in the field of defence supply. Till eight years ago, India was recognised as the world’s largest defence importer but ‘Make in India’ is becoming a success story now with the defence exports having grown eight times in the last five years, added the Prime Minister. “We are exporting defence materials and equipment to more than 75 countries of the world. In 2021-22 Defence exports from India reached $1.59 billion i.e. about 13 thousand crore rupees. And in the coming time, we have set a target to reach five billion dollars i.e. 40 thousand crore rupees.” The world is relying on India’s technology today because India’s armies have proved their capabilities, he said, appreciating the Indian Armed Forces. Additionally,