Shishir Gupta

2 weeks ago | htsyndication.com | Shishir Gupta

New Delhi, April 5 -- The Narendra Modi government is all set to greenlight the acquisition of 26 Rafale-Maritime strike fighters this month, continuing the trend of increased capital spending on defence equipment. In 2024-25, the NDA government spent in excess of Rs.2 lakh crore on this.

2 weeks ago | hindustantimes.com | Shishir Gupta

The Narendra Modi government is all set to greenlight the acquisition of 26 Rafale-Maritime strike fighters this month, continuing the trend of increased capital spending on defence equipment. In 2024-25, the NDA government spent in excess of ₹2 lakh crore on this.

1 month ago | htsyndication.com | Shishir Gupta

Posted On: 2025-03-22 Posted By: Shishir Gupta Health & Lifestyle Technology Hindustan Times India, March 22 -- Amidst anxiety over India-US trade tariffs, there is forward movement on the security front, with US aircraft engine major GE expected to deliver the first of the 99 GE-404 engines to HAL this month after a contractual delay of two years.

1 month ago | hindustantimes.com | Shishir Gupta

... Hindustantimes wants to start sending you push notifications. Click allow to subscribe Next Story 12 engines are expected in 2025, with 20 engines each expected to be delivered by GE every year to fulfill the 2021 99-engine contract worth USD 716 million.

1 month ago | htsyndication.com | Shishir Gupta

India, March 20 -- The defence ministry today will seek approval from the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to drastically compress timelines for the procurement of defence equipment in an effort to ensure that the country's ability to defend itself doesn't fall victim to bureaucratic procedures. The ministry wants the average time taken for defence acquisition to be cut from the present 96 weeks (two years) to only 24 weeks (six months).