Defence Sector Current Affairs, GK & News

India-South Korea hold meeting to enhance Bilateral Security Cooperation

February 5, 2020

On January 4, 2020, the defence ministers of India and South Korea discussed ways to enhance bilateral security cooperation in the field of defence industries and research and development. Highlights During the defence ministers meet held between India and South Korea, several possible areas of cooperation in the field of defence industry were listed. The ..

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New Committee to review Defence Procurement Procedure to strengthen ‘Make in India’

August 19, 2019

Rajnath Singh, Union Minister of Defence has approved setting up of a Committee to review Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2016 and Defence Procurement Manual (DPM) 2009 as DPP 2016 and DPM 2009 have been due for revision for a while. Key Highlights about Committee The 12-member committee will be set up under Chairmanship of Director ..

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BEL inks MoU with Swedish firm Saab for marketing air-surveillance radar

July 17, 2018

State-owned defence electronics company Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saab for jointly marketing L-Band 3D air surveillance radar (RAWL-03) which is co-developed by the companies. Saab is Swedish aerospace and defence firm that serves global market with world-leading products, services and solutions in military defence and civil security. RAWL-03 ..

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