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Indian Army to buy small arms through foreign Military Sales
The Indian Army is all set to purchase small arms through Foreign Military sales. Highlights The small arms are to be purchased from the US based firm FN Herstal. The small arms purchased will be used by the special forces. India will purchase 7.62 x 51 mm FN scar made by the US unit of ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: India-US • Indian Army • Military • Military acquisition • North East • Special Forces • Special forces of India • Weapons trade
Defence Minister unveils updated manual DPP-2020
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled an updated manual DPP-2020 (Defence Procurement Procedure-2020). For the last 18 years, this DPP is the procurement manual that has been used for governing the purchase of weapons and equipment from the defence capital budget. The 2020 draft version aims to promote more indigenous content in defence equipment which are ..
Topics: Defence Manufacturing • Ministry of Defence • Weapons trade
United States leads arms exporting countries
According to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the largest exporter of arms during the past five years (2015-2019) was the United States, whose exports grew by 23 per cent and share in global arms exports grew to 36 per cent. Half of US arms exports are reported to have gone ..
Topics: Arms industry • United States • Weapons trade
A 5% increase in the global arms sales – SIPRI
According to a new report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), in 2018, the global arms sale has increased by 5% in the market dominated by the US. As per the report, the turnover of the top 100 of the biggest arms manufacturers is 420 billion USD. The US arms manufacturers alone account for ..
Topics: Arms control • Arms industry • Arms trafficking • Industries • Military • Military industry • Stockholm International Peace Research Institute • Weapons • Weapons trade
Sudha Rani Relangi new prosecution director of Central Bureau of Investigation
Sudha Rani Relangi, who is currently serving as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Law and Justice, has been appointed as new director of prosecution in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a period of two years. The post had been lying vacant since the last Director of Prosecution OP Verma completed his term ..
Topics: Alok Verma • CBI • Central Bureau of Investigation • Criminal investigation • Criminal law • Government of India • Political corruption in India • Politics of India • Weapons trade