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Science and Technology (S&T) Digest 16-29 February 2024, Issue 32

In this Issue I. Defence and Security Digital Flight Control Computer for Tejas Mk1A Flown DRDO Flight Tests Very Short Range Air Defence System DAC Clears Capital Acquisition Proposals worth Rs 84,560 Crore DRDO Hands over 23 Licensing Agreements...

Science and Technology (S&T) Digest 1-15 February 2024, Issue 31

In this Issue I. Defence and Security Defence Budget Crossed over Rs 6.21 lakh crore in FY 2024-25 INS Sandhayak, first Survey Vessel Large Ship, Commissioned into IN Delivery of 25T Bollard Pull (BP) Tug, Mahabali to Indian Navy DRDO Carries Out...

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 01-15 February 2023

DEFENCE Defence Budget 2023-24. Mission Mode (MM) projects of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and Commander of Royal Cambodian Army visiting India. HAL’s...

Science and Technology (S&T) Digest, 01-15 February 2023, Issue 7

In this Issue I. Defence and Security Defence Budget for the Financial Year 2023-24 Mission Mode Projects of the DRDO PM Modi Inaugurates HAL’s Helicopter Manufacturing Factory PM Modi Inaugurates 14th edition of Aero India 2023 MoD Signs...

A Perspective on Defence Budget 2023-24

At Rs 5,93,538, the overall defence budget for the financial year (FY) 2023-24 is one of the largest constituents of the union budget, trailing behind interest payments (Rs 10,79,971 crore) and capital expenditure (Rs 10,09,961 crore). This sounds...

A Budgetary Farce in Pakistan

The expectation from the second full-year budget presented by the Imran Khan government was out-of-the-box thinking to tackle immediate and long term issues. These included the COVID-19 pandemic, economic slowdown and mounting debt on the one hand...

Reflections on the Defence Budget 2018-19

The general features of the Defence Budget for 2018-19 are not different from those of the past. With a total outlay of Rs 4,04,365 cr, including Rs 1,08,853 cr towards pension liabilities, the defence outlay is 16.6 percent of the budgeted central...

Combined Commanders’ Conference 2017: Operational Preparedness and Defence Reforms need the Prime Minister’s Urgent Attention

Defence Preparedness On January 21, 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the army, navy and air force commanders’ conference at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.While the text of the PM’s address has not been released, ostensibly due to...

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