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Economic Times
a day ago
- Business
- Economic Times
Army inducts DRDO-designed Mechanical Minefield Marking Equipment Mk-II
Synopsis The Indian Army has inducted the DRDO-designed Mechanical Minefield Marking Equipment Mk-II to boost operational effectiveness. Manufactured by BEM Ltd, this system aligns with the Atmanirbharta initiative. It significantly enhances the combat capabilities of the Corps of Engineers by providing indigenous innovation. Agencies
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Army inducts DRDO-designed Mechanical Minefield Marking Equipment Mk-II
(You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel The Indian Army on Monday said it has inducted a DRDO-designed mechanical minefield marking equipment aiming to enhance its operational shared the details in a post on X along with some photos."Strengthening combat readiness through indigenous innovation in a step towards enhancing operational effectiveness, the Indian Army has inducted the Mechanical Minefield Marking Equipment Mk-II ," it said."Designed by DRDO and manufactured by BEM Ltd, the system embodies the spirit of Atmanirbharta and significantly strengthening the combat capabilities of the Corps of Engineers ," the Army wrote in its post. PTI
News18
2 days ago
- Business
- News18
Army inducts DRDO-designed Mechanical Minefield Marking Equipment Mk-II
Agency: PTI Last Updated: New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) The Indian Army on Monday said it has inducted a DRDO-designed mechanical minefield marking equipment aiming to enhance its operational effectiveness. It shared the details in a post on X along with some photos. 'Strengthening combat readiness through indigenous innovation in a step towards enhancing operational effectiveness, the Indian Army has inducted the Mechanical Minefield Marking Equipment Mk-II," it said. 'Designed by DRDO and manufactured by BEM Ltd, the system embodies the spirit of Atmanirbharta and significantly strengthening the combat capabilities of the Corps of Engineers," the Army wrote in its post. PTI KND SKY NSD NSD First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Hindustan Times
30-07-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Building secure, resilient ammunition ecosystem an operational necessity: Lt Gen Aujla
New Delhi, Describing ammunition as not just a product but an "aspect of strategic deterrence", Lt Gen A S Aujla, Master General Sustenance of the Indian Army, on Wednesday pitched for building a secure and resilient ammunition ecosystem that brings smart solutions, saying it is not an aspiration but an "operational and a national necessity". Building secure, resilient ammunition ecosystem an operational necessity: Lt Gen Aujla In his address at a defence conference here, he also suggested that the country should come up with some kind of "ammunition vision", whether it is for 2030, 2035 or 2040. There has to be a "national cause, a national vision and an objective where we work on a mission mode to achieve something", he added. Lt Gen Aujla said wars are becoming increasingly intensive and complex in nature, and the global landscape related to ammunition is also "changing" at a rapid pace. So, the Indian armed forces are also preparing to face these challenges in a very deliberate, strategised kind of manner and the bottomline is that "we should be strategically prepared at all time", he added. By focussing on the hybrid and asymmetric warfare, cyber and AI, and the information warfare, investment in space capabilities and taking care of the counter-drone and counter-missile systems, Lt Gen Aujla asserted, "I think we are positioning ourselves... to navigate through the evolving contours of future warfighting in a holistic kind of a manner." "And, in all of this, ammunition automatically becomes the cornerstone or the defining... potential capabilities and capacities," he said. In his address, the Army's Master General Sustenance shared some figures to show the force's bid to achieve 'Atmanirbharta' in ammunition field. "In terms of our present ammunition ecosystem, we have got 175 different variants of ammunition on our inventory, of all types, small, medium and heavy types. Out of these 154 are today indigenised. It is a mini-success kind of a story as to where we were 3-4 years back and where we are now. I think it is a very drastic and a very upscale kind of transition that is happening," the officer said. "We were less than 30 per cent indigenous just about four years back, today we are 90 per cent indigenous. The balance 31, 12 are in very advanced stages of trials. So, they are also equally indigenised," he added. And, in the roadmap formulated, "we will be very, very soon 100 per cent indigenous, apart from a few components". Lt Gen Aujla also underlined that the Army is looking at smart and intelligent solutions related to ammunition which are "tailor-made and customised to suit our operational requirements". The 'Ammo Conference' was hosted by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry . Secretary , Sanjeev Kumar, in his address said the demand for ammunition will surge during time of adversarial relationship or adversarial situation at the border. "So, how does one create a surge capacity when the demand during peacetime is fraction of what is required when the situation is not peaceful," he added. Lt Gen Aujla urged all stakeholders to work on the learning from Operation Sindoor and other military conflicts in the world. "Wars or conflicts today are being characterised by being swift, being fast, short or long is something that has to be seen as to how they unfold. But, they are becoming lethal, they are becoming precise. In fact, they are now getting refined by precision firepower, rapid mobilisation and multi-domain synergy between land, air, sea, robotics, cyber, space and so on and so forth," he said. "We are looking at safeguarding our national security, maintaining a strategic kind of a dominance. We are working to achieve a 24x7 kind of an operational preparedness and we also want to have a credible kind of a capability to achieve our short, medium and long term strategic goals," the officer added. Lt Gen Aujla said when one looks at new-generation ammunition that have revolutionised warfare or warfighting practices, then which are the "ones we are wanting to align ourselves" as the magnitude and spectrum is huge. He cited examples of hyperosonic technology, loitering munitions, direct energy weapons as desirable requirements for the Indian force. "Ammunition is a not a product of a resource, it is an aspect of strategic deterrence... If I have fight tomorrow's battlefield, then I should not be looking at yesterday's supply chains," the officer said. The Army's Master General Sustenance asserted that the industry has to pitch in and convergence of all stakeholders has to happen to "ensure a secure ammunition ecosystem" which is resilient, export-capable and smart and intelligent ammunition solutions. "Today to have this is not an aspiration. It is an operational and a national necessity," the officer underlined. "If we do not exploit this window of opportunity now, I think again we will wake up to a ride shock in times to come.. So, let's weaponise our preparedness in peace or it can be said in the otherwise also, let's weaponise peace with preparedness," he said. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Time of India
14-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Stealth frigate Mahendragiri expected to be delivered by February
The final ship of Project 17A stealth frigate Mahendragiri, equipped with state-of-the-art weapons and cutting-edge sensors and platform management systems, is expected to be delivered to the Indian Navy by February 2026, according to officials. The first ship of the Project P17A (Nilgiri Class) stealth frigates -- Nilgiri -- was commissioned at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January. The second warship, Udaygiri, being built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), was delivered to the navy on July 1. These multi-mission frigates are capable of operating in "a 'Blue Water' environment dealing with both conventional and non-conventional threats" in the area of India's maritime interests, the defence ministry has said. The ministry on Monday shared a video on Mahendragiri being built at MDL in Mumbai. Live Events "Mahendragiri, the 7th and most advanced Project 17A Frigate (Nilgiri Class) to be delivered in Feb 2026, showcases India's naval legacy and future. A follow-on of the Shivalik-class, it features improved stealth, cutting-edge weapons, sensors & platform management systems - a true symbol of #AatmanirbharBharat," it said in a post on X along with the video. The advanced ship stands as a symbol of India's determination to "embrace its rich naval heritage," the ministry said. The warship will be a "force multiplier" for the Indian Navy, said Additional General Manager, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Jay Varghese, in the recorded video. Project 17A is a follow-on to the Shivalik class (Project 17) frigates active in service. Among the seven frigates, four will be delivered by MDL, Mumbai and the remaining by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata. On Mahendragiri, Varghese said, "We are expecting it to be delivered to the Indian Navy by February 2026." "As with any warship building project, a lot of ancillary industry develops around a ship. We are taking equipment from so many OEMs, and all these are integrated into the ship. So, each of these OEMs in its own has been a partner with the MDL, and they have developed under 'Atmanirbharta', and indegenisation content has also improved, leading to 'Atmanirbharta'," he added. This class of ships have more than 75 per cent of indigenous content, the MDL official said. "The stealth features are varied. Even the shape of the ship contributes to the stealth feature," he said. The video also gave a glimpse of the second warship being built at MDL. "It's a structure that gives a smaller radar profile. For the radar profile, we are having IRSS (infra red suppression system) where the exhaust of all the engines are cooled. IRSS reduces the thermal signature, the radar profile is reduced, the noise is reduced. So, it's a combination of many, many factors, which gives the ship a profile which may be something like a fishing boat and not a frigate of this size," he added. Udaygiri, the second among the seven P17A frigates, was delivered in a record time of 37 months from the date of launch, officials had earlier said. The hull of a P17A ship is geo-symmetrically larger by 4.54 per cent as compared to a P17. Also, these ships are fitted with an advanced weapon and sensors suite with enhanced "sleek and stealthy" features compared to the P17 class, the ministry has said. The weapon suite comprises a supersonic surface-to-surface missile system and a medium-range surface-to-air missile system. Defence ministry officials termed Udaygiri a modern avatar of its predecessor, the erstwhile INS Udaygiri, which was a steam ship decommissioned on August 24, 2007, after rendering 31 years of service. The ministry has said the delivery of Udaygiri showcases the nation's ship design, ship construction and engineering prowess enabled by a strong industrial ecosystem supported by over 200 MSMEs. Udaygiri is the 100th ship designed and delivered by the Warship Design Bureau, it said.
