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India.com
19 hours ago
- Business
- India.com
No help needed from Russia, France, Israel, or US, India is making its own… to earn money from...
No help needed from Russia, France, Israel, or US, India is making its own… to earn money from… New Delhi: The days are about to change when India was dependent on Russia, France, and the United States for ammunition for its artillery. Now, the country is moving towards making its own ammunition. The Defence Research and Development Organisation is working on making indigenous ammunition and making progress in it. According to a report by Economic Times, citing sources, four different types of 155 mm artillery ammunition have been tested in the last two years. These tests turned out to be successful, meeting the army's requirements. These types of ammunition include high explosive rounds, smoke rounds, and Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munition (DPICM) rounds. Notably, DPICM rounds are used to target a large area. Final Trials Soon As per the report, the final trials to be conducted by November this year. The army will conduct these trials and if the higher authority finds the ammunitions suitable then these ammunitions will be purchased in large quantity. 'The work of making the ammunition is almost complete and we are now moving towards user trials. The user is already involved in this project,' ET quoted a source as saying. Notably, the Army is working with the DRDO for this project. Anil Ambani's Company Link It is worth mentioning that these ammunitions are being made under the Development cum Production Partner (DCPP) program. Two companies have been selected to contribute in the program. These companies will first make samples and if the samples are given green signals from the Army then the process for procurement of ammunition in large quantities will be initiated. Reliance Infrastructure's company Jai Ammunition Limited and government company Yantra India Limited have been engaged in making ammunition in collaboration with DRDO for the last two years. How Much Power Will You Get? India will need ammunition worth about Rs 10 thousand crore in the next ten years. Not only this, if the project is successful, then the country can sell a large number of ammunition. It simply means that India will not need to buy ammunition from countries like Russia, France, and US etc. Rather, we will be able to earn money by selling the ammunition. How Much Does India Import? A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report reveals that India was the world's second-largest arms importer from 2020 to 2024, accounting for 8.3% of global imports. Russia, France, and Israel were India's primary suppliers, with Russia providing 36% of India's arms imports. However, India's arms imports decreased by 9.3% during this period compared to the 2015-2019 timeframe, likely due to increased domestic weapons design and manufacturing capabilities
Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Indigenous artillery ammo nears completion
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel India is inching closer to having its own indigenously designed and developed artillery ammunition, with several successful firings as part of a Defence Research and Development Organisation DRDO ) project to reduce foreign said that four variants of the 155 mm artillery ammunition have been tested over the past two years and have been found to match or exceed the requirements of the Army. The variants include high explosive rounds, smoke rounds and dual purpose improved conventional munition (DPICM) rounds that are used to target a larger development-cum-user trials are planned by November, following which the ammunition can be ordered in large numbers if found fit by the Army. "The development phase of the ammunition is almost over and we are moving towards user trials. The user is already being closely involved in the project," a source ammunition is being made under the Development Cum Production Partner (DCPP) programme with two industry partners chosen to first make prototypes and then deliver larger numbers to the armed forces. There is a significant demand for artillery ammunition in India and across the world - the Indian requirement is likely to be to the tune of ₹10,000 crore over the next decade while exports can amount to several times of companies - Reliance Infrastructure-owned Jai Ammunition Limited and state-owned Yantra India Limited - have closely worked with DRDO for the past two years to develop the ammunition.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Is nuclear power really the answer?
How can new nuclear power plants be considered when there is still no solution for radioactive waste but to store it on-site? The 1976 California law putting a moratorium on new nuclear power until the federal government devises a solution for the disposal of radioactive waste was passed 49 years ago, and we are no closer to a solution. Dawn Ortiz-Legg says the county shouldn't sit idly by while solutions are being considered. Forty-nine years is a long time to consider a problem that is still unsolved. Patti Everett Templeton Opinion Regarding the April 18 article, 'Big tech is going nuclear': I checked a database showing data centers in San Luis Obispo. There are at least three here already. They were likely installed because there are undersea internet cables that arrive at shore in San Luis Obispo. David Middlecamp's 'From the Vault' photos show one of those subterranean locations near Los Osos. As president of the nonprofit Californians for Green Nuclear Power (CGNP), I have been advocating for science-based energy policies as an intervenor in the public interest. I was also a professor at Cal Poly and Cuesta College. CGNP has published a number of articles regarding Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) at our GreenNUKE Substack, which is open to the public. (Search for 'GreenNUKE Substack' to learn more.) We also operate a booth at the downtown Farmers Market at the intersection of Garden and Higuera. CGNP has published an op-ed and a number of letters to the editor in The Tribune. While the article cites opponents to nuclear power, the reporters did not reach out to me. By the way, CGNP is featured in a chapter of a new book about DCPP advocates, 'Atomic Dreams - The New Nuclear Evangelists and the Fight for the Future of Energy,' by Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow. The CGNP chapter is titled, 'The Guy in the Headband.' My trademark is a green headband. I also have a ponytail. Gene Nelson San Luis Obispo Regarding the April 22 column, 'Are SLO's 'condemned trees getting a fair shake': Go look at the 43 mature trees SLO is going to be allowed to be slaughtered at California and Monterey streets and say again, with a straight face, that SLO's and Fitzgerald Kelly's goals appear to be the same, i.e. to protect trees. This city, which just last week slaughtered a healthy ficus at Mill and Toro streets, long ago sold out to developers for their 'permit bucks' and is not a tree city. Example 2: the ficus slaughter in front of Smith Volvo. Please don't be a corporatist shill and pretend like SLO cares about trees. It doesn't. Will Powers San Luis Obispo Democrats face what seems like an impossible dilemma. Should they become an uncompromising resistance to increasingly authoritarian behavior, or should they be the adults in the room who try to collaborate and compromise to keep the government running? The best answer is neither: If Democrats can come together to articulate a concrete, common sense vision for America, then the political talent who can best communicate and advocate for that vision will become the principled, electable candidates the left seems to be searching for. By fighting for a positive plan rather than continuing to scream into the wind, Democrats can credibly preserve and empower our democracy without making everything about Donald J. Trump. And if they find common ground with Republicans, they can collaborate in good faith to make that vision a reality.— Whatever that vision is, it needs to be something every American would vote for. It's up to us to email and call our representatives to tell them what is important to us and our families so that our vision can become a reality in America. Thony Mintz San Luis Obispo
