Latest Defense Equipment News & Updates

New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Centre is moving ahead with plans to set up four critical mineral processing plants in Odisha, Gujarat, Telangana, and Maharashtra as part of the country’s strategy to enhance domestic capabilities in producing these key materials required for making semiconductors, electric vehicles, solar panels, hi-tech electronic goods and defence equipment.Speaking on the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM), Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy noted that the Cen…

Tokyo, April 21 (IANS) The Japanese government officially revised “the three principles on transfer of defence equipment and technology” and their implementation guidelines on Tuesday to allow overseas sales of weapons, including those with lethal capabilities, despite waves of large-scale protests, local media reported. The revisions scrap rules that limit Japan’s defence equipment exports to five non-combat categories, namely rescue, transport, warning, surveillance, and minesweeping.Instead, …