NATIONAL
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Army issues Rs 6,500 crore tender for buying 400 howitzers under Make-in-India
- To promote the indigenously designed and developed weapons, the Indian Army issued a tender for buying 400 howitzers from Indian firms.Indian Army's Regiment of Artillery is looking to use the expertise of Indian Industry to produce a 155 mm/52 calibre Towed Gun System, which will be lighter, versatile and cater for future technological advancements.
- "A tender for buying 400, 155-mm 52-calibre towed artillery gun systems (TAGS) along with towing vehicles from Indian firms under the Buy Indian-IDDM category has been issued," senior military officials said.
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First Defence Minister-led Joint Commanders' Conference to discuss security challenges, future warfare
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to address all the top military commanders during the first ever Joint Commanders' Conference planned to be held on September 4-5 in Lucknow.The conference would be held with the theme "Sashakt aur Surakahit Bharat: Transforming the Armed Forces' (String and Secure India: Transforming the Armed Forces').
- The first day of the conference would be addressed by the Chief of Defence Staff, where the topmost defence officer in the country is expected to address the military commanders on how the wars of the future will be fought and how the Indian armed forces will tackle the security challenges through transformation into Theatre Commands, defence sources said.
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A Rs 7,000 crore aim: Army guns for new-age artillery
- The army has issued a tender to acquire next-generation artillery guns that will be designed, developed and manufactured in India. It requires 400 of these gun systems in the first phase though the demand could rise manifold in the coming years as legacy equipment is replaced.
- The estimated Rs 7,000 crore acquisition of new Towed Gun Systems is seeing keen interest from the private defence manufacturing sector that has invested heavily in the past few years to develop artillery systems.Contenders for the contract will include Larsen & Toubro, which has already manufactured and supplied K9 Vajra Self Propelled artillery guns to the army. Bharat Forge and Tata Advanced Systems Ltd, which have developed the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) in partnership with Defence Research and Development Organisation and are currently competing for an army order, will also be top contenders.
INTERNATIONAL
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First Gaganyaan test flight launch likely in December
- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is aiming to launch the first test flight of the Gaganyaan mission by December of this year, said ISRO chairman S Somanath in Sriharikota.
- The official announcement came after the successful launch of the third and final developmental flight of the SSLV, placing the Earth Observation Satellite into orbit.
SPORTS
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IPL
- Dhoni to be treated as 'uncapped player' for IPL 2025 auction
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Peter Wilson applied for the post of Indian shooting coach, he has won gold for his country in Olympics
- Great Britain's great double trap shooter Peter Wilson has applied for the post of coach of the Indian shooting team. He has shown interest in training the players for the Los Angeles 2028 Games.
