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India Gazette
11 hours ago
- Business
- India Gazette
India must boost production capacity for military-grade drones: Defence Secretary
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Highlighting the role of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in modern warfare, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh has said that India must boost its production capacity for military-grade drones. He noted that the Centre wants to cut the defence procurement cycle to a maximum of two years and the government will come up with a new Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP 2025) in six months. 'I would say that India has a significant manufacturing ecosystem for drones, but a lot of it is really for civilian drones. Military-grade drones, not so much. There are, I would say, three to four, five manufacturers who have some capacity in that area. It's something we'll have to build up quickly,' Singh told ANI in an interview. 'And to the extent that, like all military purchases, it's a monopsony. The government is the only buyer. And I guess the government will have to use its buying power to provide the resources and give visibility in terms of orders to that sort of small ecosystem, which hopefully will gradually become a large ecosystem of military-grade drone manufacturers,' he added. He said that military-grade drone production in the country needs some transfer of technology, as a lot of the technology may not be available domestically. 'I would say that we are looking at least three to four manufacturers who are coming up with this type of capacity in terms of military grade drones. We will encourage them through orders and through tenders so that they can start investing in this area even more, including tying up with a lot of the technologies from outside,' he said. 'The volume that we can generate in terms of the size of the orders that can be bigger than the combined turnover of all the other civilian drone manufacturers in the country. That type of ensuring that they have a full order book if they make investments for inter-military grade drones, we will try to ensure by speeding up procurement and by giving them visibility in terms of orders,' he added. The Defence Secretary said he would like to see a situation where the maximum time taken for any procurement, even the most complex ones, should not exceed about two years. 'Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 is a very bulky book. It's a bible for the defence industry. We need to make it simpler. A lot of redundant steps can be avoided. A lot of things can be done concurrently rather than sequentially. And a lot of simplification in terms of the kind of companies that can bid, where we've put in some unnecessary conditionalities, all those have to be removed,' he said. 'So, for that, we have a committee now working. The target date is six months from today. So you'll have a new DAP. It will be DAP-25 rather than DAP-20,' he added. (ANI)
Time of India
12 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
India must boost production capacity for military-grade drones: Defence Secretary
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Highlighting the role of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in modern warfare Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh has said that India must boost its production capacity for military-grade drones. He noted that the Centre wants to cut the defence procurement cycle to a maximum of two years and the government will come up with a new Defence Acquisition Procedure DAP 2025) in six months."I would say that India has a significant manufacturing ecosystem for drones, but a lot of it is really for civilian drones. Military-grade drones, not so much. There are, I would say, three to four, five manufacturers who have some capacity in that area. It's something we'll have to build up quickly," Singh told in an interview."And to the extent that, like all military purchases, it's a monopsony. The government is the only buyer. And I guess the government will have to use its buying power to provide the resources and give visibility in terms of orders to that sort of small ecosystem, which hopefully will gradually become a large ecosystem of military-grade drone manufacturers," he said that military-grade drone production in the country needs some transfer of technology, as a lot of the technology may not be available domestically."I would say that we are looking at least three to four manufacturers who are coming up with this type of capacity in terms of military grade drones. We will encourage them through orders and through tenders so that they can start investing in this area even more, including tying up with a lot of the technologies from outside," he said."The volume that we can generate in terms of the size of the orders that can be bigger than the combined turnover of all the other civilian drone manufacturers in the country. That type of ensuring that they have a full order book if they make investments for inter-military grade drones, we will try to ensure by speeding up procurement and by giving them visibility in terms of orders," he Defence Secretary said he would like to see a situation where the maximum time taken for any procurement, even the most complex ones, should not exceed about two years."Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 is a very bulky book. It's a bible for the defence industry. We need to make it simpler. A lot of redundant steps can be avoided. A lot of things can be done concurrently rather than sequentially. And a lot of simplification in terms of the kind of companies that can bid, where we've put in some unnecessary conditionalities, all those have to be removed," he said."So, for that, we have a committee now working. The target date is six months from today. So you'll have a new DAP. It will be DAP-25 rather than DAP-20," he added.
The Sun
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Sun
Malaysia, Russia to sign MoU on disaster management
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and Russia are expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in disaster management this year. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the MoU will serve as a practical framework for joint training, knowledge exchange and coordinated emergency response. 'As ASEAN Chair this year, Malaysia remains committed to regional leadership in disaster response,' he told a joint press conference with Russian Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters (EMERCOM) Minister, Colonel General Alexander Kurenkov, here today. Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Central Disaster Management Committee chairman, said Malaysia welcomed Russia's offer of capacity-building programmes for Malaysian officers, including a specialised training course in Vladivostok this September. 'We are exploring broader collaboration, including technology transfer in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) applications for disaster monitoring,' he added. Ahmad Zahid said Malaysia's National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) team was among the first to arrive in Myanmar following the recent earthquake, operating alongside international teams including EMERCOM' RUS-03. Ahmad Zahid said Malaysia and Russia agreed to conduct joint search and rescue (SAR) training between the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) and Russia's RUS-03 team. He also expressed appreciation to Russia for the offer to train Malaysia's SMART team and the invitation to allow senior officers from the Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia to participate in a specialised course at a leading university in St. Petersburg. Ahmad Zahid also values the inclusion of EMERCOM's cultural ensemble as part of the visit, describing it as a meaningful gesture that fosters people-to-people ties and strengthens the foundation of the long-standing bilateral relationship between Malaysia and Russia. He said EMERCOM's visit marks an important milestone in enhancing Malaysia and Russia's cooperation in disaster management. He also expressed appreciation for the strong working relationship between Nadma and EMERCOM, particularly through regional initiatives under the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) and the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM). Ahmad Zahid said he is looking forward to attending the upcoming international conference and the disaster management event hosted by Russia in Azerbaijan. Earlier, Ahmad Zahid received a courtesy call from Kurenkov, marking an important milestone in enhancing Malaysia and Russia's cooperation in disaster management. Meanwhile, Kurenkov said that during the meeting, several key areas were discussed, including the professional training and education of firefighters and rescue personnel. 'EMERCOM's academies offer a wide range of programmes for international specialists, not only for firefighters and rescuers but also for medics, dog handlers and UAV operators,' he added. He also emphasised EMERCOM's interest in understanding Malaysia's modern approaches to fire and rescue training, noting the value of exchanging best practices. In addition, he said both sides are committed to improving mutual early-warning capabilities and risk communication related to natural disasters, particularly in the areas of prevention, prediction and risk management using the systems of space monitoring and distant zoning of Earth. 'In Russia, the functions are performed by the National Crisis Management Centre. Generally, our countries have big potential for further cooperation in the sphere of elimination of natural and manmade disaster consequences,' he added.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Park Aerospace Corp. Declares Cash Dividend
NEWTON, Kan., June 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Park Aerospace Corp. (NYSE-PKE) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.125 per share payable August 1, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 1, 2025. Park has paid 40 consecutive years of uninterrupted regular quarterly cash dividends, without ever skipping a dividend payment or reducing the amount of the dividend. The Company has paid $603.6 million in cash dividends, or $29.475 per share, since the beginning of the Company's 2005 fiscal year. Park Aerospace Corp. develops and manufactures solution and hot-melt advanced composite materials used to produce composite structures for the global aerospace markets. Park's advanced composite materials include film adhesives (Aeroadhere®) and lightning strike protection materials (Electroglide®). Park offers an array of composite materials specifically designed for hand lay-up or automated fiber placement (AFP) manufacturing applications. Park's advanced composite materials are used to produce primary and secondary structures for jet engines, large and regional transport aircraft, military aircraft, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs commonly referred to as 'drones'), business jets, general aviation aircraft and rotary wing aircraft. Park also offers specialty ablative materials for rocket motors and nozzles and specially designed materials for radome applications. As a complement to Park's advanced composite materials offering, Park designs and fabricates composite parts, structures and assemblies and low volume tooling for the aerospace industry. Target markets for Park's composite parts and structures (which include Park's proprietary composite SigmaStrut™ and AlphaStrut™ product lines) are, among others, prototype and development aircraft, special mission aircraft, spares for legacy military and civilian aircraft and exotic spacecraft. Park's objective is to do what others are either unwilling or unable to do. When nobody else wants to do it because it is too difficult, too small or too annoying, sign us up. Additional corporate information is available on the Company's website at Contact: Donna D'Amico-Annitto 486 North Oliver Road, Bldg. ZNewton, Kansas 67114(316) 283-6500Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
India Today
02-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
India preparing for similar scenarios: Expert on Ukraine's drone strikes on Russia
The First-Person View (FPV) drone attacks by Ukraine on Russian airbases are one of the most innovative strategic attacks in recent world conflicts. Indian experts are calling it an eye-opener for several countries, including explosives and UAV expert Col Devesh Singh (retd) told India Today TV that India was preparing for future conflicts in similar scenarios with FPV drones, counter drones and air defence innovations. advertisement"The attack by Ukraine was a meticulously planned attack just like the pager attack by Israel on Hezbollah operatives. Ukraine used FPV drones, which are low-cost and high-speed drones, which were concealed in the ceiling of the trucks. Some deep assets of Ukrainian intelligence agencies were definitely operating close to the Russian airbases," he said. According to him, these drones used optical fibres that gave them an extended range of 18 to 20 kms and were not detected by Russian radars due to their high speed and small size."This is the biggest attack by Ukraine so far and after Operation Sindoor, India is also working on the improvised Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and other air defence systems to remain better prepared for futuristic wars," Col Singh Operation Spider's Web has used human intelligence, innovation, planning and technology, but the most important aspect of the operation has been the secrecy that counts for such covert assets destroyed included Tu-95, Tu-22 and AWACS, which were the strategic aircraft of Russia that were being used for long-range strikes against Singh pointed out Ukraine's operation was conducted after long planning and the involvement of another country cannot be denied in the military exercise."These attacks launched by Ukraine show the destruction carried out by FPV drones. It means that the Ukrainians wanted to destroy the evidence," he recent strategic innovations in warfare, India is also taking its lessons to be ready for future battles. India inducted its first batch of five FPV drones into the Army in March this year. A total of 100 FPVs are to be deployed in the coming FPV drone is equipped with an anti-tank payload. This drone was developed, tested and validated internally in collaboration with the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), the current numbers are modest, these developments indicate a strategic shift towards incorporating advanced drone technology into military operations. IN THIS STORY#Ukraine#Russia
