US, France & Armenia top three buyers of Indian defence exports | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: With India shedding its hesitations in exporting lethal arms to other countries, Armenia has emerged as its biggest client of ‘finished’ weapon systems like Akash air defence missile systems, Pinaka multi-launch rocket systems and 155mm artillery guns, among others.The US, France and Armenia ranked as the top three destinations for defence exports by…

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China outpacing India in technology, defence production & infrastructure, says IAF chief | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: With China steadily eroding India’s air combat advantage along the frontier by deploying a greater number of aircraft, the Indian Air Force chief on Friday said his force was also upgrading its forward airbases and advance landing grounds, while asking Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for faster delivery of indigenous Tejas fighters and the private…

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With $2.5 billion exports, India joins top 25 defence exporters’ club | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: With defence production rising every year, India clocked the highest-ever arms exports of $2.5 billion (Rs 20,915 crore) in 2023-24, finding a place among the top 25 arms exporter nations.“…there has been a rise in the number of export authorisations issued to defence exporters. From 1,414 export authorisations in FY23, the number has…

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