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Centre has approved major changes to the  Defence Procurement Procedure( DPP) DAC chaired by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar gave its approval to the changes. The new DPP will streamline defence acquisitions and give a big impetus to indigenisation through the ‘Make in India’ initiative. New procedure envisages :  New category called  ‘IDDM’ or ‘Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured’  platforms to promote domestic manufacturing, including government funding for Research & Development . IDDM is divided into 2 sub-categories : 1.It will be mandatory to have 40 per cent local content in case the design is also indigenous. 2.In case the design is not Indian, 60 per cent local content will be mandatory. Recognition of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in technology development. It increase in contract threshold from Rs 300 crore to Rs 2,000 crore for offsets. It allows government funds up to 90 per cent of deve...

INS Kadmatt commissioned at Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam  INS Kadmatt, the second ship of Project 28 class ,anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvettes, was commissioned at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam. INS  Kadmatt  is the second of four anti-submarine warfare corvettes built for the Indian Navy by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers of Kolkata under Project 28. INS Kadmatt has been named after the Kadmat Island of India’s Lakshadweep Islands. The primary role of the INS  Kadmatt  is in anti submarine warfare – to protect ships in convoys and ports from enemy submarine attacks. What is anti submarine warfare? Anti-submarine warfare    is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, or other submarines to find, track and deter, damage or destroy enemy submarines. Successful anti-submarine warfare depends on a mix of sensor and weapon technology, training, experience and luck. Soph...