India and the United States (US) are currently working on an Air Information Sharing Agreement between air forces, and which is expected to be finalised very soon. The pact is expected to facilitate sharing of information between the Indian and the US forces apart from cooperation in specific areas. In addition, the U.S. is considering…
Government of India, in its budget 2018-19, has announced setting up of two Defence Industrial Corridors (DICs) to develop a holistic defence manufacturing ecosystem in the country. One corridor has been established in Uttar Pradesh with six nodes namely, Aligarh, Agra, Jhansi, Kanpur, Chitrakoot & Lucknow and another in Tamil Nadu with five nodes namely,…
Konkan 2023, the annual bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy, was held from 20th to 22nd Mar 23 off the Konkan coast in the Arabian Sea. INS Trishul, a guided missile frigate, and HMS Lancaster, a Type 23 guided missile frigate, participated in this edition and undertook multiple maritime drills…
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on March 23, 2023 has signed two separate contracts with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), at a total cost of over Rs 3,700 Crores to enhance the operational capabilities of the Indian Air Force (IAF). These projects will enhance the surveillance, detection, tracking & Electronic Warfare (EW) capabilities of Indian Air…
