As per data by the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) the defence imports of India from foreign sources have reduced from 46% since 2018-19 to 36.7% as of December 2022. The import of defence products has decreased due to various projects that have been successfully developed within the country, such as the 155mm artillery gun…
Keel laying ceremony of the two ships of Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) Project (Yard18001 – Samarthak & Yard 18002 – Utkarsh) was held at L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli, on 20 Mar 23. The ceremony was presided by VAdm Sandeep Naithani, Chief of Materiel, in the presence of VAdm Kiran Deshmukh, CWP&A, Shri Ashok Khetan, Head Shipbuilding Business,…
As per the Ministry of Defence, India has registered defence exports worth Rs 13,399 Crores in the current fiscal (2022 to till March 2023), and aims to achieve the annual export target of Rs 35,000 Crores by 2025. The major defence equipment exported during last 05 years include Weapon Simulators, Tear Gas Launcher, Torpedo Loading…
India and the Maldives conducted the 4th Defence Cooperation Dialogue (DCD) in Male on March 19, 2023. The dialogue was co-chaired by Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane and his Maldivian counterpart, Chief of Defence Force, Maldives National Defence Forces Major General Abdulla Shamaal. This DCD is the highest institutionalised interactive mechanism between the two countries….
BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd, an India-Russian joint venture, is in advanced discussions with Indonesia on a deal worth $200-$350 million under which it had offered to supply shore-based BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles (also designated as PJ-10) and a version that can be mounted on warships. As of now the details with regards to the size…
The Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully conducted the maiden flight-test of Power Take off Shaft (PTO Shaft) was conducted on Light Combat Aircraft (LCA Tejas) Limited Series Production (LSP) – 3 aircraft in Bengaluru on March 14, 2023. The PTO shaft is indigenously designed and developed by Combat Vehicles Research & Development…
A P8I aircraft of the Indian Navy arrived at Guam, USA on 14 Mar 23 to participate in ‘Exercise Sea Dragon 23’, the third edition of the coordinated multi-lateral ASW exercise for Long Range MR ASW aircraft, conducted by the US Navy. The exercise scheduled from 15-30 Mar 23, would stress on coordinated anti-submarine warfare…
A proposal for creation of Non-Lapsable Defence Modernisation Fund (DMF) is under consideration with Ministry of Defence. DMF, in which the unspent defence capital budget is placed at the end of each financial year, from where it can be made available for the subsequent year’s procurements; will be available for modernization of Defence Forces and…
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two consecutive successful flight tests of Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on March 14, 2023. The flight tests were carried out from a ground-based man portable launcher against high speed unmanned aerial targets,…
Indian Navy’s indigenously built guided missile frigate, INS Sahyadri and fleet tanker, INS Jyoti participated in the third edition of the multilateral exercise La Perouse conducted from 13 – 14 March 2023. The exercise was conducted in the Indian Ocean Region, and was aimed at enhancing maritime domain awareness and optimising maritime coordination amongst the…
