ISRO conducted the Rail Track Rocket Sled deployment tests of the Gaganyaan Pilot and Apex Cover Separation (ACS) parachutes in cluster configurations at the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh, on March 1 and 3, 2023. The first test simulated the clustered deployment of two pilot parachutes. One parachute was subjected to a minimum angle…
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) has secured an aircraft contract worth US$920 million for 18 FA-50 Light Combat Jet from Malaysia, beating India’s HAL Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. The deliveries are set to begin in 2026. Besides, the FA-50 & HAL LCA Tejas, the other competitors in the fray comprised of Chengdu-Pakistan Aeronautical Complex…
The first edition of the Naval Commanders’ Conference of 2023 commenced on 06 Mar 23. The conference serves as a platform for Naval Commanders to discuss important security issues at the military-strategic level as well as interact with Senior Government functionaries through an institutionalised forum. The novelty of this year’s conference lies in the fact…
The maiden Joint Military Exercise FRINJEX-23 between Indian Army and French Army will be conducted at Pangode Military Station, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 07th and 08th March 2023. It is for the first-time armies of both the nations are engaging in this format with each contingent comprising of a Company Group each from the Thiruvananthapuram based…
Indian Navy carried out a successful precision strike in the Arabian Sea by ship launched BrahMos missile with Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) designed Indigenous Seeker and Booster. The missile test was carried out from a Kolkata-class guided missile destroyer warship. BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd, an India-Russian joint venture, manufactures BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles…
By Ritika Behal The existing inventory of Small Arms clearly reflects our inability to develop an indigenous next generation of small arms successor of all variants. Rather than depending on Govt agencies in design and development and production, we need to adapt PPP model with our Small Arms manufacturing Factories for current technology, standardization and…
The 6th meeting of Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Co-operation (JWGACTC), constituted under the auspices of the Indo – US Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI), was organised in India from 27th February to 3rd March. An 11 member US delegation headed by RAdm James Downey, Programme Executive Officer (PEO), Carriers visited various…
Keel for third 25T Bollard Pull (BP) Tug, Yard 337 (Ashva) was laid by Capt VS Bawa, WPS (Kol) on 03 Mar 23 at M/s Titagarh Wagons Pvt Ltd, Kolkata. The contract for construction of six 25 Ton Bollard Pull Tugs was concluded with M/s Titagarh Wagons Ltd, Kolkata, in consonance with “Aatmanirbhar Bharat”…
The Indian Army has moved a proposal for acquisition of 307 Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) to the Defence Ministry that can be deployed at high altitude areas and fill critical capability gaps. The proposal worth $1 Billion is expected to be cleared soon, following which orders can be placed. Once inducted, these are…
The Indian Navy has received a fully indigenised fuze YDB-60 for underwater Rocket RGB 60 for underwater Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Rocket RGB-60 used from major warships, through a private manufacturer M/s Economic Explosives Limited (EEL), Nagpur. This would be the first time the Indian Navy has placed supply order for underwater ammunition fuze on an…
