The Union Cabinet has accorded approval to sign a contract with Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) for acquisition of three Cadet Training Ships, at an overall cost of Rs 3,108.09 crore, under Buy {Indian-IDDM (Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured)} category. The delivery of ships is scheduled to commence from 2026. These ships will cater to…
The Indian Army has started with the test trials of jetpack suits, which will enable its personnel to fly with the aim of enhancing individual mobility in tough terrain. Basically, it is a device that propels the wearer through the air, and uses gas or liquid to propel the user to fly. Earlier in January,…
The Union Cabinet has approved procurement of 70 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft (BTA) from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF) at a cost of Rs 6,828.36 Crores. The aircraft will be supplied over a period of six years. About HTT-40 BTA – It is a turbo prop aircraft and is designed…
Lieutenant General MV Suchindra Kumar has assumed the appointment of the Vice CoAS (Chief of the Army Staff) on 01 March 2023. The General officer has taken over the appointment from Lieutenant General BS Raju who has taken over the reins of Jaipur based Sapta Shakti Command today. Prior to taking over as the Vice Chief…
After a major refit of 15 months, India’s first aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya is carrying out sea trials, to be followed by extensive sea trials in March. The aircraft carrier is expected to complete the trials soon and is expected to perform operational roles. The IN operates MiG-29K fighter jets from the aircraft carrier. The…
Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM took over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C), Western Naval Command (WNC) from Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC on 28 Feb 23. Prior to taking over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Vice Admiral Tripathi served as the Chief of Personnel at the Integrated Headquarters of the…
Missile Cum Ammunition (MCA) Barge, Yard 75 (LSAM 7) was launched by RAdm Sandeep Mehta, ACWP&A on 24 Feb 23 at Guttenedevi, launch site of M/s SECON, Visakhapatnam. With all major and auxiliary equipment / systems sourced from indigenous manufacturers, this Barge is proud flag bearer of “Make in India” initiative of Ministry of Defence….
The Indian Navy (IN) is examining the potential use of weaponised Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Swarms and is already working in association with a local company for the same. To be noted that earlier this year, IN had signed an agreement with Sagar Defence Engineering Pvt. Ltd for armed autonomous boat swarms under ‘SPRINT’, an…
DPSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has opened a new Software Development Centre (SDC) in the port city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The Visakhapatnam SDC will be an extension of BEL’s software strategic business unit (SBU) and offers software-as-a-service for various applications in defence and non-defence domains. Notably, the software division of BEL has successfully…
The flight acceptance hot test of the CE-20 cryogenic engine that will power the Cryogenic Upper Stage of the LVM3 launch vehicle for the Chandrayaan-3 Mission was successfully conducted on February 24, 2023 at the ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu. The hot test was carried out for a planned duration of 25 seconds…
