On the backdrop of shortage of combat jets in its inventory, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has reportedly requested Defence Public Sector Unit (DPSU) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to speed up the production of Light Combat Aircraft LCA Tejas MK-1A fighter jets to meet the contractual obligation of producing 16 aircraft each year. The Indian…
The United States (US) Army has awarded a $7.2 Billion indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) production contract to the Javelin Joint Venture (JJV) for fiscal years 2023 to 2026 for the Javelin missile / weapon system and associated equipment and services. The weapons will be distributed to the US Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and international allies through…
The Government of Denmark has decided to invest an additional $5.6 Billion into the country’s defence sector over 10 years to address accumulated challenges on the backdrop of the ongoing war in Ukraine. As per the statement released by the Defence Ministry, approximately 27 billion kroner will go to defense materiel, buildings, IT and personnel…
BY RITIKA BEHAL In the Part-1 of the Blog Post – we had covered the airborne disruptive technologies – Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Autonomous Unmanned System, Cyber Capabilities, and the capability and development of these technologies globally and also with regards to the Indian Air Force. Taking further, in this Part – II of the BLOG…
As per an unconfirmed report, Nigeria will be the first country to buy unspecified numbers of indigenously built Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) ‘Prachand’ from the Defence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) through soft credit. As of now, six officers from the Nigerian Army have already completed training on Dhruv helicopters at HAL’s Rotary…
It has been reported that the Indian Navy & Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) has undertaken a successful hover drop of indigenously-instrumented Advanced Light Torpedo (TAL) from a SeaKing 42B aircraft. Developed by the NSTL and manufactured by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), the Advanced Light Torpedo successfully cleared its…
Finland has selected US based Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and three other companies – Field Aerospace, L3Harris Technologies, and Swedish company ST Airborne Systems – for the next phase of its MVX border surveillance jet program. The Finnish Border Guard’s MVX multi-role jet program worth $180 Million and is aimed at replacing two Dornier 228…
