INS Vikrant, the first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier, is presently undergoing Air Certification and Flight Integration Trials with Rotary Wing and Fixed Wing aircraft for achieving ‘Combat ready’ state at the earliest. As part of the trials, maiden day landing of MiG-29K and the indigenous LCA (Navy) was achieved on 06 Feb 23. Since then, day…
Issued Date: 17-May-2023 Response Date: 07-Jun-2023 Issued by: Indian Army Brief Details: Indian Army requires quantity 1,52,000 bombs of AMK 201E Bomb ML 81mm Mor Ill (Ind) to be delivered in 36 months from date of award of contract. The RFP stipulates that the contract can be cancelled unilaterally by the buyer in case items…
Issued Date: 17-May-2023 Response Date: 08-Jun-2023 Issued by: Department of Defence Research and Development Brief Details: The Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE) Pune, a laboratory of Armament & Combat Engineering (ACE) Cluster under DRDO, has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) for Development cum-Production (DcPP) of 105mm-FSAPDS Projectile Assembly. DcPP selection will be associated at…
Issued Date: 17-May-2023 Response Date: 09-Jun-2023 Issued by: Department of Defence Production Brief Details: The Department of Defence Production has issued a RFP for Thermal Imaging Integrated Observation Equipment (TIIOE). The quantity requirement is 01 nos. Thermal Imaging Integrated Observation Equipment (TIIOE) is a passive Imaging system for observation & fire monitoring by Artillery for…
The United States’ Department of Defense (DoD) have announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs. This authorization is the Biden Administration’s thirty-eighth (38) drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. It includes additional ammunition for U.S.-provided HIMARS, artillery rounds, anti-armor capabilities, and critical enablers valued at…
Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera, Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy is on a five day official visit to India from 23 – 27 May 2023. During the visit, VAdm Priyantha Perera will be presiding over the Passing Out Parade of the Spring Term 23 at Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala. To be noted that the Indian Navy…
Poland has initiated talks with Sweden to purchase an undisclosed number of early-warning aircraft for the Polish Air Force. As of now detailed negotiations are being carried out, and most likely the contract is expected to be signed soon. Though Poland has not disclosed the make of the aircraft that are to be purchased, however…
The United States (US) has signed a defence cooperation agreement with Papua New Guinea (PNG) with the focus on expansion of the Pacific Island nation’s capabilities and making it easier for the US military to train with its forces. The defence cooperation was drafted by the United States and Papua New Guinea as equals and…
BY KAVITA NAGPAL It is a well-known fact that Armed Forces that are better equipped with higher technologies have always and will continue to have an upper hand. Further, technology also has a great deterrent value, hence, even at times can help in averting wars with least damage and costs. Moreover, the future wars will…
