The Indian Navy currently operates 14 diesel electric submarine and 2 nuclear powered ones. But most of the fleet is three decades old. The IN needs at least 24 submarines to meet its 30-year submarine-building plan, which was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security in 1999. The current submarine fleet is based at two…
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully accomplished GSLV-F12/NVS-01 mission on Monday, May 29, 2023. This Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) mission deployed NVS-01 navigation satellite, weighing about 2232 kg, into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. The vehicle lifted off at 10:42 hours IST from the second launch pad at SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota and injected the satellite…
Denmark’s Government has announced that it would triple its defence budget over the next 10 years in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Denmark intends to reach the NATO goal of spending two percent (2%) of gross domestic product (GDP) on the military by 2030. However, it is to be noted that till date…
Germany based shipbuilder Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) recently has handed over a frigate to the Navy of the Arab Republic of Egypt as part of a four-ship contract worth 2.3 billion euros (US$2.5 billion). The Arab Republic of Egypt has placed an order for a total of four structurally identical vessels, with the first three…
