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…
The Indian Navy intends to procure 20 (twenty) Remotely Manned Fast Interceptor Crafts – Indigenous (RMFIC-I) from registered shipyards and have come out with a Request for Information (RFI) for the same. The RMFIC-I would be constructed in a phased manner over a period of 4 years (2026-2030). The procurement is under “Buy Indian (IDDM)…
Indian Navy has developed ‘Rakshak’ – an indigenous designed and developed facility that will enable the training of submarine crews for damage control under the harsh, realistic conditions that the force can face on board. This main damage control and firefighting training facility is a unique facility established for training submarines in damage control. The damage…
The United States (US) State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to United Kingdom (UK) of up to 768 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System-IIs at an estimated cost of $31.2 Million. The Government of the United Kingdom earlier had requested to buy up to seven hundred sixty-eight (768) Advanced Precision Kill Weapon…
It has been reported that Pakistan will be exporting three consignments of 155mm artillery ammunition rounds over the next three months to Kiev via Poland to help Ukraine fight the ongoing invasion by Russia. The Economic Times reported that the consignments will be shipped by Pak Ordnance Factory from Karachi Port to Gdansk Port Poland…
A consortium of European space companies, led by Airbus Defence and Space, Eutelsat, Hispasat, SES and Thales Alenia Space, will be jointly bidding for the European Commission’s (EU) Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity, and Security by Satellite (IRISS) constellation. The project aims to provide a secure space-based communication system to the European Union by 2027, supporting…
