Germany is planning to procure 18 Leopard 2 tanks and 12 self-propelled howitzers to replenish stocks depleted by deliveries to Ukraine, according to procurement documents seen by Reuters. The tanks order will come to 525 million euros ($578 million) while the howitzers have a price tag of 190.7 million euros, all of which are to…
As part of Indian Navy’s deployment to ASEAN countries, Indian Naval Warships – INS Delhi and INS Satpur – under the command of Rear Admiral Gurcharan Singh, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF), are making a port call at Sihanoukville, Cambodia from 11 – 14 May 23. The port call demonstrates India’s cordial ties with…
The South Korea Air Force has begun its regular large-scale exercise to bolster its combat capabilities and ensure the country’s defence posture. The eight-day ‘Soaring Eagle exercise‘ began at an air base in Cheongju, 112 kilometre south of Seoul. The main objective to undertake this exercise by South Korea Air Force is to become equipped…
The Defence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU) Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has reported that it has witnessed decline in profit in 10 quarters. The reason attributed to is because of higher input costs and tax expenses. The Indian state-owned aerospace and defence company’s consolidated net profit stood at Rs 2,831 Crores ($342.20 Million) in the fourth quarter…
BrahMos Aerospace is set to begin the deleveries of the BrahMos cruise missiles to the Philippines by the end of 2023. Earlier, in January this year, the Philippines closed a $374 million deal to acquire the shore based anti-ship variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. Besides, the country is also reportedly considering a follow-on…
US technology major Cisco have announced that it will start manufacturing in India as part of the expansion of its footprint in the country, and aims to drive over $1 billion in combine domestic production and exports. The manufacturing plant will reportedly be set up in Tamil Nadu and will focus on building Cisco’s best-in-class…
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-Madras) Researchers partnered with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Scientists to develop cutting-edge sensor technology – ‘Piezoelectric MEMS technology’ – for underwater communications, which will be advantageous to defence applications, especially in the Navy. The indigenous development of this technology enables the nation to fabricate the devices at…
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the programme marking National Technology Day 2023 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on May 11, 2023. He underlined that today marks the day when India’s scientists achieved the stupendous feat in Pokhran which made the entire nation proud. The programme also marked the commencement of the celebration of…
The Indian Government is most likely to soon invite financial bids for strategic sale of Defence Public Sector Unit (DPSU) BEML after its non-core business got listed on the bourses last month. Earlier, in January 2021, the Government invited preliminary bids for selling 26 percent stake in BEML along with the management control. It received…
The Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi will be on an official visit to the United States (US) next month where he will be hosted by President Joe Biden and the first lady Jill Biden. This announcement has been officially confirmed by the White House and Indian Ministry of External Affairs stating that the visit…
