The Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar recently said that after extensive flying operations and use of SeaGuardian drones for surveillance requirements of the Indian Army and Indian Air Force, it has now been decided that the defence forces would get a total of 31 of the latest MQ-9B drones (16 SkyGuardian and 15…
India’s Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh will pay an official visit to Malaysia on July 10-11, 2023, with focus on further consolidating bilateral defence ties and military cooperation and enhanced ‘Strategic Partnership’. The Indian Defence Minister will hold bilateral talks with Defence Minister of Malaysia Mr Dato’ Seri Mohamad Hasan, during which both the Ministers…
The Indian Navy Marching Contingent, as part of the Tri services contingent, arrived in France for participation in the Bastille Day Parade at Paris on 14 Jul 23. The Navy team on parade will comprise of four officers and 64 sailors. Further, the contingent will be led by Cdr Vrat Baghel. The officer is a…
United States (US) will be sending cluster munitions package to Ukraine to aid in its counteroffensive against Russia. It is to be noted that cluster munitions are a class of weapon that contain multiple explosive bomblets called submunitions, and has been banned by more than 100 countries. These munitions are controversial because of their failure,…
United Kingdom’s (UK) Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Defence Secretary Ben Wallace signed a new bilateral ‘2030 Partnership’ with Poland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau and Minister for National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak at Lancaster House. This is expected to further deepen their foreign policy, security and defence cooperation, following the signing of a new…
During a recent event in Nueva Ecija, Philippine Army chief Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. has revealed plans to purchase the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Himars) and Indian BrahMos anti-ship cruise missiles later this year. These planned acquisitions is part of the country’s ongoing military modernization. Rather, this year, the military’s modernization program enters…
BAE Systems was awarded a $37 million U.S. Department of Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC) contract to design the Next Generation Evolved SeaSparrow Missile Launch System (NGELS). The company will support the NATO SeaSparrow Program Office (NSPO) to design and deliver prototype deck launching systems to support the U.S. Navy and allied countries with the…
The Dutch Ministry of Defence, Damen and Thales have signed the contract for the design, construction, and delivery of four (Anti-Submarine Warfare) ASW Frigates; two for the Netherlands and two for Belgium. The agreement was signed on HNLMS Karel Doorman by Defence State Secretary Christophe van der Maat, Damen Shipyards Group CEO Arnout Damen, Damen…
As part of a U.S. Department of Defense Foreign Military Sale (FMS), Boeing has received a contract to produce 18 CH-47F Block I Chinook Helicopters for South Korea and one additional aircraft for Spain. The deal valued at up to $793 million represents the final aircraft to be ordered on the current CH-47F Block I…
The European Commission recently announced the results of the 2022 calls for proposals under the European Defence Fund (EDF) amounting to 832 million euros of EU funding in support of 41 joint defence research and development projects across the EU. The selected projects will help further develop EU’s high-end defence capabilities in critical areas such as, naval, ground, air combat, space-based…
