India, Malaysia agree to expand bilateral defence ties

To further boost India’s ‘Act East Policy’ and strengthen bilateral defence ties with Malaysia, the Indian Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh held extensive discussions with his Malaysian counterpart Mr Dato’ Seri Mohamad Hasan in Kuala Lumpur on July 10, 2023. Further, he also called on Prime Minister Mr YB Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim, besides…

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France to buy 1,515 AGM-114R2 Hellfire Missiles from US

The State Department of United States (US) has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of France of AGM-114R2 Hellfire Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $203 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government of…

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Kratos expands space domain awareness network in India

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security and Global Markets, announced an expansion of its Space Domain Awareness (SDA) network locations into India. Notably, Kratos’ SDA network monitors the behavior of space-based radio frequency (RF) signals to identify critical information about satellites in orbit, such as their position,…

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IAI acquires India’s HELA Systems Private Limited

IAI has signed a deal to acquire HELA Systems Private Limited, an ‘Indian subsidiary’ of ELTA Systems Ltd.  To be noted that ELTA Systems is one of Israel’s leading defence electronics companies with wide-ranging expertise in Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, Surveillance and Target Acquisition. The current deal demonstrates IAI’s commitment to its strong partnership with India’s…

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Germany approves purchase of ammunition for Ukraine

The German Parliament’s Budget Committee has given nod to the procurement of additional ammunition for the Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery system, Leopard 2 battle tank and Puma infantry fighting vehicle, which will be used to meet the Bundeswehr’s own needs and support Ukraine. According to the ministry, this way the Bundeswehr will cover its own…

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