According to the data presented by the Indian Government recently, the value of defence production has crossed the figure of Rs one lakh crore for the first time ever during financial year 2022-23. The value currently stands Rs 1,06,800 crore and it will go further up once the data is received from the remaining private…
Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, on an official visit to Vietnam will preside the Decommissioning followed by Handing Over Ceremony of Indian Naval Ship Kirpan to Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN), scheduled on 22 July 2023 at Cam Ranh, Vietnam. The transfer of an indigenously built in-service missile corvette, INS Kirpan, from the Indian Navy to the Vietnam…
Remembering the supreme sacrifices by the Indian Soldiers in the Second World War, the Commune of Monotone (in Italy) and Italian Military historians have unveiled “V.C Yeshwant Ghadge Sundial Memorial” at Montone (Perugia, Italy). Basically, it is a tribute to the Indian troops who fought during Italian Campaign during the Second World War, and to…
The Department of Defense (DoD), United States have announced a new security assistance for Ukraine, to support its battlefield needs and underscore unwavering US support for Ukraine. This package, which includes critical air defense capabilities and munitions, will be provided as part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI). Further, this USAI package highlights…
Rheinmetall AG of Düsseldorf has secured an important order from Hungary for Hero Loitering Munitions. The contracts to this effect have now been signed. Notably, the munitions are worth a figure in the low three-digit million-euro range. The delivery is slated to begin in 2024 and is scheduled to end in 2025. About Hero Loitering…
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), the joint venture owned by Fincantieri and Leonardo with respective stakes of 51% and 49%, has signed, with the Directorate of Naval Armaments of the Secretariat General of Defence / National Armaments Directorate, the Maintenance in Operational Conditions (MOC) Framework Agreement for the Cavour aircraft carrier and the Andrea Doria and…
