Three bidders have confirmed their participation for the Indian Army’s contract for the procurement of 220 nos. of Air Defence Guns (AD Guns). Recently, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has announced a partnership with Italy’s Leonardo S.p.A (formerly Finmeccanica) for the supply of Air Defence Guns to the Indian Army. Besides, Larsen & Toubro and…
According to a report by Economic Times, the Indian Army has ordered weapons worth Rs 7,300 crore from domestic manufacturers using emergency power. In addition, another Rs 7,000 crore worth of orders is in the final stages of procurement and is likely to be completed in the coming weeks. As per the report, the Indian…
“India has gained a new strategic strength in recent years and today our borders are more secure than ever,” said Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi during his address to the nation from the ramparts of historic Red Fort, Delhi on the 77th Independence Day on August 15, 2023. Further, he reiterated the Government’s unwavering resolve to…
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has decided to replace the Microsoft Operating System (OS) in all computers connected to the Internet with a new OS Maya, based on open-source Ubuntu developed locally. This is being done owing to the increasing cyber and malware attacks on defence as well as critical infrastructure across the country,…
ISRO / Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) have successfully conducted a series of Drogue Parachute Deployment Tests for Gaganyaan Mission. These tests were done at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh, during August 8-10, 2023. Also, the tests were conducted in collaboration with Aerial Delivery Research and…
The Department of Defense (DoD) of United States (US) have announced additional security assistance for Ukraine to help the latter to meet its critical security and defense needs. Worth mentioning that this announcement is the Unites States’ forty-fourth tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. Further, it includes…
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has won a new contract with an Asian nation to provide comprehensive maintenance support services for operational systems employed by its navy. The multi-year agreement is estimated at 100 million Shekels (30 million dollars). Besides, it will include maintenance services for the Navy’s TYPHOON Mk30-c and MINI-TYPHOON remotely-controlled naval weapon…
Exercise Highball has successfully concluded in Lancelin, Western Australia with the live fire of long-range land-based rocket artillery against a maritime target. Noteworthy, this exercise is a combined Australian Joint Operations Command and United States (US) Indo-Pacific Command initiative. Further, the exercise used a range of air, land, space and maritime capabilities to test United…
Russia is in the process of equipping its new multi-purpose nuclear submarines of the Yasen-M project with hypersonic missiles, namely SS-N-33 Zircon (Russian; NATO reporting name). Currently, work in this direction is already underway. Yasen-class submarines, also known as Project 885M, are nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines, built to replace Soviet-era nuclear attack submarines as part of…
Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered two major components of the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) and has started the next phase of pre-launch preparations. Notably, this two-satellite constellation will deliver protected satellite communications to the Northern polar region – one of the most difficult locations on earth to deliver communications. The most recent accomplishments include:…
