Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), one of India’s premier defence shipyards and a Category 1 Mini Ratna Company, is riding on a strong order book which currently stands worth over Rs 24,456 crore. At present, the order book of the shipyard includes four projects for the Indian navy comprising of 19 warships and…
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing for its first scientific expedition to study the Sun, Aditya-L1. ISRO is planning to launch by the end of August or early September this year. As of now, the satellite realised at the UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Bengaluru has reached the SDSC-SHAR / spaceport in…
A two-member United States Congressional delegation, visited Headquarters, Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy in Mumbai on 11 August 2023. The delegation included Representatives Mr Rohit Khanna and Ms Deborah Ross accompanied by Dr. Vikram Krishnamoorthy, Under Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. The delegation interacted with Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla, AVSM, NM,…
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…
