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:…
The President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu has approved 76 Gallantry awards to Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces personnel on the eve of 77th Independence Day 2023. These include four Kirti Chakra (posthumous), 11 Shaurya Chakras, including five posthumous, two Bar to Sena Medals (Gallantry), 52 Sena Medals (Gallantry), three Nao Sena Medal…
The list of Honorary Commission (Honorary Captain and Honorary Lieutenant) awarded on the occasion of Independence Day 2023 are enclosed as mentioned below :- (a) Active List Honorary Ranks. (b) Honorary Ranks after retirement. (c) Honorary Nb Sub Ranks after retirement. SUMMARY Ser No Rank/Award Active List After Retirement 1. Hony Capt 445 1388 2. Hony Lt 1811…
Vindhyagiri, a Project 17A Frigate, will be launched by the Hon’ble President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu, at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata on 17 Aug 23. Named after the mountain range in Karnataka, Vindhyagiri is the sixth ship of the Project 17A Frigates. Basically, these warships are follow-ons of the Project…
Two Indian Naval Ships INS Visakhapatnam and INS Trikand, under the command of Rear Admiral Vineet McCarty, Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet, arrived at Port Rashid, Dubai on 08 Aug 2023 to participate in a bilateral Naval Maritime Partnership Exercise with the UAE Navy. After two days of detailed planning, the two navies conducted the…
The 5th edition of the three day AI workshop on ‘Artificial Intelligence for the Future Fleet’ was organised at INS Valsura, Jamnagar from 09 – 11 Aug 23. The key note address was delivered by VAdm MA Hampiholi,Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command. In his keynote address, he highlighted the initiatives taken by the Indian Navy…
During the last five financial years (2018-19 to 2022-23), 239 defence acquisition contracts have been signed for procurement of defence items/equipment. Out of which, 168 contracts accounting for 68% of total contracts value have been signed with Indian vendors including MSMEs. The year-wise details of capital contracts signed with domestic vendors are as under: S…
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) and Lockheed Martin are beginning the second phase of yearly iterative updates to the F-22 fleet, planning software tweaks and quick-turn upgrades that both sides say are laying the groundwork for how next-generation aircraft will be sustained. Though the service has marked the Raptor for retirement once the future, secretive…
