According to the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD), there is a shortage of 11,266 Major and Captain and equivalent ranks and other rank officers in the Indian Armed Forces. The Defence Ministry attributed this high shortfall owing to the low recruitment of officers in the COVID-19 period. The Indian Army, being the largest of the…
The Indian Government’s effort to privatise part of its space programme by opening bids to build its small satellite launch rocket has attracted initial interest from 20 companies. This bid to take over the manufacturing and development of the SSLV rocket programme was the first privatisation of its kind for India. India’s Small Satellite Launch…
There is an urgent requirement of indigenously made microchips by the Indian Armed Forces for various military applications. In fact, last year the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) had issued a Request for Proposal(RFP) for 5 lakh semiconductor chips divided across two designs, provided they are based on an indigenous design and Indian Intellectual Property (IP)….
Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, is on a three-day official visit to the Sultanate of Oman from 31 Jul – 02 Aug 23. The visit aims to consolidate existing bilateral defence relations and high-level discussions with military leadership of the Sultanate of Oman. During the visit, Adm R Hari Kumar would…
The number of women officers in Indian Army medical and non-medical cadres are as under: The total number of women in Indian Army medical cadres, as on 01st July 2023: Army Medical Corps (AMC) – 1,212 Army Dental Corps (ADC) – 168 Military Nursing Service (MNS) – 3,841 The total number of women officers in Indian…
ISRO offers the NISAR Utilization Programme (NISAR UP), an opportunity for Indian researchers and scientists to access, analyse and interpret the data from the NASA–ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR)satellite mission. Basically, NISAR offers vital data to observe and study Earth’s intricate processes. This cutting-edge mission involves high-resolution imaging, wide swath, precise orbit control, and short revisit…
SkyAlyne – a partnership between Canadian companies CAE and KF Aerospace – has been identified by the Government of Canada as its preferred bidder to manage the Future Aircrew Training Program (FAcT) for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The FAcT contract will cover all aspects of the required training and in-service support to train Canadian…
Derco, a Lockheed Martin Company, has signed a 3-year Authorized Repair Facility Agreement with Collins Aerospace’s Wheel and Brake division. With this agreement, Derco continues to serve as Collins Aerospace’s authorized repair and overhaul source for its wheels, brakes and rotor brakes on 11 different military platforms, including Lockheed Martin’s C-130, LM-100J, F-16, P-3 and…
Sweden based Saab has submitted its proposal for the replacement of Netherland’s current submarines. The proposal comprises four advanced Expeditionary Submarines C718 with the latest innovations and technologies. Further, these will be build in cooperation with Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group. Saab and Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group have cooperated since 2015 and the offer…
The State Department of United States (US) has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Romania of sixteen (16) Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAVs) and related equipment. The Government of Romania has requested to buy sixteen (16) Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAVs), Personnel Variant (AAVP-7A1); three (3) Assault Amphibious Vehicles, Command…
