Karnataka based DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations has successfully tested a reusable rocket launch vehicle. The vehicle attained an altitude of about 3 km above ground and successfully landed using a parachute mechanism. It had air pressure, heat, internal combustion, air friction sensors (with calculation), and miniature parachute for equipment recovery onboard. The major highlight of this…
Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff of India and CG Admiral Artemio M Abu, Commandant of Philippine Coast Guard signed the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for exchange of White Shipping Information on 23 August 2023. The SOP was signed in New Delhi during ongoing visit of the Commandant, Philippine Coast Guard to…
India’s Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari reviewed the status of the (Light Combat Aircraft) LCA programme in Air Headquarters. Also in attendance were senior functionaries from the Ministry of Defence, DRDO, HAL and ADA. Opening the proceedings, the CAS brought out that the LCA has been the flag bearer of…
India successfully fired the indigenous Astra Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile from ‘Tejas’ Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) LSP-7 off the coast of Goa on August 23, 2023. The missile release was successfully carried out from the aircraft at an altitude of about 20,000 ft. Further, all the objectives of the test were met and…
The Lander Module (LM) of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3, launched on July 14, made a successfully landed on the surface of the Moon on August 23, 2023. With this India has become the fourth country to achieve a soft-landing on the Moon. The others being the United States, Russia…
The State Department of United States (US) has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Poland of AH-64E Apache Helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $12.0 billion. The Government of Poland has requested to buy ninety-six (96) AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters; two hundred ten (210) T700-GE…
AeroVironment has announced its anticipated acquisition of Tomahawk Robotics, a leader in AI-enabled robotic control systems. The acquisition will enable deeper integration of both companies’ technology, leading to enhanced interoperability and interconnectivity of unmanned systems through a singular platform with similar control features. This will ultimately enable warfighters to operate various connected robotic solutions in…
Elbit Systems has been awarded a contract worth approximately $55 million to supply multi-layered ReDrone Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) to the Netherlands. The contract will be performed over a period of four years. As part of the contract, Elbit Systems will supply several mobile, stationary and deployed configurations of the ReDrone integrated Counter-UAS solution along…
The State Department of United States (US) has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $975 million. The Government of Australia has requested to buy up to twenty-two (22) M142 High Mobility…
HII has announced that its Mission Technologies division, leading a team of industry experts, has developed a small form factor prototype kit for cyber threat hunting that is designed to detect and counter malicious activity on U.S. federal and mission partner nation networks. The kit, called SABERHUNT (trademark pending), adapts to fit mission needs and…
