The Myanmar military junta has declared the JF-17 Thunder jets supplied by Pakistan as unfit for operations. The Burmese Air Force was forced to ground these fighter planes due to malfunctions and structural flaws. Noteworthy, Pakistan supplied many JF-17 Thunder jets to Myanmar between 2019 and 2021 and all have been declared “unfit for operations.”…
North Korea conducted a simulated tactical nuclear attack drill that included two long-range cruise missiles in an exercise to “warn enemies” the country would be prepared in case of nuclear war. The drill was successfully carried out and two cruise missiles carrying mock nuclear warheads were fired towards the West Sea of the Korean peninsula…
More than 2,000 troops from a Russia-led security alliance opened military exercises in parts of Belarus near the borders of NATO countries. The exercises of the Collective Security Treaty Organization include troops from Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. Armenia is also a member of the CSTO but did not send any of its forces;…
Defence Program: Mine Counter Measure Vessels (MCMV) for Indian Navy RFI Issued: 3rd Aug 2023 Quantity: 12 Nos. Total required Quantity: 26 Nos. Estimated Cost: Over Rs 35000 Crores Category: Buy (Indian-IDDM) / Buy (Indian) Likely Contenders: Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), L&T Shipbuilding, Mazagon Dock Limited, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Cochin Shipyard Limited Current…
The joint venture between GE Aerospace and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to produce GE F414 jet engines for the Indian Air Force (IAF) has received approval from the US Congress. Noteworthy, in June 2023 GE Aerospace has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DPSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to produce F414 jet engines for…
Following up on the success of India’s moon landing with the Chandrayaan-3, ISRO today launched Aditya-L1 spacecraft to study the sun. India’s first sun mission aims to study solar winds, which can cause disturbance on earth commonly seen as auroras. Noteworthy, on September 02, 2023, at 11.50 hrs, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C57) successfully…
A three member UAE Navy Subject Matter Expert (SME) Delegation led by Colonel Dr Ali Saif Ali Mehrazi successfully completed professional interaction with Indian Navy during their four day visit to specialized Meteorology, Oceanography, training and Weather Modelling facilities on 01 Sep 23. The bilateral meeting, held at Integrated Headquarters (IHQ) of MoD (Navy), New Delhi on 01…
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division was awarded a $154.8 million contract modification today for the modernization of USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000). USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) arrived in Pascagoula on August 19, 2023 after leaving San Diego earlier in the month. Now, the ship will enter a modernization period and receive technology upgrades including the integration of…
Airbus Helicopters and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have signed an agreement to initiate the serial production phase of the Light Armed Helicopter (LAH). This follows the contract awarded by the country’s Defence Acquisition Programme Administration to KAI in December 2022 to supply an initial batch of ten LAH to the Republic of Korea Army. The…
BAE Systems received a $797 million contract to continue production of the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) for the U.S. Army, with additional options for a potential total contract amount of $1.6 billion. This award brings the AMPV program into full-rate production, making it the first newly-designed and built tracked vehicle in the U.S. Army’s fleet…
