Month: September 2023

Highlighting India’s maritime expertise and commitment towards addressing shared challenges, particularly marine pollution, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Pollution-Control Vessel ‘Samudra Prahari’ carried out a comprehensive Pollution Response Table-Top exercise and demonstration at Khlong Toei Port in Bangkok, Thailand on September 20, 2023, the final of its four-day visit. The exercise involved personnel from Thailand’s Maritime…

India’s Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Anil Chauhan PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, CDS visited CSDO at New Delhi on 21 Sep 23. He was received by AOM, Air Marshal CR Mohan AVSM, VSM. CSDO is a premiere institute entrusted with the responsibility of formulation of maintenance philosophies of IAF. During the visit, he was…

Indian Naval Ships Ranvijay and Kavaratti and submarine INS Sindhukesari arrived in Singapore to participate in the 30th edition of the Singapore India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX), an annual bilateral Naval exercise between the Indian Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), which is being conducted since 1994. To be noted, SIMBEX holds the distinction…

The Air Force Association (AFA) of India celebrated its 43rd Annual Day on 20th September 2023. As part of the celebrations, the President of Air Force Association, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria (Retd) laid a wreath at the National War Memorial on behalf of all IAF Veterans in the morning on 20 Sep 23, to honour those Armed Forces personnel who have…

The Indian Army and the United States Army will co-host 13th IPACC, 47th IPAMS and 9th SELF, a three-day conference of Chiefs of Armies and delegates of 35 countries in New Delhi from 25th to 27th September 2023. The central theme for this forum is “Together for Peace: Sustaining Peace and Stability in the Indo-Pacific…

The domestic aviation industry of India has experienced a remarkable surge in passenger traffic during the first eight months of 2023. According to the latest data analysis, the number of passengers carried by domestic airlines from January to August 2023 reached an impressive 1190.62 lakhs, marking a substantial increase of 38.27% compared to the same…

India’s Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh informed that the second (2nd) Phase of Chandrayaan-3 mission will begin a few hours from now, when dawn breaks on the Moon after a gap of 14 days. Currently, Indian Space and…

Babcock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cosworth, propulsion experts, to explore the use of hybrid propulsion systems in military land vehicles. Under the agreement, the companies will work together to deliver the systems to convert fuel to electricity in military vehicles. Babcock will integrate Cosworth’s ‘Cat Gen’ (Catalytic Generator) into a 70…

The State Department of United States (US) has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government of Poland of an Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $4.0 billion. Basically, the Government of Poland has requested to buy phase…