The Indian Air Force (IAF) has officially announced its intention to procure about 100 additional indigenously manufactured LCA Mark 1A fighter jets. This would be in addition to the 83 LCA Mark 1A aircraft that the IAF had previously ordered in February 2021 for Rs 48,000 crore. The Indian Air Force’s objective in acquiring these…
A joint venture between France based aerospace manufacturer Dassault Avaition and India based Reliance Aerospace – Dassault Reliance Aerospace Limited (DRAL) – is planning to commence the production of Falcon 2000LXS business jets in Nagpur, India by 2025. The aim is to unveil the first Falcon 2000 LXS jet from Nagpur in early 2025. Set…
Indian Space Research Orgranization (ISRO) has successfully completed the CE20 E13 engine hot test for the Gaganyaan qualification and 22-tonne thrust qualification. To be noted that CE20 engine is the first indigenously developed cryogenic engine that powers the upper stage (C25) of LVM3 rocket. The engine was already qualified to operate at a thrust level…
According to a post by India’s Ordnance Factory Ambajri (OFAJ) on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the first consignment of Pinaka Mk-I (Enhanced) Rocket System (EPRS) has been flagged off against export on 5 October 2023. The flagging off ceremony was done by Shri Somnath Tripathy, Senior General Manager/OFAJ in the presence of…
The Indian Navy has recently granted its approval for the acquisition of 12 autonomous weaponized boat swarms, a groundbreaking development engineered by Pune-based Sagar Defence Engineering. Noteworthy, these boats will provide naval forces with significant tactical advantages in underwater and surface warfare as they have multi-mission capabilities. The weaponized boat swarms have two advanced cameras in front and…
Indian Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh held talks with Italian Defence Minister Mr Guido Crosetto in Rome on October 09, 2023, on the first leg of his visit to Italy and France. The focus was on the opportunities in defence industrial cooperation. During the meeting, both sides discussed a host of defence cooperation issues, including training,…
The Annual Joint HADR Exercise (AJHE) is an outcome of Hon’ble PM’s directive promulgated during Combined Commanders’ Conference-2015. Since its first edition in 2015, the Annual Joint HADR Exercise, CHAKRAVAT, has transformed itself into a multi-agency endeavour involving participation of all three Services, Paramilitary Forces, as well as several disaster response organisations, NGOs, academic institutions…
Vice Adm Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command reviewed the operational readiness of the Eastern Fleet of the Indian Navy at sea. He witnessed various surface, sub-surface, air and anti-air operations by ships of the Eastern Fleet under the command of Rear Adm Gurcharan Singh Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet. Unalerted exercises, successful…
India and Tanzania elevated their ties to the level of strategic partnership, with a view to further strengthen the bilateral relations and expanding cooperation across various sectors. Both sides noted that the strategic partnership will help the two countries to jointly work on issues like Maritime Security, Defence Cooperation, Development Partnership, Trade and Investment among…
The Prime Minister of Indian Narendra Modi received a telephone call today from the Prime Minister of Israel, H.E. Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu. India’s Prime Minister expressed deep condolences and sympathy for those killed and wounded as a result of the terrorist attacks in Israel and conveyed that people of India stand in solidarity with Israel…
