Defence program: P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance (LRMR) Aircraft For Defence Service: Indian Navy Prime Contractor: Boeing Category: Buy Global Quantity: 6 (12 already inducted) Estimated Cost: $1.8 Billion – $2 Billion Total Requirement by Indian Navy: 22 Current Status: Price negotiations for the procurement to begin soon Project Brief: Maritime surveillance capability is a…
The Ministry of Civil Aviation, India has come across a recent news article that warrants clarification. The article insinuates that the central government has finalized the draft on standards and guidelines for manufacturing and testing of drones. In India, drone regulations are governed by the Drone Rules 2021 and its subsequent amendments notified by the Ministry…
India’s Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh, on October 24, 2023, visited the forward posts in Arunachal Pradesh and carried out first-hand on-ground assessment of the operational preparedness of the Armed Forces there. He interacted with the troops deployed in the frontline locations along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The Defence Minister expressed gratitude to…
Lockheed Martin has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support the C-130J Super Hercules global supply chain with Kencoa Aerospace Corporation, a Republic of Korea aerospace industry partner. This MoU represents Lockheed Martin’s commitment to contributing to the Republic of Korea’s Large Transport Aircraft 2nd (LTA-II) Program, which is managed through the Defense Acquisition…
The 4th edition of Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC) – 2023 is being held from 29 to 31 October 2023 by the Indian Navy under the aegis of Naval War College, Goa. GMC is the Indian Navy’s outreach Initiative providing a multinational platform to harness the collective wisdom of practitioners of maritime security and the academia towards garnering…
The State Department of United States (US) has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) of Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM) for an estimated cost of $957.4 million. The Government of the United Kingdom has requested to buy three thousand (3,000) Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM), AGM-179A….
Issue Date: 20-Oct-2023 Response Date: 29-Nov-2023 Service: Department of Defence Research and Development Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), Department of Defence (R&D), DRDO, Kochi, Kerala, invites Expression of Interest (EOI) from Indian Industrial Partners (IP) for ‘development, supply, integration, installation, commissioning, testing and support for integrated trials of the following mechanical modules, being developed…
Issue Date: 18-Oct-2023 Response Date: 28-Oct-2023 Service: Indian Army Qty required Bullet Proof Vehicle Qty 03. Specifications/drawings, as applicable – As per firm drawing/specs, in compliance with AIS-007 (Rev 5) latest IS/BIS, CMVR, other Govt norms and Appx ‘G’ to the RFP No 00228/Tpt Unit/Mov/Adm & Coord dated 18 Oct 2023.
In a landmark move to augment the training infrastructure of special forces and combat free-fallers, the Special Forces Training School (SFTS) at Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh, gets Indian Army’s first Vertical Wind Tunnel (VWT). General Manoj Pande, Chief of the Army Staff, virtually inaugurated the facility. The state-of-the-art wind tunnel is set to refine the Combat…
The State Department of United States (US) has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Latvia of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $220 million. The Government of the Republic of Latvia has requested to buy:- six (6) M142 High Mobility…
