The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the highest decision-making body in the Indian Defence Ministry for deciding on capital acquisitions, is set to review two significant defence proposals with a cumulative budget exceeding Ras 1 lakh crore, as it is expected to meet at the end of this month. Notably, these proposals come from the Indian Navy…
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will be equipping (Light Combat Aircraft) LCA Mark 1A fighter jets with indigenously being developed ‘Uttam’ radar and ‘Angad’ electronic warfare (EW) suite, replacing the imported systems installed earlier. Noteworthy, the IAF has already commissioned 83 LCA Mark 1A fighter jets, with plans to order an additional 97 in the…
The Indian Government has notified August 23, the day Chandrayaan-3 made a soft landing on the moon, as National Space Day. “…the Government of India has declared the 23rd Day of August of every year as the ‘National Space Day to commemorate this historic moment,” said a notification issued by the Department of Space dated…
Recently, the Indian Air Force Day 2023 was celebrated on 8th October 2023. The day marks the formation of Royal Indian Air Force on 8 October, 1932. Notably, in view of its professional efficiency and achievements during World War II, the force was honoured with the prefix ‘Royal’ in March 1945. Thereby, it became the…
As yet another step in enhancing the private industry participation in the Indian Space sector, ISRO transferred the IMS-1 Satellite Bus Technology to M/S Alpha Design Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (ADTL). NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of ISRO, facilitated the technology transfer through an agreement signed. The Technology Transfer Documents were formally handed over…
Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sumedha made a port call at Lagos, Nigeria on 13 October 2023 as part of its deployment to Gulf of Guinea. The visit was aimed to further strengthen diplomatic relations, reinforce maritime co-operation, and boost interoperability between the two navies. Further, various activities including professional interactions, planning conferences in harbour and…
The Indian Ministry of Defence has signed a contract on October 16, 2023, in New Delhi for Mid Life Upgrade and Re-Powering of INS Beas with Kochi-based M/S Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) at an overall cost of Rs. 313.42 Crore. Noteworthy, INS Beas is the first of Brahmaputra Class Frigate to be re-powered from Steam…
The United States (U.S.) will supply Israel with the capabilities it needs to combat the Hamas terror group even as it supplies Ukraine with the weaponry needed to defeat Russia, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said today at NATO headquarters in Brussels. “We can and will stand by Israel, even as we stand…
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Spain of Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.8 billion. The Government of Spain has requested to buy four (4) Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units consisting of: fifty-one (51) Patriot…
HII have recently announced that its Mission Technologies division was awarded a contract to build nine small unmanned undersea vehicles (SUUV) for the U.S. Navy’s Lionfish System program. The contract has the potential to grow to as many as 200 vehicles over the next five years with a total value of more than $347 million….
