The Chanakya Defence Dialogue 2023, a two-day groundbreaking event steered by the Indian Army in collaboration with the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), concluded on 4th November with takeaways on Security Challenges in South Asia and the Indo-Pacific. The event organised in Manekshaw Centre on 3rd and 4th November, in six different sessions, was centred around the…
The United States (US) and China on Monday held rare talks on nuclear arms control, a new step to ease mistrust ahead of an expected presidential summit next week. The talks – the first meeting specifically on nuclear arms between the two powers since president Barack Obama’s administration come as the United States voices alarm over…
The State Department of United Sates (US) has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Iraq of Bell Helicopter Contracted Logistics Support (CLS) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $300 million. The Government of Iraq has requested to buy additional services, as indicated below, that will be…
Russia had successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads from one of its submarines. It is to be noted that the launch of the “Bulava” missile, the first in just over a year, comes as Russia ramps up nuclear rhetoric since revoking its ratification of a key nuclear test ban treaty….
Pakistani authorities have stepped up security at military and other sensitive installations following the weekend attack by militants on an air base that damaged three grounded aircraft and destroyed a fuel tanker. A recently formed group, Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan, has claimed responsibility for Saturday’s attack in Mianwali, a city in eastern Punjab province, where police have repulsed…
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to produce six multi-mission MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for the Norwegian government. Designed and built by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, MH-60R aircraft will enable Norway to perform multiple maritime missions, including search and rescue and coastal and offshore patrol. Notably, Norway’s order marks the second MH-60R contract…
