The President of India and the Supreme Commander of Armed Forces, Smt Droupadi Murmu, will confer the President’s Colour to Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune on Friday, 01 Dec 2023, in its platinum jubilee year. Notably, the AFMC is a premier Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) establishment and one of the leading medical colleges…
In a grand ceremony held at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), ISRO commemorated the 60th anniversary of its maiden foray into space with the launch of the Nike-Apache sounding rocket from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station on November 21, 1963. The event was graced by the presence of Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State…
India is looking at signing the deal to procure 31 MQ-9B drones from the US under a government-to-government framework by March 2023 with the US Congress expected to clear the supplies in the next few weeks. Reportedly, the Indian and United States (US) Government officials will hold the final series of negotiations on the procurement…
India is inching towards the final steps of procuring France based SCALP cruise missile which showcased compellingly in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. The French SCALP cruise missile – known as the Storm Shadow in England is anticipated to equip the 26 Dassault Rafale-Marine [Rafale-M] fighter jets that the Indian Navy is procuring from Dassault Aviation. As…
Indian company Merlinhawk Aerospace Pvt. Ltd. signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Italy’s Vega Composites S.r.l. to establish a manufacturing and design facility in the defence corridor in Tamil Nadu (India) for advanced composites material-based products. The new entity will be called Merlinhawk Composites and Engineering Private Limited. This agreement was signed in the…
