Armenia has contracted to buy the India-developed Zen Anti-Drone System (ZADS), a Counter Unmanned Aerial System (CUAS) designed to provide comprehensive security against drone attacks, EurAsian Times reported citing sources familiar with the deal. Officials who did not wish to be identified confirmed to the EurAsian Times that Armenia has contracted the Hyderabad-based Zen Technologies…
The Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI) is organising an International Conference-cum-Exhibition on ‘Aerospace & Aviation in 2047’ at Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in New Delhi on November 18 & 19, 2023. President Smt Droupadi Murmu, the Chief Guest of the event, will inaugurate the Conference-cum-Exhibition. Besides, the Guests of Honour will include Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and…
EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology groups for defence and beyond, announced the successful completion of the feasibility studies for the integration of the AL TARIQ long-range precision-guided munitions (LR-PGMs) on the (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) HAL Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). The announcement follows an MoU signed earlier this year between AL TARIQ,…
As a part of Vigilance Awareness Week, a Vendors Meet was organized by Defence public Sector Undertaking (DPSU) Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) on 6th November 2023. About 160 vendors attended the meet organized at the Company’s Kanchanbagh Unit in Hyderabad. The meet commenced with the “Integrity Pledge for Citizens” administered by Dr. Upender Vennam, IPoS,…
The Ministry of Defence, Government of India, intends to procure 6,175 Numbers of Multi Spectral Camouflage Net (MSCN) for High Altitude including Barren Mountain/Snow Bound Area and have issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the same. The end users of the equipment will be the Indian Armed Forces. The equipment i.e., MSCN for High…
Indian Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh held bilateral meetings with his Indonesian and Vietnamese counterparts on the sidelines of 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting – Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Jakarta, Indonesia on November 16, 2023. During his meeting with the Defence Minister of Indonesia Mr Prabowo Subianto, the Raksha Mantri appreciated Indonesia’s leadership of ASEAN this year,…
The ninth edition of India-Sri Lanka Joint Military exercise “Exercise Mitra Shakti-2023” commenced in Aundh (Pune). The exercise is being conducted from 16th to 29th November 2023. Notably, the Indian contingent, of 120 personnel, is being represented mainly by troops from the MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY Regiment. While, the Sri Lankan side is being represented by personnel from…
‘Amini’, the 4th of 08 x ASW Shallow Water Craft (SWC) Project being built by M/s GRSE for Indian Navy, was launched on 16 Nov 23 at M/s L&T, Kattupalli. The Launch Ceremony was presided over by VAdm Sandeep Naithani, Chief of Materiel. In keeping with maritime tradition, Mrs Manju Naithani launched the ship to…
INS Sumedha is on an Extended Range Operational Deployment and is currently operating in the Atlantic Ocean along the West Coast of Africa. During this period, INS Sumedha operated in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) undertaking a 31 days anti-piracy patrol. This is the second such patrol being undertaken by the Indian Navy in this…
The Indian Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh attended the 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting – Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Jakarta, Indonesia on November 16, 2023. In his address, he affirmed the ASEAN centrality and appreciated its role in promoting dialogue & consensus in the region. Further, he also reiterated India’s commitment to freedom of navigation, overflight and…
