The Indo Pacific region is in the midst of a substantial arms race that Australia is responding to, not fuelling, with its planned acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines, Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy said on November 28, 2023. The $245 billion AUKUS project with Britain and the United States to build a new class of nuclear-powered and…
Elbit Systems Ltd. has been awarded a contract by Airbus Defense and Space to supply the Direct Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) and Infrared (IR) Missile Warning Systems for installation on the MRTT A330 refueling aircraft for Canada. The contract will be performed over a period of five years. Worth mentioning that Elbit Systems DIRCM laser…
PZL Mielec, a Lockheed Martin company, delivered the first four new-generation, European manufactured S-70M Black Hawk helicopters to Romania’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, with two more aircraft on schedule to arrive by the end of 2023. Purchased as part of the European Union’s VISION 2020 project, the intended missions for Romania’s new Sikorsky Black Hawk…
US based Boeing will build an additional 15 KC-46A tankers under a Lot 10 contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force valued at $2.3 billion. As of now, one hundred fifty-three KC-46A multi-mission aerial refuelers are now on contract globally, providing advanced capability advantages for the joint force and allies. With a supplier network of…
MBDA and Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) have signed an agreement to deepen cooperation. The agreement will see the companies explore new opportunities for the integration of new MBDA weapons onto KAI platforms and the export of both together via a joint marketing approach. Noteworthy, MBDA is already committed to working together with KAI to complete successfully…
The Defence Procurement Board (DPB), a key body of the Indian Defence Ministry, has accorded in-principal approval to the ambitious proposal for the construction of second indigenous aircraft carrier for the Indian Navy. Noteworthy, the construction of a second aircraft carrier, to be known as IAC II, is expected to cost of around Rs 40,000…
European defence major MBDA has said it is open to considering the possibility of integrating its high-precision strike missile Brimstone missiles onto the MQ-9B Predator armed drones that India is procuring from the US, provided it receives such a proposal. MBDA’s Brimstone missiles are known as close air support weapons and are suitable for deployment…
A joint India-Sri Lanka military exercise, Mitrashakti 2023, culminated on 28th November, 2023 at Pune’s southern command foreign training node after a span of twelve (12) days. Notably, the forces, including troops from the Indian Army and the Air Force, learnt about each other’s operational drills and tactics during this exercise. Brigadier S Taluja, Commander,…
India and the US will launch the joint microwave remote sensing satellite for Earth observation, named NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) in the first quarter of next year, said Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh during a meeting with a high-level delegation of NASA led by NASA Chief Mr Bill Nelson who called on him in…
The Ministry of Defence (MoD(, India has signed a contract with M/s Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Haridwar on 28th November, 2023, for procurement of 16 Upgraded Super Rapid Gun Mount (SRGM) along with associated equipment/ accessories for Indian Navy under Buy (Indian) category at a total cost of Rs 2956.89 Crore. To be noted…
