The crest of Yard 12706 (Imphal), the third amongst the four Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyers, was unveiled by India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in the presence of Manipur Chief Minister Shri N Biren Singh, in New Delhi on November 28, 2023. The unveiling of Imphal’s crest, adorned with the Kangla Palace and ‘Kangla-Sa’ is…
The NDA Expo Autumn Term- 2023 was inaugurated on 27 Nov 2023 by Mrs Reyman Kochhar, President, Family Welfare Organisation, National Defence Academy of India. The event represents the culmination of various club activities at NDA. Noteworthy, the Expo comprised displays from 23 indoor and outdoor hobby clubs of which the NDA cadets are part…
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…
Indian Government has developed a clear road map in place for ammunition procurement for the Indian Army and the long-term requirement for 10 years has been finalised, defence sources said on the efforts to secure supply chains and avoid any impact on operational preparedness. As of now, already, about 85% of the ammunition requirement has…
The Indian Government till date has sanctioned a total development cost of Rs 9000 crore including the Rs 2500 crore that has already been spent, for the development of LCA Mk 2, an updated and more lethal version of indigenously deceloped Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. Designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) in collaboration…
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is in the process of taking over three air landing strips in Uttarakhand, which will not only be strategically useful for the defence forces but also help in improving the connectivity of the state, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has said. The three airstrips mentioned by the CDS…
