The Indian Navy, along with other defence state and civil agencies completed a two-phased bi-annual exercise ‘Prasthan’ in the Offshore Development Area, off the Mumbai coast. The bi-annual exercise, which is conducted every six months, was held on the R12A (Ratna) Platform of Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) around 83 km away from Mumbai…
India, South Korea, and the US will start an informal trilateral technology dialogue in the first quarter of 2024 in response to China’s rapid progress in critical technologies within the Indo-Pacific region. The decision was taken at the inaugural US-South Korea Next Generation Critical & Emerging Technologies Dialogue held in Seoul on Friday. The two…
The Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), CB Ananthakrishnan, said that the company is in talks with few countries like Nigeria, Philippines, Argentina and Egypt to export its indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. On how India will proceed with the supply of the LCA Tejas jets to Argentina if the…
The Indian Armed Forces contingent comprising 45 personnel reached Hanoi, Vietnam to take part in the fourth edition of Joint Military Exercise VINBAX-2023. The exercise will be conducted at Hanoi, Vietnam from 11th to 21st December 2023. Noteworthy, the Indian contingent comprises 39 personnel from an Engineer Regiment of Bengal Engineer Group and six personnel of Army Medical…
India’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan is slated to leave New Delhi on the night of 10 December for an official visit to Japan. Noteworthy, the aim of this visit is to further reinforce the robust defence ties between the two nations. This visit underscores the growing importance of India – Japan…
India’s Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated a 10-feet tall statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Gandhi Darshan near Rajghat, Delhi on December 10, 2023. In his address, the Defence Minister described the statue as a befitting tribute to the Father of the Nation, who played a central role in freeing India from foreign rule and…
As a part of on-going long-range deployment to Africa, Indian Naval Ship Sumedha arrived at Port Lamu, Kenya on 09 December 2023. The visit marks the maiden port call by any Indian Naval Ship at the recently developed Port in Kenya. During the port call, personnel from both navies will engage in a wide range…
The 12th edition of ‘Admiral’s Cup’ Sailing Regatta concluded on 08 December 23 with a glittering closing ceremony at Ettikulam Beach at Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala. Notably, Team Italy represented by Midshipman Avallone Antonio & Midshipman Creati Carlo Leonardo won the Admiral’s Cup 23. Further, Team India represented by Midshipman PPK Reddy and Cadet…
The Ministry of Defence (MoD), India has signed a contract with Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL) on 8 December 2023, at a total cost of Rs 588.68 crore, for the acquisition of Digital Coast Guard (DCG) project. The project will be executed under the Buy (Indian) category. A pivotal Initiative for the Indian Coast Guard…
The Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme is a flagship programme of Indian Ministry of Defence executed by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) under ‘Make in India’ initiative. Till date, a total of 70 projects at total cost of Rs 291.25 crore have been sanctioned to various industries and 16 defence technologies have been successfully…
