The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is organising the 15th edition of Capacity Building Senior Officers’ Meeting (CBSOM-2023) with the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) at Gandhinagar, Gujarat from December 11 to 15, 2023. The objective of the meeting is to understand the updated situation of maritime piracy and armed robbery against ships…
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to raise the first squadron of the indigenous LCA Mark1A fighter jet squadron at the Nal air base in Bikaner district of Rajasthan near the Pakistan front. The aircraft, which would be much more advanced than the existing LCA Mark1 Tejas fighters, are being equipped with the latest…
The Indian Navy is facing under a shortage of 10,896 personnel including 1,777 officers, according to details provided by the defence ministry in Indian Parliament. Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt also said 9,119 posts of sailors are lying vacant in the Navy as on October 31….
The Department of Defense, United States (US) has entered into a bilateral, non-binding Security of Supply Arrangement (SOSA) with the Singapore Ministry of Defence. The arrangement will enable both the U.S. and Singapore to acquire industrial resources they need to quickly meet defense requirements, resolve unanticipated disruptions that challenge defense capacities, and promote supply chain…
India’s aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is spending over Rs 2,000 crore this year on research and development in line with its overall approach towards indigenisation of critical avionics and related hardware. Notably, over the last few decades, the HAL has developed a number of military aircraft and helicopters including the Tejas Light Combat…
Currently, there are 34 Flying Training Organizations (FTOs) in India operating at 55 bases which are imparting flying training to cadets. Further, in the current year 2023 (till October), a total of 1371 Commercial Pilot Licences (CPLs) have been issued so far and the trend indicates a sharp increase in number of CPLs issued in…
The primary aim of Sainik Schools is to prepare cadets academically, physically and mentally for entry into the National Defence Academy. Various steps are in place for ensuring the academic excellence of the cadets of 33 Sainik Schools. These include conducting of interactive training & close monitoring of progress of cadets, remedial classes for slow…
Britain would be transferring two Royal Navy minehunter ships to the Ukrainian Navy, as it sets up a new maritime defence coalition alongside Norway to help strengthen Ukraine’s sea operations. Further, Britain said the two Sandown Class mine countermeasures vessels will enable Ukraine to better counter the threat from Russian sea mines, aiming to restore…
Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully conducted a full-scale static test fire of a new solid rocket motor that was developed in less than a year as part of its Solid Motor Annual Rocket Technology Demonstrator (SMART Demo). Notably, Northrop Grumman’s SMART Demo static test successfully demonstrates several solid rocket motor innovations at the company’s Promontory,…
The U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) has awarded Boeing a contract to produce six remanufactured MH-47G Block II Chinook Helicopters as a part of the Army’s modernization efforts. With the deal valued at $271M, Boeing has 42 MH-47G Chinook Helicopters under contract with USASOAC. “The Chinook has been a key player in the…
