Modernisation of police forces of India is an ongoing and continuous process. ‘Police’ and ‘Public Order’ are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution. It is the responsibility of the State Governments to develop the police infrastructure. However, the efforts of the States for equipping and modernizing of their police forces have…
Space is becoming an important component of the India’s economy, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh said while participating in a National TV Conclave on 13th Dec 2023. To be noted that space Startups in India attracted private investment…
The Central Government of India has undertaken a series of reform measures over the years to facilitate drone manufacturing and operations in the country. Some of these are as follows: (i) Liberalised Drone Rules, 2021 have been notified on 25th August 2021. (ii) Drone Airspace Map has been published on 24th September 2021, opening up…
The Hungarian government has joined forces with Rheinmetall to develop the Panther KF51 tank through to production maturity. A contract to this effect has now been signed in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary. The development contract is worth around €288 million. A demonstrator vehicle will be constructed and qualified, paving the way to full-scale production. Noteworthy, Rheinmetall is…
Lockheed Martin supported a successful government test of the Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system’s electronic attack capabilities while installed on a US Navy MH-60R helicopter. This marked the first time in the program’s development the system was able to perform engagement testing, demonstrate the ability to deter threats, and quantify system performance, while integrated…
Slovenia will be procuring IRIS-T SLM air defence systems from Germany as part of the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) under an agreement signed between the two countries’ defence ministries in Berlin on 6 December, 2023. According to the Slovenian Ministry of Defence, the agreement will serve as a stepping stone for the procurement of…
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency and a Boeing-led industry team successfully intercepted an intermediate-range ballistic missile in space during the latest test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense, or GMD, system. Noteworthy, the test validated GMD’s Capability Increment 6B configuration, which gives the Missile Defense Operators more time, space, and flexibility to intercept ballistic missile threats to…
The United States (US) and South Korea are planning to draw up joint guidelines on nuclear defence strategy by the middle of next year and establish an integrated system to deter North Korea’s nuclear weapons. Notably, US and South Korea have decided to complete a comprehensive guideline by next year on how to contain and…
Russia is planning to test launch seven (7) intercontinental ballistic missiles in 2024, Sergei Karakayev, the commander of Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces has said, the Interfax news agency reported. Russia gave the United States at least 24 hours’ notice of such launches and Washington afforded Moscow the same courtesy, Interfax cited Karakayev as telling the…
