INS Trishul made a port call at Toamasina, Madagascar from 19 – 22 Jun 2023 as part of Operational Deployment reflecting India’s cordial ties with its maritime neighbours. As part of the theme ‘Ocean Ring of Yoga’, 9th International Yoga Day was celebrated wherein 352 personnel comprising ship’s company, officials from Governor’s and Mayor’s office,…
India became the 27th nation to sign the Artemis Accords with the United States (US), thereby demonstrating its commitment to sustainable and transparent space activity. This agreement between India and the US aims to boost the cooperation between the two nations and explore the domain beyond the boundaries of Earth. Artemis Accord is a US-led…
ISRO chief Dr. M Mohan has been appointed as Director of Human Space Flight Center (HSFC) of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Notably, the ISRO Human Space Flight Centre ( HSFC ), is leading the implementation of India’s first human spaceflight mission ( Gaganyaan ) Dr. Mohan took charge from Umamaheswaran R, who superannuated on…
Udupi Cochin Shipyard Limited (UCSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Cochin Shipyard Ltd has bagged an international order from Wilson Shipowning AS, Norway, for Design and Construction of six (6) new generation diesel electric 3800 DWT general cargo vessels. The contract is signed with an option for additional eight (8) vessels. “The ‘Future proof Dry…
The Israeli state-owned defence company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd has come up with an interceptor missile called ‘SkySonic’ that is intended to intercept hypersonic missile. The missile has hypersonic capabilities (speed higher than the speed of sound) that would make it difficult for Israeli defence systems to intercept. As of now, the interception system…
INS Sunayna visited Mombasa, Kenya from 20-23 Jun 23 towards strengthening bilateral ties with maritime neighbours on the theme of Ocean Ring of Yoga. On arrival, the ship was received by reps from High Commission of India. The Commanding Officer called upon Brigadier Y S Abdi, Deputy Commander of Kenya Navy and highlighted the significance…
Indian Naval Ship Tarkash made a port call to Muscat, Oman from 19 to 22 Jun 2023. During the visit, the ship undertook myriad activities in support of GoI initiative ‘Ocean Ring of Yoga’ as part of 9th International Yoga Day 2023, in coordination with EoI, Muscat, Oman. On 21st June, Commanding Officer along with…
Estonia, Belgium, Cyprus, France, and Hungary have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to purchase the Mistral air defence systems through a joint procurement, allowing the countries to save costs and speed up delivery. Under the co-operation agreement aigned, France has been granted the authority to conduct joint procurement on behalf of all participating nations,…
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy successfully carried out the transfer of command and control capabilities of TAPAS-BH UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). The demonstration that took place recently involved commanding the UAV from a distant ground station to the onboard INS Subhadra, a warship situated 148 km away from Karnataka’s Karwar…
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a Navratna Defence PSU, and HFCL Limited (HFCL), a leading technology enterprise, have signed a two-year, non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to leverage the strengths and capabilities of both the organisations and partner to indigenously develop and deploy emerging technologies and technical solutions to address the requirements of Defence, Telecom and…
