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…
BAE Systems, Babcock, and Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) are joining forces to offer the ARCHER wheeled mobile artillery system to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) as the replacement for the legacy AS90. Under their teaming, named the Archer Artillery Alliance, these companies will offer the proven, advanced technology system, which presents the lowest…
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…
