A Pilatus PC 7 Mk II trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) met with an accident today morning in Telangana’s Medak district which left both the pilots on board dead after they suffered fatal injuries. The pilots included an instructor and one cadet. The crash took place at around 8:55 am during training…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will witness the Indian Navy’s “operational demonstrations” involving ships, submarines, aircraft and special forces from the Tarkarli beach in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg today. The Navy will showcase its combat capabilities as part of the Navy Day celebrations. The Prime Minister is also scheduled to unveil a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji at Rajkot…
Air Marshal Makarand Ranade assumed the appointment of Director General (Inspection and Safety) [DG (I&S)] at Air HQ New Delhi on 01 December 2023. An alumnus of National Defence College, New Delhi and College Interarmée de Defense at Paris, France, the Air Marshal was commissioned in the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on 06 December 1986….
India and the Maldives agreed to set up a core group to further deepen their partnership as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a “productive” meeting with newly-elected Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu and discussed ways to enhance the bilateral friendship across diverse sectors. The decision to set up the core group was taken at the first…
Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), the flagship initiative of the Department of Defence Production, India has reached a milestone with the signing of its 300th contract. The contract relates to the design and development of advanced Gallium Nitride Semiconductors which is essential for the next generation of wireless transmitters in defence applications ranging from radars to EW (Electronics Warfare) jammers. …
The Indian Navy has planned to deploy both its aircraft carriers INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant on the eastern seaboard during Milan-2024, a flagship international naval exercise hosted by Vizag from 19-27 February 2024. The event will be held under the aegis of the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) of the Indian Navy with likely participation…
Airbus has begun the full production has begun on the six Galileo Second Generation (G2) satellites at Airbus’ site in Friedrichshafen, Germany, with the arrival of the first satellite Flight Model structure from Beyond Gravity in Zurich. After initial preparation the panels will be dispatched to other Airbus sites before final integration and testing at…
Italy based Fincantieri has set the main terms and conditions for the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Remazel Engineering S.p.A. from Advanced Technology Industrial Group S.A. Finalization of the acquisition will be subject to some conditions set out by the parties being met. With this transaction, Fincantieri intends to speed up the growth…
Babcock and Airbus Helicopters have been awarded a new contract to support the Airbus H145-D3 helicopters fleet of the Direction Générale de la Sécurité Civile, an agency of the French Ministry of Interior who performs rescue services throughout France. Noteworthy, the four-year contract, awarded by the French Ministry of Defence’s Directorate of Aeronautical Maintenance (DMAé),…
The State Department of United States (US) has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of F-35 Munitions and related equipment for an estimated cost of $271 million. The Government of the Republic of Korea has requested to buy:- thirty-nine (39) AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM)…
