As a part of Vigilance Awareness Week, a Vendors Meet was organized by Defence public Sector Undertaking (DPSU) Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) on 6th November 2023. About 160 vendors attended the meet organized at the Company’s Kanchanbagh Unit in Hyderabad. The meet commenced with the “Integrity Pledge for Citizens” administered by Dr. Upender Vennam, IPoS,…
The Ministry of Defence, Government of India, intends to procure 6,175 Numbers of Multi Spectral Camouflage Net (MSCN) for High Altitude including Barren Mountain/Snow Bound Area and have issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the same. The end users of the equipment will be the Indian Armed Forces. The equipment i.e., MSCN for High…
Indian Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh held bilateral meetings with his Indonesian and Vietnamese counterparts on the sidelines of 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting – Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Jakarta, Indonesia on November 16, 2023. During his meeting with the Defence Minister of Indonesia Mr Prabowo Subianto, the Raksha Mantri appreciated Indonesia’s leadership of ASEAN this year,…
The ninth edition of India-Sri Lanka Joint Military exercise “Exercise Mitra Shakti-2023” commenced in Aundh (Pune). The exercise is being conducted from 16th to 29th November 2023. Notably, the Indian contingent, of 120 personnel, is being represented mainly by troops from the MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY Regiment. While, the Sri Lankan side is being represented by personnel from…
‘Amini’, the 4th of 08 x ASW Shallow Water Craft (SWC) Project being built by M/s GRSE for Indian Navy, was launched on 16 Nov 23 at M/s L&T, Kattupalli. The Launch Ceremony was presided over by VAdm Sandeep Naithani, Chief of Materiel. In keeping with maritime tradition, Mrs Manju Naithani launched the ship to…
INS Sumedha is on an Extended Range Operational Deployment and is currently operating in the Atlantic Ocean along the West Coast of Africa. During this period, INS Sumedha operated in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) undertaking a 31 days anti-piracy patrol. This is the second such patrol being undertaken by the Indian Navy in this…
The Indian Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh attended the 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting – Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Jakarta, Indonesia on November 16, 2023. In his address, he affirmed the ASEAN centrality and appreciated its role in promoting dialogue & consensus in the region. Further, he also reiterated India’s commitment to freedom of navigation, overflight and…
The Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2023 (IPRD-2023), the annual apex-level regional strategic dialogue of the Indian Navy, continued today in New Delhi. The three-day conference is being conducted from 15 November 2023 to 17 November 2023. The theme of the two professional sessions on the second day was “Maritime Connectivity through Shipping and Trade”. The day’s…
The Indian Army is set to deploy around 500 drones developed by MIT, Chennai, in challenging terrains such as the North-East and high-altitude landscapes. As per a TOI report, these drones will replace mules and helicopters to a certain extent. Notably, these drones will be utilized for delivering medicines and essential items to remote Border…
Saab has secured approval from Indian authorities for 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for manufacturing the shoulder launched Carl-Gustaf weapon system in India. This is a milestone in Saab’s progress towards the establishment of a new manufacturing facility in India which will produce the latest generation of the Carl-Gustaf shoulder-launched weapon. Further, Saab will be…
