The first indigenously designed and developed light tank that will be capable of operating at high altitudes to counter Chinese armoured deployments is likely to be ready for trials by this month end. The Indian tank is tentatively named Zorawar by the Indian Army. Worth mentioning that the light tank has been developed in record time….
EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, has announced the sale of extended range National Surface Anti-Ship Missiles (MANSUP-ER), and the sale of the shorter-range version of the advanced system, to the Brazilian Navy in a deal worth approximately AED 0.6 billion. The Letter of Intent (LOI) was officially signed at…
37th Infantry Commanders’ Conference was successfully conducted on 14th and 15th November 2023 at Infantry School, Mhow. This biennial conference was presided over by General Manoj Pande, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS). A large number of current and futuristic issues pertaining to Infantry in operations, training, capability development and infusion of technology were discussed. While assessing the…
Russia has signed a contract to supply Igla-S hand-held anti-aircraft missiles to India and also have allowed the production of the Igla there under licence. However, as of now no details has been provided about which Indian companies would be involved or when potential production would start. “We have already signed the corresponding document and…
India and the United States (US) have announced plans to co-produce Stryker armored vehicles as part of their efforts to counter China’s military influence in Asia. The move aims to strengthen the shared security of the two countries by diversifying supply chains and enhancing military interoperability. As of now, an initial offer on the (Stryker)…
The Chinese and Pakistani navies are holding week-long drills in the Arabian Sea during which the two all-weather allies will also conduct joint maritime patrols for the first time. Notably, the navies of both the countries at a naval base in Karachi kicked off the ‘Sea Guardians-3’ exercise in the waters and airspace of the…
The delivery ceremony for the first Gowind corvette, Bani Yas, ordered by the United Arab Emirates to Naval Group took place on 21 October 2023 in Lorient in the presence of an official delegation from the United Arab Emirates headed by His Highness Sheikh Saeed bin Hamdan al Nahyan, Commander of the UAE Navy. Bani…
Pakistan has reportedly earned $364 million from weapons/arms deals with US companies to supply ammunition to Ukraine, as reported by the BBC Urdu , citing details of the contract from the American Federal Procurement Data System. The deals were signed on August 17, 2022, involving two American companies – Global Military and Northrop Grumman; and…
The State Department of United States (US) has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Iraq of Bell Helicopter Contracted Logistics Support (CLS) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $300 million. Notably, the Government of Iraq has requested to buy additional services, as indicated below, that will…
Raytheon, an RTX business, in partnership with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, will build a missile production facility in East Camden, Arkansas to produce the Tamir missile for the Iron Dome Weapon System and its U.S. variant, SkyHunter. Through the established Raytheon-Rafael Area Protection Systems joint venture, the companies have committed to a $33 million capital investment to…
