Year: 2023

The Ministry of Civil Aviation, India has taken multiple proactive steps for the institutional strengthening and workforce expansion in Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) and Airports Authority of India (AAI). Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) The DGCA employs a team of qualified and experienced aircraft/aeronautical engineers, pilots, and…

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has received the first of six (6) brand-new Dornier Do-228 aircraft, exclusively manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Noteworthy, these upgraded version of the aircraft boasts new engines, composite propellers, advanced avionics, and a modern glass cockpit. Previously in March 2023, the Indian Ministry of Defence signed the deal with…

The Indian Army has inducted around six hundred (600) indigenously-manufactured self-neutralising anti-tank mines, known as ‘Vibhav’, to provide mobility kill against all enemy armoured vehicles. Currently, the munition is under production by Kalyani Group for the Indian Army. It has a storage life of 10 years with no special storage requirements. Designed and developed completely…

The State Department of United States (US) has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of Cooperative Logistics Supply Support Arrangement (CLSSA) Program, Foreign Military Sales Order (FMSO) II and related equipment. The total estimated program cost is $500 million. Noteworthy, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has…

Turkish Ministry of Defense has ceremonially handed over the first Babur-class corvette (PN MILGEM), PNS Babur (280), to the Pakistan Navy at the Istanbul Naval Shipyard. Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Güler and his Pakistani counterpart Anwar Ali Hayder attended the ceremony, along with other senior officers from the Turkish and Pakistani navies and representatives of…

Promoveo Solutions JV LLC, a BAE Systems and Purisolve, Inc. joint venture (JV), has been awarded a contract on the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS). Under a five-year contract, the company will provide a broad array of IT services to federal, state, and local governments. Noteworthy, this award marks a key…

Saab and Babcock International Group (Babcock) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement recently. The purpose of the Agreement is seeking to enable the delivery of enhanced capabilities to customers by leveraging the companies’ collective unique strengths through offering a broader range of products, services and integrated solutions. Under the Agreement, the companies will explore the…

 The United States (US) is sending an additional security assistance package to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs. This announcement is the Biden Administration’s forty-seventh (47th) tranche of equipment to be provided from US Department of Defense (DoD) inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. Further, this package includes additional capabilities to strengthen Ukraine’s air…

India’s Defence shipbuilder Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has entered into non-binding MoUs with foreign companies for the development of a hydrogen fuel cell ferry and the sale and service of medium-speed engines, particularly for the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard. The shipyard has signed two non-binding MoUs at the Defense and…

The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has cleared the proposal of buying a regiment of Pralay ballistic missiles for the Indian Army which can strike targets at 150–500 km. Notably, it is the first time that a ballistic missile will be inducted into the services for conventional operations. The Pralay tactical ballistic missiles are currently…