The Second (ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile) ACTCM Barge of the series LSAM 16 (Yard 126) was delivered to the Indian Navy (IN) on 06 Sep 23 in the presence of Cmde MV Raj Krishna, CoY(Mbi). The Barge has been built under the classification rules of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) with a service…
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit AVSM VM VSM, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff flew the Hindustan Turbo Trainer Aircraft – 40 (HTT-40) Basic Trainer Aircraft at Bengaluru. Manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the aircraft has been indigenously designed and developed by the Aircraft Research & Design Centre of HAL and is based on the…
INS Sunayna, a ship based at Southern Naval Command, Kochi, visited Port Victoria, Seychelles from 03- 06 Sep 23. During port visit, the ship participated in variety of activities which included professional and social interactions, cross deck visits and joint yoga sessions. Furthermore, a familiarisation tour of ship was conducted for personnel of Seychelles Coast…
Phase II of the 21st edition of bilateral Naval Exercise Varuna-2023 between Indian and French Navy was conducted in the Arabian Sea. The exercise witnessed participation of guided missile frigates, tanker, Maritime Patrol Aircraft and integral helicopters from the two sides. Noteworthy, the exercise was conducted over three days and witnessed joint operations, underway replenishment, and…
India’s G20 Presidency coincides with the country’s glory in Space, said Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Space and Atomic Energy. “G20 Summit is happening in India at a time when Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has emerged as the tallest leader of…
Indian Navy Ship (INS) Sumedha arrived at Port Alexandria, Egypt on 06 September 2023 to participate in ‘Exercise Bright Star-23’. This edition of the multinational Tri-Services military exercise will see participation from 34 countries. Notably, it is the largest ever joint military exercise in Middle East & North Africa region. Exercise Bright Star 23 is…
A Three-member delegation from the Royal Thailand Navy (RTN) visited Warship Design Bureau (WDB), of the Indian Navy on 04 -05 Sep 23 at New Delhi. The visit was aimed at increasing cooperation between the two Navies in ship design and construction as bilaterally decided during the 12th IN-RTN staff talks. Further, the delegation accompanied by…
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has so far signed eight framework contracts with European industry for the joint procurement of 155mm ammunition. The signing of the latest five contracts took place at EDA headquarters in Brussels on 5 September, during a visit of the European Union’s Political and Security Committee (PSC) ambassadors. Till date, EDA…
Australia will be joining Japan’s Exercise Bushido Guardian 23 which will be taking place at Komatsu Air Base until 15 September, 2023. Further, the exercise will include bilateral air combat training between RAAF and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has deployed six F-35A Lightning II aircraft to Japan for…
Collins Elbit Vision Systems (CEVS) – a joint venture between Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, and Elbit Systems of America – has been awarded a contract by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division for development, engineering, logistics and test support of the Improved Joint Helmet Mounted Display Systems used in Block III F/A-18E/F and…
