Government of India has taken adequate steps to make the country self-reliant in defence sector by developing indigenous advanced technologies and complex systems. Following are the initiatives/ steps taken by Government for indigenisation of manufacturing of technology-intensive defence equipment and weapons and for creating a domestic defence production eco-system: Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP 2020) is…
The Indian Army is planning to introduce phased induction of a limited number of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in ‘peace stations’ across the country. Noteworthy, the aims and objectives are to adapt to the latest technological advancements, give impetus to green energy and reduce dependency on fossil fuels. The Indian Army is inducting the following EVs…
The details of length of border roads constructed by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) during the last three years, State/UT-wise, are as under: S No State/UT Constructed Length (kms) 1 UT of Ladakh 453.59 2 UT of J&K 443.94 3 UT of Andaman & Nicobar 4.50 4 Uttarakhand 343.56 5 Arunachal Pradesh 507.14 6 Mizoram 53.54…
Israel’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) revealed that the US Government approved the sale by Israel of the country’s David’s Sling anti-missile defence system to Finland. After receiving approval, the Israeli MoD, the Finnish MoD & Rafael Advanced Systems – the Israeli defence contractor that develops the system – will participate in a ceremony to sign…
The Pakistan federal cabinet has approved a critical security pact with US (united States), paving way to procurement of military hardware from the latter. As per the reports circulating, the cabinet approved the signing of the Communication Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreement (CIS-MOA) between the two countries through a circulation summary. However, Pakistan and…
India will participate in Ukraine peace talks to be hosted by Saudi Arabia on Aug. 5 and 6 2023. Saudi Arabia has invited Western nations, Ukraine and some major developing countries to discuss the peace plan proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy earlier this year. India has confirmed its participation in this event. The participation…
Iran has equipped its Revolutionary Guards’ Navy with various types of drones and several hundred cruise and ballistic missiles with a range of 300 to 1,000 km 1,000-km, as the U.S. offers to put guards on commercial ships going through the Gulf’s Strait of Hormuz. Noteworthy, the cruise missiles can attack several targets simultaneously and…
The Government of Indonesia has confirmed that it has bought 12 ANKA drones worth $300 million from Turkish Aerospace Industries as part of efforts to strengthen Jakarta’s defense system. The purchase basically aims to increase the variety, quantity and quality of Indonesia’s military defense equipment with the contract signed on February 3, 2023 with Turkish…
The Lok Sabha of India has passed the Inter-Services Organisation Bill – 2023. Basically, the Inter-Services Organisation bill (Command, Control & Discipline) seeks to empower Commander-in-Chief and Officer-in Command of Inter-Services Organisations (ISOs) with all disciplinary and administrative powers in respect of the personnel serving in or attached to such organisations. Currently, the Armed Forces…
The number of women working in various Indian Defence Forces across the country at present, service/wing-wise is given below: Indian Army: S No Category Held Strength of Women (as on January 01, 2023) (a) Women Officers (Excluding Army Medical Corps (AMC)/ Army Dental Corps (ADC) 1,733 (b) Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) 00 (c) Other Ranks…
