India’s Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah has said that Modi government is committed to building impenetrable borders. Further, the Government has decided to construct a fence along the entire 1643-kilometer-long Indo-Myanmar border. To facilitate better surveillance, a patrol track along the border will also be paved. Home Minster added that…
The Ministry of Investment (MISA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) of the Kingdom and Leonardo announced signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the intention to discuss, develop and evaluate a range of investment and collaboration opportunities in the defence and aerospace sector. The announcement was…
Four flight trials of High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) – ABHYAS were successfully carried out by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha during January 30 to February 02, 2024. DRDO is the R&D wing of Ministry of Defence, India, with a vision to empower India with cutting-edge…
The German Bundeswehr has placed two separate orders with Rheinmetall for production and supply of 40-mm ammunition for automatic grenade launchers. Rheinmetall will thus be supplying tens of thousands of programmable 40 mm x 53 Airburst Munition (ABM) DM131 service cartridges. This order is worth around €29.5 million, including value added tax. The Bundeswehr has…
A total of 519 routes have been operationalised by India under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – UdeDeshkaAamNagrik (UDAN) since its launch. At present, 76 airports including 2 water aerodromes and 9 heliports have been operationalised under the UDAN scheme. 4 airports are ready for operation of RCS flights. Further, development works of the 09…
Indian National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval made a quiet and brief visit to Dhaka last weekend and met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other senior officials to discuss issues of strategic significance. Doval became the first high-ranking Indian official to visit Dhaka since Hasina returned to power for a record fifth time. The NSA’s…
US weapons maker Lockheed Martin has signed agreements for Saudi Arabian companies to manufacture parts of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. These sub-contracts will enhance manufacturing capabilities in Saudi Arabia and transfer expertise to strengthen the country’s defense industry. State-owned Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) signed 11 agreements at the Saudi defence…
The Assam Rifles, one of the paramilitary forces of India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) for holistic learning and academic collaboration. The MoU was signed by Dr. Bimal N Patel, Vice Chancellor on behalf of RRU and Lt Gen PC Nair, Director General Assam Rifles. The Assam…
There is an increase in aircraft induction by the airline operators in India. During the year 2023, the Scheduled airline operators inducted 112 aircraft in their fleet. The total number of aircraft endorsed on the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) of Scheduled Airline operator as on 31.12.2023 is 771. Airline wise fleet details as on 31.12.2023 are…
Finland has confirmed that it will be sending up to eight fighter jets and a mine hunting navy vessel to take part in NATO’s joint operations in 2024. The Nordic nation last year joined the Western military alliance in a historic security policy U-turn in response to neighbouring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Hungary under pressure…
