Consequent upon approval of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), the Ministry of Defence signed two contracts for a combined value of Rs 8073.17 crore with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bengaluru on 13 March 2024 for acquisition of 34 Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Dhruv Mk III along with Operational Role Equipment for Indian Army (25…
The Spanish government has commissioned Rheinmetall, the world’s largest manufacturer of artillery ammunition, to supply a total of 94,200 155mm rounds. Notably, the framework agreement concluded for this purpose has a volume of around €208 million. The artillery rounds are to be delivered to the Spanish army between the end of 2024 and the end…
NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday alliance members “are not providing Ukraine with enough ammunition” and the shortfall has allowed Russia to push Kyiv’s forces back. “The Ukrainians are not running out of courage. They are running out of ammunition,” Stoltenberg told journalists. “Together, we have the capacity to provide Ukraine what it needs….
Denmark will increase spending on its own defence by 40.5 billion Danish crowns ($5.9 billion) over the next five years, its government said as it presented the NATO member’s plans to bolster its military. “We are not rearming in Denmark because we want war, destruction, or suffering. We are rearming right now to avoid war…
India and Brazil on Thursday explored ways to expand cooperation in areas of energy, critical minerals, technology and counter-terrorism at their first ‘2+2’ defence and foreign ministerial dialogue. Notably, the External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the talks spanned various key areas of cooperation. “Discussions spanned defence, space, energy, critical minerals, tech, counter-terrorism and…
There is a paradigm change and incredible momentum in the India-US defence relationship which is now defined more by the overall trajectory rather than by differences on key issues, a senior Pentagon official has said. The remarks by Siddharth Iyer, Director for South Asia, Office of the Secretary of Defense (Policy), Department of Defense, came…
Three additional vessels from China are scheduled to arrive at the Vizhinjam seaport next month, bringing a total of 17 cranes for the international deep-sea facility being constructed at a cost of Rs 7,700 crore, according to a statement by the Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd (VISL). The ships are expected to reach the Vizhinjam coast…
After the Agni-5 Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) missile, developed by India’s defence research centre DRDO for over a decade, took its first flight on Monday, former Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Shirish Baban Deo (Retd) said that the launch is very ‘significant’ as the country joins the elite list of…
The Ministry of External Affairs reiterated that the state of Arunachal Pradesh was, is and always will be an ‘integral and inalienable’ part of India, a day after Chinese officials lodged an official protest over Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit to India’s projects in the region. “We reject the comments made by the Chinese side…
