Babcock and the UK’s Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) have agreed a full cost recovery contract worth an estimated £560 million to undertake the planned deep maintenance and life extension programme for HMS Victorious, one of the UK’s Vanguard Class nuclear submarine. The multi-year life extension programme will deliver HMS Victorious back to the Royal Navy…
The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $219 million contract to produce more Early Operational Capability (EOC) Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM). Worth mentioning that this contract awarded is the fourth production contract to date for the long-range surface-to-surface missile, which will allow for a significant increase in production capacity to meet Army demand. Noteworthy,…
EDGE Group has formalised a new Joint Venture (JV) agreement with Spain’s Indra Sistemas (Indra), a world-leading information technology and defence systems company with a footprint in over 140 countries worldwide, and a significant player in major European programs such as the Eurofighter and the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), among others. The agreement, signed…
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew the XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) for the first time on Feb. 28, 2024. OBSS is an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) program and GA-ASI was selected in 2021 to design, build and fly the new aircraft. With flight of the AFRL-funded XQ-67A, GA-ASI has validated the “genus/species” concept…
The State Department of United States (US) has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Italy of Small Diameter Bomb II and related equipment. The estimated total cost is $150 million The Government of Italy has requested to buy one hundred twenty-five (125) Guided Bomb Unit (GBU)-53/B Small Diameter…
The maiden two day Brainstorming session, ‘Impetus to Indigenisation’, organised under the aegis of the Indian Department of Military Affairs by HQ Integrated Defence Staff in collaboration with the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) concluded on March 05, 2024. The event resulted in extremely productive outcomes with takeaways for policy reform aimed at accelerating…
The first edition of the Naval Commanders’ Conference of 2024 commenced on March 05, 2024. The inaugural session of the three-day event saw Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh embarking at sea to witness the Indian Navy’s ability to conduct twin-carrier operations. Both aircraft carriers showcased the growing capabilities of the Navy to safeguard India’s maritime…
The Indian Coast Guard Mandapam in joint operation with Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Chennai seized 99 Kgs of Hashish drug worth Rs 108 crores from country boat sailing towards Sri Lanka in Gulf of Mannar on 05 March, 2024. Officers of DRI Chennai Zonal Unit developed specific input which indicated that a gang is…
India targets a five-fold increase in its share of the global space economy, Union Minister of India Dr Jitendra Singh said. “India’s Space economy today stands at a modest $8 billion, but our own projection is that by 2040 it will multiply manifold. But more interesting is that according to some international observers, for example…
Hungary’s President Tamas Sulyok has signed the bill that approved Sweden’s accession to the NATO military alliance, thereby clearing the way for Sweden to become the 32nd member of the alliance in the coming days. Stockholm abandoned its non-alignment policy for greater safety within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in…
