The first edition of Indian Navy’s (IN) Naval Commanders Conference of 2024 is scheduled to commence from 05 Mar 24. Notably, the Conference, this time around, will be held in a Hybrid format where in the first phase will be held at sea. The inaugural session of the Conference will have the Hon’ble Defence Minister…
Taking a giant leap forward towards promoting indigenous innovation and facilitating partnerships to address the evolving security challenges, Innovations for Defence Excellence-Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO), under the aegis of Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, has organised DefConnect 2024 at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on March 04, 2024. The event was inaugurated by the…
India based Adani Defence and Aerospace, a part of Gautam Adani-led Adani group, has launched two mega facilities to manufacture ammunition and missiles in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Spread over 500 acres, the facility is going to be one of the largest integrated ammunition manufacturing complexes in South Asia. Further, the Adani group company plans to…
The Indian Navy will be commissioning the newly inducted MH 60R Seahawk (a maritime variant of the Blackhawk helicopter) multi-role helicopter at INS Garuda in Kochi this week, bolstering the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capabilities. The Seahawks squadron will be commissioned in the Indian Navy as INAS 334 on March 6, 2024. “The MH 60R helicopter…
Iran has successfully launched the Pars-I remote sensing and imaging satellite into orbit from Russia, as reported by state media. The live broadcast of the launch, facilitated by the Russian Soyuz2.1b launcher, was aired on Iranian state television. The official IRNA news agency disclosed that the satellite took off from Russia’s Vostochny launch base, located…
Expanding its strategic outreach in the Southern Indian Ocean region, India last week inaugurated an airstrip and a jetty built with its assistance in Agalega Islands in Mauritius. Notably, at a virtual ceremony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth jointly inaugurated an airstrip and a jetty that India has built on…
India and the US are planning to hold a meeting between their National Security Advisors (NSAs) ahead of the Lok Sabha polls to review the Initiative for Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET). Noteworthy, US NSA Jake Sullivan, who was earlier scheduled to visit India for the Raisina Dialogue and meet his counterpart Ajit Doval on…
Indian Navy will commission Naval Detachment Minicoy as INS Jatayu in the presence of Adm R Hari Kumar the, Chief of the Naval Staff on 06 Mar 2024. The event marks an important milestone in the Navy’s resolve to incrementally augment security infrastructure at the strategically important Lakshadweep Islands. Naval Detachment Minicoy was set up…
A transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday encountered an “unserviceability” during a routine sortie but made a safe landing at the Begumpet airport after the crew carried out measures as per procedure. There were no injuries to any occupants and no damage occurred to the aircraft, defence sources said. “A C-130J…
The Annual Eastern Command Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) field firing exercise was conducted at Teesta field firing range in West Bengal, according to a statement issued by the Indian Army recently. The exercise was conducted under the aegis of Trishakti Corps, and more than 260 missiles were fired to achieve the target of “one…
