The Indian Navy’s two warships being built in Russia are expected to be ready for commissioning by the end of this year after being delayed by over two years due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. An Indian Navy team from the Chief of Materiel Directorate was recently in Russia to oversee the project and visited…
Parivartan Chintan, a pioneering Tri-Service Conference aimed at generating new and fresh ideas, initiatives and reforms to propel Jointness and Integration efforts, is being held in New Delhi on 08 Apr 2024. A day long discussions will be chaired by Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan. With the Indian Armed Forces having embarked on…
Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff along with Mrs Kala Hari Kumar, President Navy Welfare and Wellness Association (NWWA) were on farewell visit to Southern Naval Command (SNC), Kochi from 03 – 06 Apr 24. During the visit, CNS interacted with the officers and sailors of SNC on ‘Connect with CNS’ forum at…
China conducted military combat patrols on Sunday in the South China Sea, its army said, the same day the Philippines, the United States, Japan and Australia held their first joint drills in the disputed waters. The maritime activities took place days before US President Joe Biden was due to hold the first trilateral summit with…
South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace said that it will spin off its semiconductor equipment and video surveillance businesses, carving out units that contributed about 16% to revenue in favour of focusing on its flagship defence division. Hanwha Aerospace said it will spin off chip equipment maker Hanwha Precision Machinery and surveillance camera maker Hanwha Vision, with…
Communications with Russia must remain open despite its attack on Ukraine, Italy’s defence minister said last week, commenting on recent talks between his French and Russian counterparts. On Wednesday, French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu had a phone conversation with Russia’s Sergei Shoigu – the first since October 2022 – during the course of which…
In a significant diplomatic visit, General Dimitris Houpis, the Chief of the General Staff of the Greek Armed Forces, is all set to visit New Delhi next week, the date of which is yet not officially announced. This visit will be another step towards bolstering India-Greece defence ties in the changing global dynamics. According to…
With an eye on capability development, the Indian Army plans to introduce restructuring measures that include introducing Army Design Bureau (ADB) cells at the command level and establishing an adversarial force for “realistic wargaming”. The ADB, an organisation whose mandate is to develop army equipment, will now ideate weapon requirements at the command level, apart…
Reiterating India’s categorial stand on PoK (Pakistan Occupied Kashmir), Defence Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh said that it will always remain India’s and that the time has come to remove Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Jammu & Kashmir. “PoK was, is and will always remain an integral part of India. “Be…
In a swift operation, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued 27 Bangladeshi fishermen on 04 April 24, stranded on their fishing boat at sea. At about 1130 hrs on April 4, 2024, Indian Coast Guard Ship Amogh during patrol at Indo-Bangladesh International Maritime Border Line (IMBL), sighted a Bangladeshi fishing boat (BFB) Sagar II, adrift inside…
