The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a follow-on production contract for Joint-Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM) and HELLFIRE missiles with a Program Year 3 (PY3) award total value of $483 million. This contract will provide JAGM and HELLFIRE procurement and production support for the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and international customers. This contract is the third follow-on award that is…
Admiral Adoong Pan-Iam, Commander-in-Chief, Royal Thai Navy is on an official visit to India from 01 – 03 Apr 2024. During the visit he interacted with Adm R Hari Kumar, the Chief of the Naval Staff, at New Delhi on 01 Apr 24. Notably, the discussions were centred around issues of mutual cooperation in the…
India reaffirmed its sovereignty over Arunachal Pradesh, dismissing China’s claims and asserting that the state has always been and will remain an integral part of the country. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressed the issue at the Corporate Summit 2024 organized by Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce…
The US Navy’s search for a next-generation X-band radar is becoming more relevant by the day as U.S. warships fight in the first significant naval conflict since World War II. Since late last year, U.S. and coalition naval forces have fought off regular attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. Houthi rebels have launched…
As India continuously accused Pakistan of sponsoring terrorism across its borders, Pakistan Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif has expressed hopes for betterment in bilateral ties with India after the country comes out of its election phase poised to be held from April 19 and ending in June, Geo News reported. The relations between Pakistan and India…
INSV Tarini, the second sailboat of the Indian Navy, on transoceanic sailing expedition set sail from Port Louis, Mauritius on 30 March 24. Notably, the vessel crewed by the resilient duo of Lt Cdr Roopa A and Lt Cdr Dilna K will undertake return voyage to Goa covering a distance of approx 2900 nm. The…
Taiwan tracked six Chinese naval ships and four military aircraft around the nation amid escalating cross-strait tensions on Sunday, Taiwan News reported. Noteworthy, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) said that the Chinese naval ships and aircraft were tracked between 6 am (local time) on Saturday and 6 am (local time) on Sunday. In response,…
Indigenisation, technology absorption and operational capability enhancement will be the focus areas of the army’s Southern Command, according to Lt General Ajai Kumar Singh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Command. The Southern Command, which celebrates its 130th Raising Day on April 1, is the oldest and the largest command of the Indian Army, covering…
Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Chinook and Mi-17 helicopters will land on a stretch of the national highway linking Kashmir with the rest of the country as part of an Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) drill, the first such exercise in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). According to the officials, around two sorties of the US-manufactured Chinook and…
French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu said France is to deliver “hundreds” of armoured vehicles by the beginning of next year to Ukraine as part of a new package of military aid for the country that just entered its third year since the Russian invasion. In an interview with the French newspaper La Tribune’s Sunday edition,…
