A delegation led by the Commerce Secretary, Shri Sunil Barthwal held a number of constructive and outcome-oriented meetings in New Zealand from 26-27 April 2024 to work on ways to deepen the existing bilateral relations. These meetings were held with the Minister for Trade of New Zealand Hon. Todd McClay, Acting Chief Executive and Secretary…
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has taken the delivery of its second C295 transport aircraft from Airbus in Spain, and the Rs 1,935-crore project to modernise the IAF’s transport fleet is moving at the desired pace. The aircraft is expected to arrive in the country on May 6, the officials said. Noteworthy, IAF inducted its…
Following recent hoax bomb threats that targeted over 250 schools in the Delhi-NCR region, security forces have intensified preparedness through mock drills at various key locations across the city, including schools, airports, metro stations, and government buildings, officials said. On Saturday, the Delhi Police and National Security Guard (NSG) conducted a drill at Delhi Public…
Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system was successfully flight-tested at around 0830 hrs on May 01, 2024 from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. SMART is a next-generation missile-based light-weight torpedo delivery system, designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to enhance the anti-submarine warfare capability…
The Indigenous Technologies of Thermal camera, designed and developed by CDAC Thiruvananthapuram under InTranSE Program of MeitY, was transferred to M/s Aditya Infotech (CP Plus). It is a step towards Innovation, Science and Technology theme of Viksit Bharat @2047. Thermal Camera: The thermal Smart camera has an inbuilt Data Processing Unit (DPU) to run various AI…
First ever “India-Indonesia Defence Industry Exhibition-cum-Seminar” was organised in Jakarta on 30th April 2024 by Embassy of India, Ministry of Defence, Government of India and Ministry of Defense, Republic of Indonesia which marked a keystone bilateral defence cooperation event in the series of programmes being organised during the 75th year of establishment of diplomatic ties…
Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, AVSM, VSM assumes charge as Vice Chief of Naval Staff on 01 May 2024. On assuming charge, the Flag Officer paid homage to Bravehearts that made the supreme sacrifice in service of the nation by placing a floral wreath at the National War Memorial. The Flag Officer was Commissioned into the Indian…
The success of ballistic missile defence facing their first complex, high-stakes combat scenarios in Israel, the Red Sea and Ukraine will encourage militaries globally to invest in the pricey systems, experts say – and intensify missile arms races. Iran launched as many as 120 intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Israel on April 13, U.S. and Israeli…
Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor assumed the appointment of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) Training Command (TC) on 01 May 2024. Air Marshal N Kapoor was commissioned into the Fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on 06 December 1986. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College and National Defence College….
Taiwan’s Ministry of Defence (MND) said it detected seven Chinese military aircraft and five naval vessels operating around Taiwan from 6 am (local time) on 4th May 2024 (Saturday) and 6 am (local time) on 5th May 2024 (Sunday). According to Taiwan’s MND, one of the seven Chinese military aircraft crossed the median line of…
