The US Senate has approved a $95 Billion national security funding bill including new aid to Ukraine, but the legislation risks languishing in the House of Representatives because of opposition from Donald Trump. The legislation includes $61 billion for Ukraine, $14 billion for Israel in its war against Hamas and $4.83 billion to support partners…
India is going ahead with an indigenous engine for its new set of Arjun Tanks of the Indian Army, after a German firm selected for the project expressed its inability to deliver the power plants in time, defence officials have told ET. The Army has placed an order for 118 Arjun Mk1A tanks worth Rs…
South Korea’s military says it has detected North Korea firing multiple cruise missiles into waters off its northeastern coast in its fifth test of such weapons since January. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff on Wednesday didn’t immediately provide the exact numbers of missiles fired or how war they flew. The launches were North Korea’s…
India is set to enhance its meteorological monitoring capabilities with the launch of INSAT-3DS, an advanced weather satellite developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). ISRO is the national space agency of India. It operates as the primary research and development arm of the Department of Space, which is directly overseen by the Prime…
It has been reported that one Hawk aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) met with an accident at Kalaikunda, West Bengal on 13 February 2024 during a training sortie. Both the pilots ejected safely. There has been no loss of life or damage to civilian property on ground. A Court of Inquiry has been…
Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane visited Bharat Electronics Limited, Chennai on 13.02.2024. He reviewed the performance of the Unit in the presence of Shri Bhanu Prakash Srivastava, CMD, BEL. Further, he commended the R&D and manufacturing facility at the Unit and urged all stakeholders for boosting productivity and efficiency. Also, he mentioned that the contribution…
A team of 71 personnel of Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Sarang Helicopter Display Team landed at the Paya Lebar Air Base of Singapore to participate in the Singapore Air Show 2024. The world renowned Sarang Helicopter Display Team will be showcasing its spectacular aerobatics manoeuvres at this event with five Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) also…
Indian Navy’s Annual Refit Conference 24 (ARC 24) and Annual Infrastructure Conference 24 (AIC 24) were conducted on 08 – 09 Feb 24 at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, under the Chairmanship of VAdm Kiran Deshmukh, Chief of Materiel. Refit Plans of Indian Naval Ships & Submarines, augmentation of infrastructure to meet the maintenance requirements of the new ships…
The launch of the GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS mission is set for Saturday, February 17, 2024, at 17:30 Hrs. IST from SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota. In its 16th mission, the GSLV aims at deploying the INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). Subsequent orbit-raising maneuvers will ensure that the satellite is positioned in a Geo-stationary Orbit. About GSLV-F14…
The Indian Government with an intent to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and encouraging investments launched the Startup India initiative on 16th January 2016. The Government unveiled an Action Plan for Startups comprising of schemes and incentives envisaged to create a vibrant startup ecosystem in the country. The Action Plan comprises of 19…
