President Droupdai Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed their warm wishes to Indian Army personnel on the occasion of Army Day on January 15. The President who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed forces in her address to the Indian Army said, “I extend my warm felicitations to the Indian Army on the…
Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully completed production of the M829A4 120mm cartridge to the U.S. Army. The M829A4 is a line-of-sight kinetic-energy cartridge designed specifically for the Abrams M1A2 System Enhancement Program version 3 Main Battle Tank. It provides the Abrams the ability to defeat threat vehicles equipped with third-generation explosive reactive armor. With production…
Vice Admiral AN Pramod assumed charge as the Director General Naval Operations (DGNO) on 15 Jan 2024. An alumnus of the 38th Integrated Cadet Course, Naval Academy, Goa, he was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 July 1990. The Flag Officer is a CAT ‘A’ Sea King Air Operations Officer and a Communication & Electronics…
Airbus Helicopters and Aerovel have signed an agreement regarding the acquisition of Aerovel and its unmanned aerial system (UAS), Flexrotor, as part of a strategy to strengthen its portfolio of tactical unmanned solutions. Notably, Flexrotor is a small tactical unmanned aerial system designed for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions at sea and…
The armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany has awarded Rheinmetall a substantial order for decoy flares for protecting aircraft. Notably, the German military can now procure over 470,000 decoys from Rheinmetall’s tried-and-tested Birdie product line. Covering the period December 2023 to December 2029, the contract is worth nearly €50 million. Birdie is an…
A military and combat display ‘Shaurya Sandhya’ was organised at Lucknow Cantonment in Uttar Pradesh, as part of the 76th Army Day celebrations on January 15, 2024. Noteworthy, India’s Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande, civil invitees and military personnel graced the…
The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), the premier R&D organization of the country, is continuing with its project to further develop the Tapas medium-altitude, long endurance (MALE) drone. Notably, earlier one of the three defence forces had shown interest to use them around the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for operations, where it can be used…
The development trials of the light tank Zorawar have already started and the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) is expected to hand it over to the Indian Army for further testing by April this year. The light tank with its new engine has started in our development cum production partner’s facilities. Further, the tank…
India’s Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with the President of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Vladimir Putin. The two leaders reviewed progress on a number of issues of bilateral cooperation in follow-up to recent high-level exchanges between the two countries. They positively assessed the developments in bilateral relations and agreed…
IAI will supply 6 of its advanced Sea Mini-POP sensor payloads to the Royal Thai Navy, and have signed a contract for the same. Notably, these payload upgrades will enhance the capabilities of the Navy’s patrol vessels to be able to operate in difficult and challenging conditions. IAI’s Sea Mini-POP is a multi-sensor electro optical…
