Marking the 76th Army Day, Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande extended warm wishes and paid homage to fallen soldiers. Emphasizing the Indian Army’s pivotal role in ensuring national stability, he urged the ‘Olive Green’ fraternity to remain steadfast in countering security threats. In a significant announcement, General Pande declared 2024 as the ‘Year…
Indian Armed Forces are in Process to acquire 91 Israeli Heron MK-2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles this year, according to a report by TimesNow. The Army will get 2 Indo-Israeli Starliners as part of the emergency procurement plan as will the Navy, which probably plans to have them stationed in Porbandar, Gujarat. But the UAV deal,…
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has launched an indigenous assault rifle named ‘Ugram’, intended to meet the operational requirements of armed forces, paramilitary, and state police entities. The rifle, with a calibre of 7.62 x 51 mm, has been designed, developed, and manufactured in collaboration with a private industry partner. The first operational…
The Indian Army conducted the firepower demonstration ‘Exercise Topchi’ at Devlali in Maharashtra’s Nashik. As part of Atmanirbhar Bharat, indigenously manufactured artillery equipment such as the K-9 Vajra, SP gun system, Dhanush, 105 mm Indian field gun (IFG) and light field gun (LFG) systems and Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers were showcased in the event held…
25T Bollard Pull Tug, Bhishm which has been built for the Indian Navy was launched by Cmde S Sreekumar, Warship Production Superintendent (Kolkata) on 14 Jan 24 at Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd, Kolkata. This Tug is a proud flag bearer of “Make in India” initiative of Govt of India. Contract for construction and delivery of…
The Indian Army’s surveillance capability near Pakistan border in Punjab is all set to get a boost as the force is set to deploy its Drishti-10 medium-altitude, long-endurance drones at a forward base in the Punjab sector. These drones are expected to be inducted into the force in the next two to three months. Noteworthy,…
BAE Systems delivered the first Amphibious Combat Vehicle Command and Control (ACV-C) variant under the full-rate production contract to the US Marine Corps. The ACV-C will provide Marines with a mobile command center which enables situational awareness and operations planning in the battlespace. ACV-C provides true open-ocean and ship-to-objective amphibious capability, land mobility, survivability and…
National security advisors of several countries met in Davos on Sunday to discuss a peace formula for Ukraine, with India and many other nations pushing for the restoration of peace in the war-hit country. A representative of the Swiss Foreign Ministry, which co-hosted the meeting along with Ukraine, said, “By organising the meeting, Switzerland continues…
North Korea on Monday said it successfully test-fired a solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) carrying a hypersonic warhead on Sunday, state-run news agency KCNA reported. In a bid to verify the warhead’s gliding and manoeuvring capabilities and the reliability of newly developed multi-stage high-thrust solid-fuel engines, the missile loaded with a hypersonic manoeuvrable controlled warhead was…
United Kingdom (UK) will commit 20,000 military personnel to serve across Europe in a major NATO exercise in the first half of this year, as well as warships and fighter jets, the defence ministry said on Monday. The deployment includes 16,000 British army troops who will be based in Eastern Europe from February to June,…
