The final tranche of 18 Rafale fighter jets for Indonesia came into force yesterday. It follows the entry into force, in September 2022 and August 2023, of the first and second tranches of 6 and 18 Rafale, thus completing the number of aircraft on order for Indonesia under the contract signed in February 2022 for…
Boeing has begun extensive modification of an airplane that will become the X-66 Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD), removing engines and completing 3D metrology scans to inform the plane’s design and build plan. The MD-90 jet’s original wings will soon be removed to test the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) design with new ultrathin wings braced by…
The Defence Minister of India, Shri Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal to raise four more (National Cadet Corps) NCC Units in the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. The approval includes one Mixed (Boys & Girls) Army Battalion each at Udhampur (J&K), Kupwara (J&K) and Kargil (Ladakh), and one Air Squadron at Udhampur (J&K)….
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA),India has made significant changes in the regulations pertaining to Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) for flight crew, in line with the international best practices. These regulations have been instrumental in managing fatigue related aviation safety risks for more than a decade now. The introduction of these reforms in the…
The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has come out with a tender for the acquisition of 5 Nos. of EM Towed Array Connectors and related items. DRDO is the premier agency under the Department of Defence Research and Development in Ministry of Defence of the Government of India, charged with the military’s research and…
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) issues tender for one set of Radar Antenna Retraction System. The last date of response 16th Jan 2024. To be noted, DRDO is the premier agency under the Department of Defence Research and Development in Ministry of Defence of the Government of India, charged with the military’s research…
Patria and the Logistics Command of the Finnish Defence Forces have signed an agreement on delivery of new Leopard 2L Tracked Bridge Laying Vehicles. The Finnish Defence Forces procures six new bridge layers that can transport, launch, and retrieve LEGUAN bridges of different lengths. The bridge layers will be built by Patria on the Finnish…
On Dec. 5, 2023, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed a major milestone with the full-scale fatigue testing of an MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). The team completed the “first lifetime” of fatigue testing – which is equivalent to 40,000 operating hours – and represents an important step in validating the design of the…
South American nation Argentina has formally withdrawn from the anticipated expansion of the BRICS bloc. In adherence to a campaign vow, the recently inaugurated far-right President, Javier Milei, has dispatched letters to BRICS leaders, solidifying the decision to retract Argentina’s planned entry into the alliance of major emerging economies. In correspondence to Brazilian President Luiz…
China announced sanctions on Sunday on five American defence companies in response to US arms sales to Taiwan and US sanctions on Chinese companies and individuals. The sanctions will freeze any property the companies have in China and prohibit organisations and individuals in China from doing business with them, the Foreign Ministry said in a…
