Extending its military presence and reach in the vast Indian Ocean region, India on Wednesday commissioned a new naval base, INS Jatayu, at Minicoy in Lakshadweep islands. The navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar hailed the new outpost as a significant boost for the navy’s operational capability in a strategic maritime expanse that presents a…
The Maldives will get free non-lethal weapons / military equipment and training from China’s military under a newly inked agreement with Beijing, President Mohamed Muizzu has said, underlining that it would further strengthen the Indian Ocean Island nation’s independence and autonomy. Muizzu also met Major General Zhang Baoqun, Deputy Director of the Office for International…
High oil prices, sanctions evasion and state investment are providing Russia with enough resources to fight on in Ukraine at the current intensity for at least two more years, Lithuanian intelligence agencies said in a report on Thursday. Russia reformed and strengthened its battle-torn army in Ukraine in 2023 and is on track to expand…
The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a $3.4 billion contract to begin manufacturing 14 P-8A Poseidon aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force and three additional P-8s for the German Navy. “We are proud to add Canada to the list of international P-8 partners as well as to Germany’s fleet of maritime patrol aircraft,” said Philip…
“India’s defence apparatus is today stronger than ever as the Government, led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, is focusing on bolstering it with the sentiment of Indianness,” said Defence minister Shri Rajnath Singh at a Defence Summit organised by a private media organisation in New Delhi on March 07, 2024. He termed ‘perspective’ as…
Moldova and France will sign defence and economic cooperation accords during a visit by Moldovan President Maia Sandu to Paris on Thursday, the French presidency said in a statement. Western powers are seeking to increase support for Moldova amid what they fear are increasing efforts by Russia to destabilise Moldova. In parallel to Sandu’s visit,…
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has once again said that Indian military personnel will not be present in the island nation after May 10, as per a local portal. “There will be no Indian troops in the country come May 10. Not in uniform and not in civilian clothing. The Indian military will not be residing…
A US destroyer shot down drones and a missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels toward it in the Red Sea, officials said Wednesday, as the Indian navy released images of it fighting a fire aboard a container ship earlier targeted by the Houthis. The assault Tuesday apparently targeted the USS Carney, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer…
The Indian Navy on Wednesday commissioned the first squadron of its newly-inducted MH 60R Seahawk multi-role choppers that is expected to significantly bolster the force’s surveillance and combat capabilities in the strategic waters. The INAS 334 ‘Seahawks’ naval air squadron was commissioned at a ceremony at INS Garuda in Kochi in the presence of Navy…
Japan is interested in discussing cooperation with the United States, Australia and Britain on advanced defence technology, an official said Wednesday, signalling Tokyo could become more involved in the trio’s landmark security partnership AUKUS. An official from Japan’s embassy in Australia told AFP that the government supported AUKUS’ efforts in the Indo-Pacific region and was…
