The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs™ research and development organization a $12 million contract for the Technologies for Heat Removal in Electronics at the Device Scale (THREADS) program. The DARPA THREADS program aims to overcome the temperature limits at the transistor scale inherent to power-amplifying functions. With new…
India and France are scheduled to begin contract negotiations in the over Rs 50,000-crore deal for 26 Rafale Marine, or Rafale M, fighter jets on May 30, after the arrival of a high-level French team. If and when completed, the Rafale M deal will see the Indian Navy operate these aircraft from its two aircraft…
Shri Ravi Shankar (IFS: 1995), presently Additional Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Ukraine. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly. Source: https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/37831/Shri_Ravi_Shankar_appointed_as_the_next_Ambassador_of_India_to_Ukraine Image Courtesy: https://www.sarkaritel.com/ravi-shankar-appointed-as-the-next-ambassador-of-india-to-ukraine/
Shri Harsh Kumar Jain (IFS: 1993), presently Ambassador of India to Ukraine, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of the Philippines. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly. Source: https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/37830/Shri_Harsh_Kumar_Jain_appointed_as_the_next_Ambassador_of_India_to_the_Republic_of_the_Philippines
India and France will start contract negotiations for the Rs 50,000 crore deal for 26 Rafale Marine fighter jets this week. Earlier, the government has approved the acquisition of Rafale Marine fighter jets from France to equip its indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant. Rafale Marine Cost and Capabilities The Rafale Marine, or Rafale M, was…
Satellite images taken on May 27 reveal that China has stationed its advanced J-20 fighter jets less than 150 kilometers from India’s boundary in Sikkim. The images, provided by All Source Analysis, show six J-20 stealth fighters at a dual-use military and civilian airport in Shigatse, Tibet. This airport, at an altitude of 12,408 feet,…
The State Department of United States (US) has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Canada of Joint Direct Attack Munition Tail Kits and related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total cost is $96.4 million. The Government of Canada has requested to buy additional six hundred…
Indian Naval Ship Kiltan visited Muara, Brunei as part of Operational Deployment of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet to South China Sea. The visit demonstrated India’s commitment to further deepen relations between both maritime nations. The port call included professional interactions, cross deck visits and cultural exchanges. The ship was also open for visitors wherein, members…
Pakistan does not follow the “no first use” policy on nuclear weapons and the country’s deterrence capabilities can respond to all threats from the enemy, a former senior military officer has said, as he clarified Islamabad’s stance on the use of atomic weapons. Lt Gen (retd) Khalid Ahmed Kidwai, Adviser to the National Command Authority,…
The Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad to collaborate on research and training. The MoU was signed by Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services Lt Gen Daljit Singh, and Director of IIT Hyderabad Prof B S Murty. The MoU aims…
