The New Zealand Defence Force would be retiring five P-3K2 Orion aircraft after 54-year run, and five months earlier than planned. The reason cited is because of staff shortages, thereby leaving it with few planes for search, rescue and surveillance operations until at least July. The final flight ceremony will take place on June 30,…
SFC Energy AG, a leading supplier of hydrogen and methanol fuel cells for stationary and mobile hybrid power supply solutions, together with its strategic partner FC TecNrgy Pvt ltd (“FCT”) received a major order from the Indian Defence Forces to supply 900 stationary methanol fuel cell generators. The fuel cell generators jointly developed by FC…
Saab has received an order for sight- and fire control capability from BAE Systems Hägglunds. The order value is approximately SEK 900 million and deliveries are scheduled 2023-2029. Saab will provide the capability for the BAE Systems’ CV90 combat vehicles ordered by the Slovak Republic in late 2022 and will carry out the work in…
Lloyd Austin, the United States US Defence Secretary, will be visiting India in early June to advance discussions on bilateral defence cooperation. The visit, scheduled for June 4-5, 2023 comes as India-US seek to enhance their strategic collaboration under the framework of the ‘US-India Major Defence Partnership’. Further, the visit presents an opportunity to further…
The ‘India Defence Conclave 2023’ was recently held in New Delhi, and witnessed active participation from both the public and private sector in the defence sector. The conclave was organized by ETGovernment, an initiative of The Economic Times, with the theme “Propelling Self-Reliance in Aerospace & Defence Sector”. The conclave’s theme is: “Propelling Self-Reliance in…
BY KAVITA NAGPAL Technological superiority is increasingly going to be one of the conclusive factors in future battles. Adoption of the latest-technology in developing new warfare systems would propel us toward our goal of achieving a technological edge over the adversary. This in turn would permit us to prevail decisively across the entire spectrum of…
The Indian Navy currently operates 14 diesel electric submarine and 2 nuclear powered ones. But most of the fleet is three decades old. The IN needs at least 24 submarines to meet its 30-year submarine-building plan, which was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security in 1999. The current submarine fleet is based at two…
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully accomplished GSLV-F12/NVS-01 mission on Monday, May 29, 2023. This Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) mission deployed NVS-01 navigation satellite, weighing about 2232 kg, into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. The vehicle lifted off at 10:42 hours IST from the second launch pad at SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota and injected the satellite…
Denmark’s Government has announced that it would triple its defence budget over the next 10 years in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Denmark intends to reach the NATO goal of spending two percent (2%) of gross domestic product (GDP) on the military by 2030. However, it is to be noted that till date…
Germany based shipbuilder Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) recently has handed over a frigate to the Navy of the Arab Republic of Egypt as part of a four-ship contract worth 2.3 billion euros (US$2.5 billion). The Arab Republic of Egypt has placed an order for a total of four structurally identical vessels, with the first three…
