The United States (US) has signed a defence cooperation agreement with Papua New Guinea (PNG) with the focus on expansion of the Pacific Island nation’s capabilities and making it easier for the US military to train with its forces. The defence cooperation was drafted by the United States and Papua New Guinea as equals and…
BY KAVITA NAGPAL It is a well-known fact that Armed Forces that are better equipped with higher technologies have always and will continue to have an upper hand. Further, technology also has a great deterrent value, hence, even at times can help in averting wars with least damage and costs. Moreover, the future wars will…
Naini Aerospace Limited (NAeL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) under the administrative control of Ministry of Defence has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with Garuda Aerospace (GA) on 20.05.2023 at NAeL, Naini, Prayagraj (UP) for collaboration in manufacturing of Drones. This would be first Drone manufacturing facility…
Indra Sistemas, S.A., a Spanish information technology and defense systems company, has begun installing the first of the 23 radars that it will equip the Indian Naval ships, after successfully passing the Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) of the radar. The company has adapted the most advanced version of the Lanza-N radar, based on the one…
An Indian delegation, led by Additional Secretary (Defence Production) Shri T Natarajan, attended the 16th Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA 23), being held at Langkawi, Malaysia between May 22-25, 2023. The Additional Secretary (Defence Production) also called on Malaysian Minister of Defence Dato’ Seri Mohamad Hasan on the sidelines of the exhibition. Established…
The Indian Space and Research Organization (ISRO) has completed the final test in a series of tests to qualify the Crew Module Propulsion System for the Gaganyaan Programme. The test was conducted for a duration of 602.94 s and all the parameters were as expected. With this test, the Crew Module Propulsion System has undergone…
The launch of the GSLV-F12/NVS-01 mission is scheduled on Monday, May 29, 2023 at 10:42 hours IST from the second launch pad at SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota. This Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) mission is designed to deploy the NVS-01 navigation satellite, weighing about 2232 kg, into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. Subsequent orbit raising maneuvers will be…
The 4th edition of the Indo-Indonesia bilateral Exercise Samudra Shakti-23 concluded on 19 May 23. The sea phase held from 17-19 May 2023 witnessed the participation of ASW corvette INS Kavaratti with integral Chetak helicopter and a Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft. The Indonesian Navy assets included KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda with integral helicopter Panther and…
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved 4th Positive Indigenisation List (PIL) of 928 strategically-important Line Replacement Units (LRUs)/Sub-systems/Spares & Components, including high-end materials & spares, with import substitution value worth Rs 715 crore. Details of these items are available on SRIJAN Portal (https://srijandefence.gov.in/). These will only be procured from the Indian Industry after the timelines…
The sixth scorpene submarine of Project 75, Yard 11880 (Vaghsheer), Indian Navy’s Kalvari class has commenced the sea trials on 18 May 23. It will now undergo intense trials of all its systems at sea, these include propulsion systems, weapons and sensors. The submarine was launched in 20 Apr 22 from the Kanhoji Angre Wet…
