It has been reported that the Indian Navy & Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) has undertaken a successful hover drop of indigenously-instrumented Advanced Light Torpedo (TAL) from a SeaKing 42B aircraft. Developed by the NSTL and manufactured by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), the Advanced Light Torpedo successfully cleared its…
Finland has selected US based Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and three other companies – Field Aerospace, L3Harris Technologies, and Swedish company ST Airborne Systems – for the next phase of its MVX border surveillance jet program. The Finnish Border Guard’s MVX multi-role jet program worth $180 Million and is aimed at replacing two Dornier 228…
The Indian Navy intends to procure 20 (twenty) Remotely Manned Fast Interceptor Crafts – Indigenous (RMFIC-I) from registered shipyards and have come out with a Request for Information (RFI) for the same. The RMFIC-I would be constructed in a phased manner over a period of 4 years (2026-2030). The procurement is under “Buy Indian (IDDM)…
Indian Navy has developed ‘Rakshak’ – an indigenous designed and developed facility that will enable the training of submarine crews for damage control under the harsh, realistic conditions that the force can face on board. This main damage control and firefighting training facility is a unique facility established for training submarines in damage control. The damage…
The United States (US) State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to United Kingdom (UK) of up to 768 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System-IIs at an estimated cost of $31.2 Million. The Government of the United Kingdom earlier had requested to buy up to seven hundred sixty-eight (768) Advanced Precision Kill Weapon…
It has been reported that Pakistan will be exporting three consignments of 155mm artillery ammunition rounds over the next three months to Kiev via Poland to help Ukraine fight the ongoing invasion by Russia. The Economic Times reported that the consignments will be shipped by Pak Ordnance Factory from Karachi Port to Gdansk Port Poland…
A consortium of European space companies, led by Airbus Defence and Space, Eutelsat, Hispasat, SES and Thales Alenia Space, will be jointly bidding for the European Commission’s (EU) Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity, and Security by Satellite (IRISS) constellation. The project aims to provide a secure space-based communication system to the European Union by 2027, supporting…
Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan, AVSM, VM has taken over as the 17th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN) on 01 May 2023. The Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) is the only Joint-services Command in India and serves as a model for the country’s planned theaterisation of Army, Navy, and Air Force capabilities. Commissioned…
Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), South Western Air Command (SWAC) at Gandhinagar on 01 May 2023. He succeeds Air Marshal Vikram Singh, who superannuated on 30 Apr 2023. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, he passed out as the President Gold Medalist. He is a Qualified Flying Instructor…
Indian Naval Ships INS Satpura and INS Delhi embarked onboard arrived at Singapore on 01 May 2023 to participate in the Inaugural ASEAN India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2023) scheduled from 02 to 08 May 2023. The Harbour Phase of the exercise is scheduled to be held at Changi Naval Base from 02 to 04 May 2023…
