Imphal, Indian Navy’s third indigenous stealth destroyer of the Project 15B class, planned to be commissioned later this year, undertook her maiden sea sortie today. The ship incorporates several niche technologies and high indigenous content and is designed in-house by the Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and constructed by Mazagon Dock Ltd. (MDL) stands proud testimony…
The Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh will pay an official visit to the Maldives between May 01-03, 2023. During the visit, Shri Rajnath Singh will hold bilateral talks with his Maldivian counterpart Ms Mariya Ahmed Didi and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Abdulla Shahid. The entire gamut of defence relations between the two countries will…
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is planning to give a significant push to simulator training for the Indian Armed Forces and in this regards will be undertaking procurement of 435 simulators at an estimated cost of Rs 791 crores this year. Notably, on September 23, 2021, the government took a decision to synergise the use…
The Indian Space and Research Organization (ISRO) is planning a third Lunar South Pole Exploration Mission, named Chandrayaan-3 (C-3), to be launched later in June-July 2023 by Launch Vehicle Mark III (LVM MkIII) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. The organization recently have revealed new rendition of Chandrayaan-3 Mission. The details are discussed in…
The Indian Army has issued Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the upgradation of security and fire fighting infrastructure in 16 x Ammunition Depots at 20 locations. The procurement is categorized under ‘Buy (Indian-IDDM) with minimum of 50% Indigenous Content (IC). Increased security threats and recent incidents of fire in Ammunition Depots warrant an immediate upgradation…
The Indian Army has operationalised new specialist units to counter threats and challenges under its cyber warfare initiatives, amid the rising activities of adversaries in the online domain. The decision was taken during the Army Commanders Conference held in the third week of this month headed by Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande. Over the years,…
The 7th edition of joint military exercise “AJEYA WARRIOR-23” between India and the United Kingdom is being conducted at Salisbury Plains, United Kingdom from 27 April to 11 May 2023. Exercise AJEYA WARRIOR is a biennial training event with the United Kingdom which is conducted alternatively in the United Kingdom and India, the last edition was…
Ever since its inception technology has impacted military conflicts or warfare. Though, it is a known fact that technology alone is not capable of winning any warfare but undeniably it does appear that technology superiority has been the major deciding factor in any warfare or military conflict since ages. Armed Forces that are better equipped…
DefSAT Conference & Expo, the Premier Defence-Space India Conference & Expo began from today at Maekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantt, New Delhi. Organized by Satcom Industry Association, the 3 day confernce is focused on showcasing the defence and space technology and capabilities. The aim of DefSat 2023 by Satcom Industry Association – India is to explore India’s ambitions…
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is pursuing the development of niche technologies in the field of space-based capabilities, data linking and artificial intelligence-based decision support system. As per IAF, the increased exploitation of the space domain will lead to increased contestation” and as “reliance on space grows, space-based assets will become centres of gravity that…
