The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has commissioned ‘Kamla Devi’ the Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) which is designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd. The FPV Kamla Devi is officially the fifth and last vessel of the series of FPVs designed and built by GRSE as per the specifications of the Indian…
The deliveries of the third squadron of the S-400 missile system from Russia to India are currently underway. By the end of this year, India is slated to get five S-400 squadrons. Earlier in October 2018, India had signed a deal with Russia worth over $5.43 billion (Rs 35,000 Crore) to acquire five squadrons of…
A successful training launch of a Short-Range Ballistic Missile, Prithvi-II was carried out on January 10, 2023 from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. A well-established system, Prithvi-II missile, has been an integral part of India’s nuclear deterrence. The missile struck its target with high accuracy. The user training launch successfully…
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), in a meeting held on January 10, 2023 have accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for three capital acquisition proposals, amounting to Rs 4,276 Crore. All the three proposals – two of the Indian Army and one of the Indian Navy – are under the ‘Buy (Indian-IDDM)’ category. The DAC has…
Indigenously developed TAPAS UAV (Tactical Advanced Platform for Aerial Surveillance) Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV, earlier called as Rustom-II have entered user trials stage since 2022-end. Developed by DRDO’s Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), the UAV is expected to complete user trials by August 2023, and then subsequently will be manufactured by DPSU Hindustan Aeronautics…
AeroIndia 2023 to be held in Bengaluru on Feb 13-17 2023 with more than 550 global and local companies have been registered so far. The 14th edition will be held at Air Force Station, Yelahanka, Bengaluru. This five-day event will combine a major trade exhibition of the aerospace and defence industries as well as an…
The Indian Army is set to receive Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile Weapon System (QRSAM) with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) giving clearance to the indigenously developed QRSAM for production. The indigenously developed Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile Weapon System (QRSAM) by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will be…
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is likely to clear a budget of over Rs 14,000 Crore for the development of four prototypes of the twin-engine deck based fighters (TEDBF) for the Indian Navy (IN). The design for the naval fighter has been completed by Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) under the Department of Defence Research and…
India and Cyprus have signed an MoU on Defence and Military Cooperation in January 2023 during the India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr. S Jaishankar visit to Cyprus. The two diplomats stepped ahead to strengthen the bilateral relations between India and Cyprus. They signed a total of three documents, namely, an MoU on defense and military…
The Indian Army has come out with a tender for the procurement of 252 (Two Hundred and Fifty Two) x High Mobility Vehicle, 6×6 Gun Towing Vehicles through fast track procedure under emergency procurement. The procurement case is processed under Buy (Indian) category; while the demonstration will be carried out on ‘No Cost No Commitment’…
