Rolls-Royce welcomed the announcement that the Australian Government would be investing in its ongoing AUKUS preparations. This supplements the expansion funding already committed by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). AUKUS, also styled as Aukus, is a trilateral security partnership for the Indo-Pacific region between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Announced on…
Honeywell has won a contract from General Technical Services for the development of a hydrogen fuel cell system that will power a multitude of electronic devices carried by soldiers. Weighing roughly half as much as commonly used batteries, the system will deliver the same power foot soldiers need. The fuel cell complements a suite of…
Army Medical Corps (AMC) celebrated its 260th Raising Day on 03rd April 2024. Basically, the Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the Indian Army, which primarily provides medical services to all Army personnel, serving and veterans, along with their families. Along with the branches in the Indian Navy and Indian Air Force, it…
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has started implementing a project in Junput village in West Bengal to build a small test centre for the country’s weapon systems, officials said on Thursday. DRDO is the premier agency under the Ministry of Defence of the Government of India, which develops defence technologies, systems/products that are required…
Greece has approved the purchase of 35 UH-60M Blackhawk helicopters from U.S defence contractor Lockheed Martin Corp in an effort to modernize its armed forces, two people with knowledge of the deal told Reuters. “The deal passed by the parliament’s committee is to buy 35 helicopters for 1.15 billion euros ($1.24 billion),” a government official…
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that alliance members must guarantee long-term weapon deliveries for Ukraine, as ministers discussed a proposal for a 100-billion-euro ($108 billion), five-year fund. “Ukraine has urgent needs,” Stoltenberg said as NATO foreign ministers met in Brussels. “Any delay in providing support has consequences on the battlefield as we speak. So…
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Wednesday asked member states of the China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to shed its double standards and hold accountable those who were sponsors, financiers and facilitators of terrorism. His remarks came in the backdrop of China supporting Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) by blocking international…
The Strategic Forces Command (SFC), along with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), conducted the successful flight-test of New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni-Prime from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha at around 1900 hrs on April 03, 2024. Noteworthy, the test met all the trial objectives validating its reliable performance, as…
Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, Chief of Royal Australian Navy, is on an official visit to India from April 2 to 6 to bolster bilateral maritime relations between the two nations. His visit includes key cities and prominent maritime regions across India. During his official visit to India, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, Chief of Royal Australian…
Indonesia have selected Naval Group and PT PAL to strengthen the capabilities of the Indonesian Navy with two Scorpène® Evolved Full Lithium-Ion battery (LiB) submarines to be built in Indonesia in PT PAL shipyard, through a transfer of technology from Naval Group. A new step in the strategic partnership with Indonesia In accordance with the…
