The Indian Army has issued a Request for information (RFI) to procure 74 Numbers of Heavy Excavator (20T) class. To be noted creation of infrastructure is a major task during war and peace. The engineering units are authorised plant equipment for execution of such tasks, Excavators are versatile equipment which carry out earth moving tasks….
The Naval Headquarters, Government of India is seeking persistent surveillance/comprehensive Maritime Monitoring Solution Services through space-based assets for Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) to undertake assessment and analysis of vessels with no AIS transmission, vessels with unusual activity and vessels which fall into other asymmetric threat categories. The Maritime Monitoring Solution Services through space-based…
The State Department of United States (US) has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Italy of AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $90.6 million. The Government of Italy has requested to buy: twenty-eight (28) AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II+ Tactical Missiles four (4) AIM-9X…
The Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi met the Prime Minister of Bhutan H.E Dasho Tshering Tobgay in New Delhi, yesterday. Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay is in India on an official visit, which is his first overseas visit after assuming office in February 2024. Both leaders reviewed the progress in various areas of bilateral…
The Airbus-built EUTELSAT 36D geostationary telecommunications satellite has been shipped from Toulouse, France to Sanford, Florida, USA, on board an Airbus BelugaST (A300-600ST). Its next step is the Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, where it will be launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 later this month. With the advent of the new BelugaXL,…
Consequent upon approval of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), the Ministry of Defence signed two contracts for a combined value of Rs 8073.17 crore with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bengaluru on 13 March 2024 for acquisition of 34 Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Dhruv Mk III along with Operational Role Equipment for Indian Army (25…
The Spanish government has commissioned Rheinmetall, the world’s largest manufacturer of artillery ammunition, to supply a total of 94,200 155mm rounds. Notably, the framework agreement concluded for this purpose has a volume of around €208 million. The artillery rounds are to be delivered to the Spanish army between the end of 2024 and the end…
NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday alliance members “are not providing Ukraine with enough ammunition” and the shortfall has allowed Russia to push Kyiv’s forces back. “The Ukrainians are not running out of courage. They are running out of ammunition,” Stoltenberg told journalists. “Together, we have the capacity to provide Ukraine what it needs….
Denmark will increase spending on its own defence by 40.5 billion Danish crowns ($5.9 billion) over the next five years, its government said as it presented the NATO member’s plans to bolster its military. “We are not rearming in Denmark because we want war, destruction, or suffering. We are rearming right now to avoid war…
India and Brazil on Thursday explored ways to expand cooperation in areas of energy, critical minerals, technology and counter-terrorism at their first ‘2+2’ defence and foreign ministerial dialogue. Notably, the External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the talks spanned various key areas of cooperation. “Discussions spanned defence, space, energy, critical minerals, tech, counter-terrorism and…
