In a major fillip to India’s fight against terrorism and organised crime, India’s Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah virtually inaugurated a unique digital Criminal Case Management System (CCMS), designed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in New Delhi. In the virtual event, Home Minister Shri Amit Shah e-inaugurates NIA’s 2…
The Passing Out Parade (POP) of the third batch of ‘Agniveers’ is scheduled at INS Chilka on 15 March 24. Noteworthy, the Union Cabinet of India on 14th June 2022 approved an attractive recruitment scheme for Indian youth to serve in the Armed Forces called ‘AGNIPATH’ and the youth selected under this scheme will be…
The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has conducted successful tests of its first-ever laser weapon, named “DragonFire”. Notably, the high-powered laser is designed to target and neutralize drones, offering a potentially low-cost alternative to traditional missiles. The tests, conducted in January at the Herbrides Range in Scotland, demonstrated the weapon’s precision, with the ability to…
The United States (US) is constantly assessing the need to expand export controls to stop China from acquiring advanced computer chips and manufacturing equipment that could be used to boost its military, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said. The U.S. export controls were first launched in 2022 to counter the use of chips for military…
Fast-growing Indian private defence start-up, Big Bang Boom Solutions Private Limited (BBBS), has secured an order worth more than Rs 200 crores from the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Army for its anti-drone system or counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) technology. This contract is the largest the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded under…
The proposal to design and manufacture India’s fifth generation indigenous fighter aircraft — Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) — has been approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) last week. The about Rs 15,000 crore approval is for the design and prototype development of the aircraft that will eventually be powered…
India has rejected China’s diplomatic protest over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh last week and said objecting to such visits or developmental projects does not stand to reason. “We reject the comments made by the Chinese side regarding the visit of the Prime Minister to Arunachal Pradesh,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir…
China, Iran and Russia have begun a joint naval drill in the Gulf of Oman, a crucial waterway near the mouth of the Persian Gulf, officials said Tuesday. Footage aired by Chinese state television and a video released by the Russian navy showed the ongoing drill, known as “Marine Security Belt 2024.” China sent the…
The Department of Defense (DoD) of United States (US) has announced additional security assistance as an extraordinary measure to address some of Ukraine’s most pressing security and defense needs. This announcement is the Biden Administration’s fifty-fifth tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. This Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA)…
A light combat aircraft Tejas crashed near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan on Tuesday during an operational training sortie, the first such incident involving the indigenously-built jet. However, the pilot was ejected safely and no casualties were reported. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), IAF said “One Tejas aircraft of the Indian Air Force met with…
