India will host a nine-day mega naval exercise in Visakhapatnam beginning February 19 that is expected to see participation of over 50 navies against the backdrop of fractious geopolitical environment including increasing security concerns in the Red Sea. Navies from the US, Japan, Australia, France, Bangladesh, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia are set to…
Israeli forces bombed areas in the southern border city of Rafah where more than half of Gaza’s population is sheltering on Thursday, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a proposal to end the war in the Palestinian enclave. Netanyahu said on Wednesday terms proposed by Hamas for a ceasefire that would also involve…
Highlighting the importance of fortifying India’s defence space capabilities amidst China’s advancements in anti-satellite weaponry, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan emphasized the necessity for concerted efforts from all stakeholders. Speaking at the ‘DefSat’ seminar and exhibition, General Chauhan stressed the need for private industry involvement and outlined significant initiatives to bolster the country’s…
EDGE Group PJSC (EDGE), one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, today announced the opening of a new WESCAM Authorized Service Center (WASC) at EARTH’s EOCE Facility in Abu Dhabi. The state-of-the-art WASC is a collaboration between EARTH, an entity of EDGE Group, and L3Harris Technologies, one of the world’s leading EO/IR…
BAE Systems has acquired Malloy Aeronautics – a leading company in innovative heavy lift drone and aeronautical technologies. Malloy Aeronautics designs and supplies all-electric uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) to both civil and military customers. Their range of uncrewed, heavy lift quadcopters are capable of lifting payloads from 68kg to 300kg over short to medium range…
The Düsseldorf-based technology group Rheinmetall is supporting the Olena Zelenska Foundation in Kyiv with a donation of 100,000 euros. The founder of the foundation, Olena Zelenska, wife of the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, received a corresponding pledge at a meeting in Berlin. Notably, the foundation has been active since the beginning of the large-scale Russian…
In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the following steps have been taken by the Government to encourage the startups to boost India’s space programme: Indian Space Policy…
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has completed testing of the integrated mission systems and sensors aboard three MH-60R Seahawk helicopters purchased by the Hellenic Navy. Completed in early December 2023, the tests verify each MH-60R aircraft is an efficient and effective air weapon system capable of performing anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare missions from land or…
The MQ9-B SkyGuardian Aircraft being sold to India by the US would be equipped with highly sensitive surveillance and lethal attack equipment including hellfire missile, and laser small diameter bombs, according to details sent by the Biden Administration to the US Congress. The Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) wrote a letter to the Congress last…
The Government of India informed that currently, space cooperative documents have been signed with 61 countries and five multilateral bodies. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the…
