NATO will launch next week its biggest military exercises in decades with around 90,000 personnel set to take part in months-long wargames aimed at showing that the alliance can defend all of its territory up to its border with Russia. The exercises come as Russia’s war on Ukraine bogs down. NATO as an organization is…
Indian Navy’s INS Visakhapatnam, mission deployed in Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy operations, swiftly responded to a distress call by Marshall Island flagged MV Genco Picardy following a drone attack at 2311 hrs on 17 Jan 24. INS Visakhapatnam, undertaking anti piracy patrol in Gulf of Aden, acknowledged the distress call and intercepted the vessels…
Pakistan on Thursday launched retaliatory military strikes in Iran, aiming at Baloch groups, killing at least nine people, This comes two days after Iran’s striked on Pakistan. The move has heightened fears of instability spreading across the Middle East in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Pakistan had warned Tehran that there would…
India is going ahead with the development of long range rockets for the indigenous Pinaka systems, which will have the ability to hit targets at a distance of over 200 km, enhancing their reach and lethality. The extended range, guided rockets are being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and are likely…
Russia’s top diplomat dismissed the United States proposal to resume a dialogue on nuclear arms control, saying Thursday that it’s impossible while Washington offers military support to Ukraine. Speaking at an annual news conference, Sergey Lavrov accused the West of fuelling global security risks by encouraging Ukraine to ramp up strikes on the Russian territory…
North Korea has conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapons system in a protest against this week’s joint military drills by South Korea, the United States and Japan, as per reported by state media KCNA. The test of the “Haeil-5-23” system, a name North Korea has given to its nuclear-capable underwater attack drones, was…
The Indian Air Force (IAF) intends to procure approximately Quantity 10-20 Passive Surveillance System (PSS), and have issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the same. The PSS System would be used for Air Defence Surveillance and ground based ELINT gathering. The system should be capable of detecting, intercepting, locating, identifying and tracking of active…
The Union Cabinet chaired by the India’s Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 21st November, 2023 between the Government of Republic of India and the European Commission on Working Arrangements on Semiconductors Ecosystems, its supply chain and innovation under the framework of EU-India Trade and Technology Council…
In what could be a significant success for indigenous weapon systems, two South American countries have shown interest in the DRDO developed indigenous Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the premier R&D organization of the country, is also developing rockets that would be able to strike targets at 120 km…
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), one of the 16 Defence Public Sector Units (DPSUs) under India’s Ministry of Defence, has received an order from Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders worth Rs 695 Crore for supply of spares related to missile systems. Besides, the company has also received additional orders worth Rs.339.31 Crore since the last disclosure on 26th…
