The Indian Army conducted the firepower demonstration ‘Exercise Topchi’ at Devlali in Maharashtra’s Nashik. As part of Atmanirbhar Bharat, indigenously manufactured artillery equipment such as the K-9 Vajra, SP gun system, Dhanush, 105 mm Indian field gun (IFG) and light field gun (LFG) systems and Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers were showcased in the event held…
25T Bollard Pull Tug, Bhishm which has been built for the Indian Navy was launched by Cmde S Sreekumar, Warship Production Superintendent (Kolkata) on 14 Jan 24 at Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd, Kolkata. This Tug is a proud flag bearer of “Make in India” initiative of Govt of India. Contract for construction and delivery of…
The Indian Army’s surveillance capability near Pakistan border in Punjab is all set to get a boost as the force is set to deploy its Drishti-10 medium-altitude, long-endurance drones at a forward base in the Punjab sector. These drones are expected to be inducted into the force in the next two to three months. Noteworthy,…
BAE Systems delivered the first Amphibious Combat Vehicle Command and Control (ACV-C) variant under the full-rate production contract to the US Marine Corps. The ACV-C will provide Marines with a mobile command center which enables situational awareness and operations planning in the battlespace. ACV-C provides true open-ocean and ship-to-objective amphibious capability, land mobility, survivability and…
National security advisors of several countries met in Davos on Sunday to discuss a peace formula for Ukraine, with India and many other nations pushing for the restoration of peace in the war-hit country. A representative of the Swiss Foreign Ministry, which co-hosted the meeting along with Ukraine, said, “By organising the meeting, Switzerland continues…
North Korea on Monday said it successfully test-fired a solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) carrying a hypersonic warhead on Sunday, state-run news agency KCNA reported. In a bid to verify the warhead’s gliding and manoeuvring capabilities and the reliability of newly developed multi-stage high-thrust solid-fuel engines, the missile loaded with a hypersonic manoeuvrable controlled warhead was…
United Kingdom (UK) will commit 20,000 military personnel to serve across Europe in a major NATO exercise in the first half of this year, as well as warships and fighter jets, the defence ministry said on Monday. The deployment includes 16,000 British army troops who will be based in Eastern Europe from February to June,…
The State Department of United States (US) has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of Light Tactical Vehicle Chassis and Fleet Build and related equipment. The estimated total cost is $200 million. The Government of Egypt has requested to buy additional light tactical vehicle chassis and fleet…
Rheinmetall’s mobile Skyranger 30 air defence system has reached a key milestone on the road to series production. In December 2023, the A1 configuration of the Skyranger 30 underwent a successful testing and live-fire campaign at the Group’s Ochsenboden proving ground in Switzerland, in which the system had to prove itself in stationary and mobile…
Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu has asked India to withdraw its troops from the island nation by March 15, 2024. According to the latest government figures, there are 88 Indian military personnel in the Maldives. “Indian military personnel cannot stay in the Maldives. This is the policy of President Dr Mohamed Muizzu and that of this…
