The State Department of United States (US) has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the NATO Support and Procurement Agency of Stinger missiles and related equipment. The estimated total cost is $780 million. The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), as Lead Nation on behalf of Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands,…
L3Harris Technologies, Korean Air and Israel Aerospace Industries’ ELTA Systems Ltd. (IAI/ELTA) have teamed to integrate and deliver the next generation of survivable, high-altitude AEW&C aircraft (aircraft airborne early warning and control) to the Republic of Korea (ROK) Air Force. The Korea AEW&C team members have already delivered a variety of special mission aircraft to…
The Netherlands will be delivering 18 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to help its battle against Russia’s invasion, the Dutch government has announced recently. The delivery of F-16s is one of the most important elements of the agreements made on military support for Ukraine. As of now, the delivery of the F-16 fighter jets is…
Japan has finalised its record 7.7 trillion yen (US$54.25 billion) defence budget for fiscal 2024, the second consecutive year in which the country increased defence spending by about a trillion yen from the previous year. The approved budget keeps Japan on track to boost military spending by 43 trillion yen over five years as it…
The 8th edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Conclave of Chiefs (CoC) was conducted by Royal Thai Navy at Bangkok, Thailand from 19 – 22 Dec 23. Chiefs of Navies/ Senior Delegates from 27 Members/ Observer countries participated in the event. Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, attended the event with a…
2023 was a landmark year for India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) as giant strides were made towards realising the vision of the Government, led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, to create a strong, secure, self-reliant, and inclusive India. Efforts to achieve ‘Aatmanirbharta’ in defence and Armed Forces modernisation surged ahead with renewed thrust, with…
The Ministry of Defence, Government of India, intends to lease a product tanker for a period of two years and six months which is further extendable by two years on by Indian Navy, and has issued a Request for Information (RFI) regarding the same. This procurement by Indian Navy is undertaken to meet emergent requirements…
Against the backdrop of the increasingly important EU-India partnership, the European Parliament sent two delegations to Delhi and Mumbai on 18 to 20 December to discuss common values, not least on democracy and upholding the international rules based order, and the deepening of cooperation in two strategic areas, trade and security and defence. On site,…
France has submitted its response to India’s tender for buying 26 (Rafale Marine) Rafale-M fighter jets for the Indian Navy’s aircraft carriers – INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya. As of now, the response to India’s Letter of Acceptance has been submitted by France to India. India will now carry out a detailed study of the…
The current allocation earmarked towards India’s Defence research budget is insufficient at present, for India’s aspirations to be a global leader, a Parliamentary Panel has observed. Moreover, the panel has recommended that the budget should be doubled over the coming years. In a report on the functioning of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the…
