BAE Systems has been awarded a $211 million firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract by the US Marine Corps for more Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) under the Marine Corps’ fourth order for full-rate production (FRP). In addition to vehicle production, the award covers procurement of 40 FRP ACV Personnel (ACV-P) variants, fielding and support…
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has signed a contract with the government of Lithuania for the delivery of more NASAMS air defence systems. The EUR 200 million (about NOK 2.3 billion) contract will provide Lithuania with the latest technology and increased air defence capabilities. As part of the contract, Lithuania will also modernize parts of…
China and Vietnam agreed to step up security cooperation matters in their move towards becoming a community with a shared future, they said as Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up a visit to Hanoi. During, Xi’s two-day trip, the Communist-ruled neighbours signed dozens of co-operation pacts and agreed to set up more hotlines to defuse…
Britain, Japan, and Italy have signed an international treaty to establish a programme aimed at developing an advanced fighter jet. The agreement, which Reuters reported this month, comes a year after the three countries established their first major defence industry collaboration by merging the separate next-generation fighter efforts of London and Tokyo. Further, the parliaments…
The US Senate approved the annual defence policy bill with a compromise 886 billion USD package that laid out how the pentagon will be funded through the next fiscal year. The vote to approve the National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA) was 87-13. Six Republicans and six Democrats voted against the bill: Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.),…
Finland will be signing a defence cooperation agreement with the United States next week that will bring US soldiers and military material to aid in the Nordic nation’s defence. Notable, the defence cooperation agreement will deepen our defence cooperation with the United States (US) and can be vital in a case of crisis. Further, the…
The Indian Army is interested in the procurement of 10,000 Nos of of Hand Held Thermal Imager (Uncooled) and have issue a Request for Information (RFI) for the same. Basically, the Indian Army is seeking Hand Held Thermal Imager (HHTI (UC) with latest technology parameters to enable soldiers to carryout surveillance upto 3000 m. The…
The Indian Army will be getting 70,000 more Sig Sauer assault rifles which will be given to troops deployed in counterterrorism operations and other duties. The approval for this procurement worth over Rs 800 crore was given at a high-level meeting of the Indian Defence Ministry held recently and attended by the top brass of…
An Advisory Group Meeting of Small Aircraft & Helicopter Operators was chaired by the Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia recently. He assured full support to entrepreneurs of small aircraft operators and helicopter services to expand their operations. Further, the Minister individually addressed regulatory and day-to-day operational concerns of each operator,…
Captain Fatima Wasim has become the first woman medical officer in the Indian Army to be deployed on an operational post on the Siachen Glacier, the world’s highest battlefield. She is the second medical officer to be deployed on the Siachen Glacier in the Union Territory of Ladakh. The Indian Army’s Fire and Fury Corps…
