The Department of Defense, United States (US) has entered into a bilateral, non-binding Security of Supply Arrangement (SOSA) with the Singapore Ministry of Defence. The arrangement will enable both the U.S. and Singapore to acquire industrial resources they need to quickly meet defense requirements, resolve unanticipated disruptions that challenge defense capacities, and promote supply chain…
India’s aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is spending over Rs 2,000 crore this year on research and development in line with its overall approach towards indigenisation of critical avionics and related hardware. Notably, over the last few decades, the HAL has developed a number of military aircraft and helicopters including the Tejas Light Combat…
Currently, there are 34 Flying Training Organizations (FTOs) in India operating at 55 bases which are imparting flying training to cadets. Further, in the current year 2023 (till October), a total of 1371 Commercial Pilot Licences (CPLs) have been issued so far and the trend indicates a sharp increase in number of CPLs issued in…
The primary aim of Sainik Schools is to prepare cadets academically, physically and mentally for entry into the National Defence Academy. Various steps are in place for ensuring the academic excellence of the cadets of 33 Sainik Schools. These include conducting of interactive training & close monitoring of progress of cadets, remedial classes for slow…
Britain would be transferring two Royal Navy minehunter ships to the Ukrainian Navy, as it sets up a new maritime defence coalition alongside Norway to help strengthen Ukraine’s sea operations. Further, Britain said the two Sandown Class mine countermeasures vessels will enable Ukraine to better counter the threat from Russian sea mines, aiming to restore…
Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully conducted a full-scale static test fire of a new solid rocket motor that was developed in less than a year as part of its Solid Motor Annual Rocket Technology Demonstrator (SMART Demo). Notably, Northrop Grumman’s SMART Demo static test successfully demonstrates several solid rocket motor innovations at the company’s Promontory,…
The U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) has awarded Boeing a contract to produce six remanufactured MH-47G Block II Chinook Helicopters as a part of the Army’s modernization efforts. With the deal valued at $271M, Boeing has 42 MH-47G Chinook Helicopters under contract with USASOAC. “The Chinook has been a key player in the…
BAE Systems, Babcock, and Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) are joining forces to offer the ARCHER wheeled mobile artillery system to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) as the replacement for the legacy AS90. Under their teaming, named the Archer Artillery Alliance, these companies will offer the proven, advanced technology system, which presents the lowest…
The Indian Navy, along with other defence state and civil agencies completed a two-phased bi-annual exercise ‘Prasthan’ in the Offshore Development Area, off the Mumbai coast. The bi-annual exercise, which is conducted every six months, was held on the R12A (Ratna) Platform of Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) around 83 km away from Mumbai…
India, South Korea, and the US will start an informal trilateral technology dialogue in the first quarter of 2024 in response to China’s rapid progress in critical technologies within the Indo-Pacific region. The decision was taken at the inaugural US-South Korea Next Generation Critical & Emerging Technologies Dialogue held in Seoul on Friday. The two…
