India is looking at signing the deal to procure 31 MQ-9B drones from the US under a government-to-government framework by March 2023 with the US Congress expected to clear the supplies in the next few weeks. Reportedly, the Indian and United States (US) Government officials will hold the final series of negotiations on the procurement…
India is inching towards the final steps of procuring France based SCALP cruise missile which showcased compellingly in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. The French SCALP cruise missile – known as the Storm Shadow in England is anticipated to equip the 26 Dassault Rafale-Marine [Rafale-M] fighter jets that the Indian Navy is procuring from Dassault Aviation. As…
Indian company Merlinhawk Aerospace Pvt. Ltd. signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Italy’s Vega Composites S.r.l. to establish a manufacturing and design facility in the defence corridor in Tamil Nadu (India) for advanced composites material-based products. The new entity will be called Merlinhawk Composites and Engineering Private Limited. This agreement was signed in the…
Indian Government has developed a clear road map in place for ammunition procurement for the Indian Army and the long-term requirement for 10 years has been finalised, defence sources said on the efforts to secure supply chains and avoid any impact on operational preparedness. As of now, already, about 85% of the ammunition requirement has…
The Indian Government till date has sanctioned a total development cost of Rs 9000 crore including the Rs 2500 crore that has already been spent, for the development of LCA Mk 2, an updated and more lethal version of indigenously deceloped Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. Designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) in collaboration…
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is in the process of taking over three air landing strips in Uttarakhand, which will not only be strategically useful for the defence forces but also help in improving the connectivity of the state, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has said. The three airstrips mentioned by the CDS…
The 9th National Level Pollution Response Exercise (NATPOLREX-IX) was conducted by the Indian Coast Guard on 25 Nov 2023 off Vadinar, Gujarat. DG Rakesh Pal, Director General Indian Coast Guard, and the Chairman NOSDCP reviewed the preparedness of all agencies during the exercise. Representatives of various ministries and departments of central and coastal state governments, ports,…
Defence Program: Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Program Conception Year: 2009 Design Group / Developed By: Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), Aircraft Research and Design Centre (HAL) and Defence Research and Development Organization To Be Manufactured By: HAL, and an Indian private company Role: Stealth multirole fighter Primary Users: Indian Air Force and Indian Navy Quantity: 7 squadrons (126 Nos.) to be inducted…
Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi visited Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) after his maiden sortie on Light Combat Aircraft ‘Tejas’ twin-seater aircraft in Bengaluru, Karnataka on November 25, 2023. Shri Narendra Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister who took a sortie in Tejas – an indigenously designed and developed fighter aircraft. The Prime Minister…
As per a new report by Times of India, Indian Governments is set to give preliminary approval to three mega indigenous defence projects which together will be worth around Rs 1.4 lakh crore. The three projects include: Manufacturing of another aircraft carrier (IAC-II) worth Rs 40000 crore approx. 97 more Tejas MK1A fighters worth Rs…
