The Indian Armed Forces contingent comprising of 81 personnel departed for Australia to take part in the second edition of Joint Military Exercise AUSTRAHIND-23. The exercise will be conducted at Perth, Australia from 22nd November to 06th December 2023. Noteworthy, the Indian Army contingent comprises 60 personnel from a Battalion of the GORKHA Rifles. On the other hand,…
An Indian Army’s Medical Corps Officer Col Sunita became the first woman to assume the role of Commanding Officer at Armed Forces Transfusion Centre (AFTC), Delhi Cantt. Prior to this, she served in the challenging role of Commanding officer at a strategically important Field Hospital in Arunachal Pradesh, where she provided the best possible Combat…
In the first truce between Israel and Hamas amid the war going on for over six weeks, the Israeli government on Wednesday approved a deal of ceasefire in which 50 women and children would be freed by Hamas. However, this is not the end of the war, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said before his war cabinet…
Rheinmetall Electronics UK Ltd has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to supply the Trailblazer camera system for the Warrior infantry fighting vehicle fleet. Notably, Rheinmetall won the contract in an open competition. It will be supplying Trailblazer driver’s view system for a total of 359 Warrior infantry fighting vehicles. The…
EPI, the cornerstone of precision engineering in the UAE’s aerospace, oil & gas, and defence industries, announced their signing a Letter of Intent with the Thales Group. The agreement will allow both companies to jointly explore procurement opportunities for industrial parts, as well as engineering services. EPI will seek to supply precision machining services for…
UK based Babcock International has been awarded a new contract to provide in-service support to airfield ground support equipment throughout France’s mainland and overseas military bases. The seven-year contract, awarded by the French Ministry of Defence’s Directorate of Aeronautical Maintenance (DMAé), comprises the management and maintenance of a fleet of more than 2,500 pieces of…
The United States (U.S.) and the Philippines are conducting joint air and maritime patrols in the South China Sea, which come as the two countries step up cooperation in the face of growingly aggressive Chinese activity in the area. The aircraft of Philippine Air Force taken took part in joint patrols on Tuesday in the…
The U.S.-led international coalition that has rallied behind Ukraine remains undeterred as Russia continues its war of aggression, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said as he convened a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (USDG). Collectively, the countries that comprise the group have committed more than $80 billion in security assistance…
Pune-based Bharat Forge announced that Kalyani Strategic Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharat Forge has been awarded an export order for a 155 mm artillery gun platform to be executed over a three-year time frame. The total value of the order is $155.5 million (approximately Rs 1,265 crore). Notably, the order value amounts to…
The government has reserved 75 per cent of the defence capital acquisition budget, which amounts to approximately Rs one lakh crore, for purchases from local companies, according to the Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The move is to ensure adequate demand assurance for the domestic industries, he said at the ‘India Manufacturing Show-2023’ heldlast week,…
