India’s Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh conducted the 5th Annual Defence Dialogue with French Minister of Armed Forces Mr Sebastien Lecornu in Paris late on October 11, 2023, before concluding his two-nation Europe tour. The two Ministers discussed a wide range of topics from the assessment of regional situation to the ongoing military-to-military engagements, with a…
The 21st National Maritime Search and Rescue (NMSAR) Board meeting was held at Kolkata on 12 October 2023 by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). The meeting was chaired by Director General Rakesh Pal, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in his capacity as Chairman, NMSAR Board. Notably, the ICG is the coordinating and executing agency for Maritime…
INS Sagardhwani, an oceanographic research vessel of Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) of DRDO, embarked on a two-month long Sagar Maitri (SM) Mission-4 from South Jetty, Southern Naval Command (SNC), Kochi on October 12, 2023. Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat flagged-off the ship in the presence of…
The Annual Joint HADR Exercise 2023 (AJHE-23) ‘CHAKRAVAT’ hosted by Indian Navy at Goa from 09-11 Oct 23, concluded with a Multi-Agency Capability Demonstration at Mole Berth, within the Port of Mormugao, to showcase drills on rescue and relief. Teams from NDRF, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, Indian Coast Guard and State Fire Services, Goa…
Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), along with Mrs Kala Hari Kumar, President Naval Welfare and Wellness Association (NWWA), arrived Visakhapatnam on a two-day visit to Eastern Naval Command on 10 October 2023. On arrival, Vice Adm Rajesh Pendharkar, FOC-in-C, ENC interacted with the CNS, and briefed him on the progress…
During his visit to Italy, the Indian Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh met the CEOs and other top industry leaders of Italian defence companies in Rome on October 10, 2023. During the meeting, the Raksha Mantri recalled his warm meeting with Italian Defence Minister Mr Guido Crosetto & the defence agreement concluded on the preceding…
The launch of Gaganyaan Test Vehicle Space flight, that is, Gaganyaan Test Vehicle Development flight (TV-D1) is scheduled on 21st October 2023. This was disclosed by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh while addressing the gathering at a felicitation…
The Indian Navy (IN) conducted its Annual Education Officers Enrichment Programme 2023 on 05 & 06 Oct 23 at New Delhi. The programme was attended by R Adm Rajvir Singh, Principal Indian Naval Academy, Commodore G Rambabu, Commodore (Naval Education) and other senior officers of Education Branch of IN. The main objective of this programme…
The Indian Armed Forces have signed contracts worth around Rs 23,500 crore under emergency capital procurements in past one year to plug critical operational gaps, particularly amid the ongoing standoff with China in eastern Ladakh. Notably, all of these contracts fall under the category of Emergency Capital Procurements (EPs) and cover a wide range of…
The Indian Army is preparing for a large-scale combat exercise called “Trishakti Prahar” in Rajasthan. The exercise aims to test new-generation weapons and technologies, as well as to validate new concepts in long-range firepower, battle-readiness, and force-preservation, including lessons learnt from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. As of now preparations are in full swing on the…
