Saab and Babcock International Group (Babcock) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement recently. The purpose of the Agreement is seeking to enable the delivery of enhanced capabilities to customers by leveraging the companies’ collective unique strengths through offering a broader range of products, services and integrated solutions. Under the Agreement, the companies will explore the…
The United States (US) is sending an additional security assistance package to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs. This announcement is the Biden Administration’s forty-seventh (47th) tranche of equipment to be provided from US Department of Defense (DoD) inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. Further, this package includes additional capabilities to strengthen Ukraine’s air…
India’s Defence shipbuilder Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has entered into non-binding MoUs with foreign companies for the development of a hydrogen fuel cell ferry and the sale and service of medium-speed engines, particularly for the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard. The shipyard has signed two non-binding MoUs at the Defense and…
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has cleared the proposal of buying a regiment of Pralay ballistic missiles for the Indian Army which can strike targets at 150–500 km. Notably, it is the first time that a ballistic missile will be inducted into the services for conventional operations. The Pralay tactical ballistic missiles are currently…
Indian Navy has moved a mega proposal to the government for building the second indigenous aircraft carrier to be constructed by the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). A proposal has been received by the Defence Procurement Board (DPB), under the Indian Defence Ministry for building and acquiring the second indigenous aircraft carrier which would be known…
US aerospace major Boeing outlined its plan for enhancing engineering, manufacturing, and sustainment capabilities of the P-8I long-range maritime surveillance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft in India, eyeing an additional order of six planes. At present, the Indian Navy has 12 P-8I aircraft. The company said it had already generated a substantial economic impact, amounting to…
Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), the largest private sector mobility player in the Defence space in India, has appointed Banmali Agrawala as its new chairman. Agrawala, who is also a senior advisor at Tata Sons and chairman of Tata Electronics, succeeds Vijay Singh who has retired. TASL is gearing up to become India’s first private…
India and United States held the seventh US-India 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue in Washington, D.C. on 26th September 2023. It was co-chaired by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Dr. Ely Ratner alongside Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu, Additional Secretary Vani Rao of the Indian Ministry…
The State Department of United States (US) has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Poland of F-16 Sustainment and related equipment for an estimated cost of $389 million. Notably, the Government of Poland has requested to buy additional non-MDE articles and services, as indicated below, that will be…
Defence Program: Next Generation Missile Vessels For Defence Service: Indian Navy RFI Issued: 2 January 2015 Quantity: 6 Nos. Estimated Cost: Rs 9,805 Crores (Approx. Rs 1.2 billion) Cost Per Unit: Rs 1,634 crore (US$ 220 Million) Category: Buy & Make (Indian) Current Status: Contract has been awarded to Cochin Shipyard in March 23 Project…
