Indian Navy Ship (INS) Sumedha arrived at Port Alexandria, Egypt on 06 September 2023 to participate in ‘Exercise Bright Star-23’. This edition of the multinational Tri-Services military exercise will see participation from 34 countries. Notably, it is the largest ever joint military exercise in Middle East & North Africa region. Exercise Bright Star 23 is…
A Three-member delegation from the Royal Thailand Navy (RTN) visited Warship Design Bureau (WDB), of the Indian Navy on 04 -05 Sep 23 at New Delhi. The visit was aimed at increasing cooperation between the two Navies in ship design and construction as bilaterally decided during the 12th IN-RTN staff talks. Further, the delegation accompanied by…
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has so far signed eight framework contracts with European industry for the joint procurement of 155mm ammunition. The signing of the latest five contracts took place at EDA headquarters in Brussels on 5 September, during a visit of the European Union’s Political and Security Committee (PSC) ambassadors. Till date, EDA…
Australia will be joining Japan’s Exercise Bushido Guardian 23 which will be taking place at Komatsu Air Base until 15 September, 2023. Further, the exercise will include bilateral air combat training between RAAF and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has deployed six F-35A Lightning II aircraft to Japan for…
Collins Elbit Vision Systems (CEVS) – a joint venture between Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, and Elbit Systems of America – has been awarded a contract by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division for development, engineering, logistics and test support of the Improved Joint Helmet Mounted Display Systems used in Block III F/A-18E/F and…
Elbit Systems has been awarded two contracts by a European country, worth an aggregate amount of approximately $200 million, to supply a (Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Intelligence) C4I solution to artillery battalions and a Hostile Fire Counter Attack (HFCA) solution. The contracts will be executed until 2026, with options for further extensions. The C4I solution…
Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) and the Javelin Joint Venture (JJV), a partnership between Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding production of the Javelin anti-tank weapon system in Poland. Intended to support increasing current and future inventory demand due to regional security concerns in Europe, PGZ and the JJV…
Poland has signed an agreement to purchase 12 Lower-Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensors (LTAMDS) and 48 Patriot surface-to-air missile launchers from the US. The foreign military sale supports the Polish military’s ongoing WISŁA air and missile defense program that seeks new firing capabilities, corresponding launchers, communication systems, and transport vehicles. Articles ordered under the contract will…
Drone technology has revolutionised the civil and defence sectors by increasing efficiency, reducing exposure to risk as also by being a capability enhancer. The usage of drones in India is also seeing an increase – both, in the military, as well as in the civil domain. Notably, all the three defence services including the Indian…
Indian State Defence Minister Shri Ajay Bhatt visited DRDO’s Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE), Avadi, Chennai on 05th Sep 2023. He interacted with the scientists and reviewed the progress of on-going projects of the laboratory, evincing keen interest in the advanced systems developed by CVRDE. The State Defence Minister appreciated the CVRDE fraternity for…
