Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Norway, valued at $31 million to provide its Cerberus XL mobile counter-unmanned aerial system (UAS) as part of a total C-UAS solution for Ukraine. The agreement includes delivery of the surveillance platforms as well as software, spares, support…
Aerobond, a South Australian based specialist in advanced composite and sheet metal manufacturing and Kongsberg Defence Australia (Kongsberg) have entered into a new contract for the production and provision of launcher canisters for the Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM). The NSM was selected by the Commonwealth of Australia in 2022 to replace the Harpoon Anti-…
Defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd and Dempo Group of Goa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a collaboration to build commercial vessels on the west coast of the country. The MoU has been signed between the two companies to collaborate to make vessels at three shipyards of Dempo at…
A three member UAE Navy Subject Matter Expert Delegation led by Colonel Dr Ali Saif Ali Mehrazi arrived India on 27 Aug 23 for four day visit to specialised Meteorology, Oceanography and Weather Modelling units of Indian Navy (IN) at Kochi, Goa and New Delhi. This visit signifies beginning of a new chapter in professional cooperation between the two Navies, with the…
General Tomas Miguel Mine Ribeiro Paiva, Commander of the Brazilian Army, is on a six day visit to India from 28th August to 2nd September 2023, with a view to bolster defence ties. The visit marks a significant milestone in the longstanding relationship between the armed forces of India and Brazil. The visit commenced with a…
Indian Army contingent comprising of 137 personnel departed for “Exercise Bright Star-23” scheduled to be conducted from 31 August to 14 September 2023 at Mohammed Naguib Military Base in Egypt. It is a multinational tri-services joint military exercise that will be led by US CENTCOM and Egyptian Army. To be noted that it was initially…
The Indian Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh held talks with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Defence Mr Aden Bare Duale in New Delhi on August 29, 2023. The meeting was a testimony to the increasing depth in the India-Kenya defence partnership. Both the Ministers agreed that the defence relationship between the two countries has evolved from…
The Government of India and the Government of New Zealand have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost cooperation in civil aviation. This will cover the scheduling of new routes, code share services, traffic rights and capacity entitlement. Noteworthy, previously an Air Services Agreement was signed between New Zealand and India at Auckland on…
After close on the heels of successful Chandrayaan mission, India is ready with the first Sun Mission “Aditya-L1”, which ISRO is all set to launch, most likely on 2nd of September. The Sun Space Mission Aditya-L1 shall use the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) with seven payloads (Instruments on Board). Noteworthy, after the Mars and Moon…
Navratna Defence PSU BEL (Bharat Electronics Limited) has received new Defence and non-Defence orders worth Rs. 3,289 Crores during July and August 2023 (till date). Above orders are for supply of Low Level Light Weight Radars, SONARS, IFF Systems, SATCOM Systems, EO/IR Payloads, TRM/DTRMs, Jammers, Encryptors, Data Link Systems, Fire Control Systems, Radars for Directed…
