In what could be the Government’s largest-ever purchase of indigenously-built military equipment, the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) a Request for Proposal (RFP) /tender for 97 Tejas Mark 1A fighter jets. A HAL spokesperson has confirmed that the Defence Public-Sector Undertaking (DPSU) has been given three months to respond to…
The United States (US) has imposed sanctions on three Chinese and one Belarusian company over their alleged involvement in supplying components for Pakistan’s ballistic missile program, including its long-range missile program. Notably, the Department of State, US has designated four entities pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii) of Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of…
Israel demonstrated its military dominance over adversary Iran in its apparent precision strikes that hit near military and nuclear targets deep in the heart of the country, meeting little significant challenge from Iran’s defences and providing the world with new insights into both militaries’ capabilities. The international community, Israel and Iran all signalled hopes that…
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence reported on Saturday that it has detected 21 Chinese military aircraft in its airspace. The aircraft, which included Shenyang J-16 fighter jets, Shaanxi Y-8 transport planes, and drones, started appearing from 8.15 am. Out of these, 17 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait or its extension. They entered…
G7 (Group of Seven) major powers pledged on Friday to bolster Ukraine’s air defences to counter increasingly deadly Russian attacks and told China to stop supporting Moscow’s military industry if it wanted good relations with the West. Foreign ministers from the G7, comprising the United States, Italy, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Britain, wrapped up…
North Korea said that it has conducted a test of a ‘super-large’ cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal area as it expands its military capabilities in the face of deepening tensions with the United States and South Korea. According to the North Korean state media, the tests attained an…
India on Friday delivered the first batch of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines, in reflection of the growing military ties between the two countries amid China’s military muscle-flexing in the South China Sea. The supplies came over two years India signed a USD 375 million deal with the Southeast Asian nation to supply…
Israel launched a strike on Iranian soil on Friday, sources said, in the latest of the tit-for-tat exchanges between the regional arch foes whose long-running shadow war has broken into the open. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed his country would respond after Iran fired drones and missiles at Israel on April 13. Tehran’s…
Russia could be ready militarily to attack NATO countries in five to eight years’ time if it chose to do so, Germany’s top military official said, once it has rebuilt its forces hit by the impact of the Ukraine war. “By then, based on our analysis, Russia (will have) reconstituted its own forces to a…
Top commanders of the Indian armed forces and the DRDO chief on Thursday called for deeper collaboration between the government, industry, startups and end-users like the Indian Army and Navy to bolster the country’s space defence capabilities. “I can say that there is enough space for everyone to grow. I wish that all the startups…
