NATO marks 75 years since its founding in Thursday with the Western alliance confronted by the urgent need to do more to help Ukraine win a war currently roiling Europe. Foreign ministers from NATO’s 32 countries will hold a ceremony at its Brussels headquarters to fete the organisation that bills itself as the “most powerful…
Finland has signed a 10-year security pact with Ukraine and will send it a further 188 million euros ($203 million) in military aid, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said after meeting Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv. Noteworthy, the accord covers security cooperation and long-term support including backing for Ukraine’s defence and security against two-year-old Russia’s…
The Indian Army recovered a large quantity of illegal arms, ammunition, and other war-like stores from Khujoi Rok Nala near Sadu Kabui Village of Bishnupur district in Manipur on Thursday. The recovered stores include one 9mm Carbine Machine Gun, one Sten Gun Mk-2, one .303 Rifle, one 9mm pistol, one Anti-riot gun, 14 Grenades, Ammunition…
The Philippines will hold joint naval drills with the United States, Japan and Australia, two diplomatic sources told AFP Thursday, as the four countries deepen military ties to counter China’s expanding influence in the Asia-Pacific region. The exercise will be held Sunday in the disputed South China Sea — which Beijing claims almost entirely —…
As part of the ongoing exercise Gagan Shakti-24, Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft recently operated from the Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) in the northern sector in Kashmir valley. Noteworthy, a large number of troops were airlifted and subsequently air landed utilising Chinook, Mi-17 V5 and ALH Mk-III helicopters by night. Also, the IAF also to…
Rolls-Royce welcomed the announcement that the Australian Government would be investing in its ongoing AUKUS preparations. This supplements the expansion funding already committed by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). AUKUS, also styled as Aukus, is a trilateral security partnership for the Indo-Pacific region between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Announced on…
Honeywell has won a contract from General Technical Services for the development of a hydrogen fuel cell system that will power a multitude of electronic devices carried by soldiers. Weighing roughly half as much as commonly used batteries, the system will deliver the same power foot soldiers need. The fuel cell complements a suite of…
Army Medical Corps (AMC) celebrated its 260th Raising Day on 03rd April 2024. Basically, the Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the Indian Army, which primarily provides medical services to all Army personnel, serving and veterans, along with their families. Along with the branches in the Indian Navy and Indian Air Force, it…
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has started implementing a project in Junput village in West Bengal to build a small test centre for the country’s weapon systems, officials said on Thursday. DRDO is the premier agency under the Ministry of Defence of the Government of India, which develops defence technologies, systems/products that are required…
Greece has approved the purchase of 35 UH-60M Blackhawk helicopters from U.S defence contractor Lockheed Martin Corp in an effort to modernize its armed forces, two people with knowledge of the deal told Reuters. “The deal passed by the parliament’s committee is to buy 35 helicopters for 1.15 billion euros ($1.24 billion),” a government official…
