Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has signed a contract with Patria for the delivery of PROTECTOR remote weapon stations on more than 300 Patria vehicles that the Finnish company is delivering to Sweden and Finland. The contract has a value of about NOK 1.2 billion. Notably, KONGSBERG will deliver its PROTECTOR RS4 weapon stations to…
Calling India and Ukraine traditional friends, Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that Kyiv is looking forward to restoring relations with New Delhi that existed before the conflict, adding that there is much more both the nations can do in the interest of global development and security architecture. He stated that Ukraine will be looking forward to…
India is firmly on the path to self-reliance in defence and is even looking to export fighter jet engines in the future, defence minister Rajnath Singh said at the Times Now Summit themed India Unstoppable. The minister said he has directed officials to look at all possible collaboration opportunities to make India self-reliant. He referred…
Russia said on Friday that major powers needed a new approach to North Korea, accusing the United States and its allies of ratchetting up military tensions in Asia and seeking to “strangle” the reclusive state. Russia vetoed the annual renewal of a panel of experts monitoring enforcement of longstanding United Nations sanctions against North Korea…
The second edition of India-Mozambique-Tanzania Trilateral (IMT TRILAT) Exercise concluded at Nacala, Mozambique on 28 March 24. The week-long exercise underscores the importance of enhanced maritime cooperation and interoperability between the Navies of India, Mozambique, and Tanzania. INS Tir and Sujata participated in IMT TRILAT 24 from 21 – 28 Mar 24 through a series…
The United States Central Command successfully destroyed four unmanned aerial systems (UAS) launched by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen on Thursday, the US Central Command said. These UAS were aimed at a Coalition vessel and a US warship and were engaged in self-defence over the Red Sea. Sharing on their official social media X, the…
Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane visited the Indian Coast Guard facilities in the North West Region on 28-29 March 2024. During the visit, he inaugurated the infrastructure for the Hovercraft Maintenance Unit (HMU) at Okha on 28 Mar 24. Coast Guard OTM and Married Accommodation at Inaz Village Veraval was inaugurated by Mrs. Gayatri Aramane…
Saab has received an order from Airbus Defence and Space for the Arexis (Electronic Warfare) EW sensor suite. The contract period is 2024-2026. Notably, the German defence procurement office announced in June 2023 that it had selected Saab’s Arexis sensor suite for the Eurofighter EK, an EW variant of the German Air Force’s Eurofighter aircraft….
Rheinmetall has received over €130 million in funding from the European Union (EU) to increase the production of ammunition. Hence, more than a quarter of the total sum of €500 million awarded by the EU under the Act of Support in Ammunition Production (ASAP) in order to expand the production of 155mm artillery ammunition and…
BAE Systems received a $754 million contract award to continue producing the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) family of vehicles (FoV) for the US Army. Notably, this contract begins the second phase of full-rate production of AMPVs between March 2026 and February 2027. The multi-mission ready AMPV FoV replaces vehicles from the Army’s Vietnam War-era M113…
