The 27th edition of Exercise Malabar, concluded on the East Coast of Australia off Sydney on 21 Aug 2023. The exercise saw participation of Ships, Submarines and aircraft from the Indian Navy (IN), Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) and the US Navy (USN). Noteworthy, Exercise MALABAR 23 was conducted in…
INS Sunayna entered port of Durban, South Africa on 21 Aug 23. The ship undertook passage exercise with South African Navy Ship SAS King Sekhukhune I off Durban. Post exchange of pleasantries at sea, the ship entered Durban harbour. Further, the ship was received by Cdr Kenneth Singh officiating Flag Officer Commanding Naval Base Durban…
INS Vagir, an Indian Navy (IN) submarine, is on an extended-range deployment. The deployment commenced in Jun 2023 and Vagir will reach Fremantle, Australia on 20 Aug 23. Notably, the submarine, which is the Indian Navy’s fifth Kalvari class submarine, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in Jan 2023 and is based in Mumbai. During…
The indigenously developed (Light Combat Aircraft) LCA Naval trainer prototype NP5 successfully completed its maiden flight at the HAL airport. Addition of NP5 aircraft to LCA Naval trainer prototype fleet will help to accelerate flight testing activities which will provide designers vital inputs towards design and development of the Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF),…
The Indian Navy tested the indigenously developed SAR Kit from the Boeing P-8I long-range patrol aircraft. The test flight was conducted by the Indian Navy’s INS Hansa-based INAS 316 squadron. The SAR kit gives the Indian Navy the capability to undertake search and rescue operations from long ranges off the coast and strengthens India’s position…
Second (Missile Cum Ammunition) MCA Barge, Yard 76 (LSAM 8) build for the Indian Navy (IN) was launched on 18 Aug 23 at Guttenadeevi, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh (launch site of M/s SECON Engineering Projects Pvt Ltd). Notably, all of the major and auxiliary equipment/systems equipped on the MCA barge have been sourced from indigenous…
Murugappa group company Carborundum Universal Limited (CUMI) has announced its collaboration with drone maker ideaForge Technology to jointly develop nanomaterial reinforced composite parts for drones. To be noted that nanomaterial reinforced composite parts / materials (such as graphene-reinforced polymers) hold the promise of transforming structural parts for aerospace applications. They offer several improvements in physical…
The Indian Government has given final clearance to a project worth Rs 20,000 Crores to build five Fleet Support Ships (FSS) for the Indian Navy (IN). The five vessels would be built indigenously by the Visakhapatnam-based Defence Ministry’s Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) with the support of multiple Indian private sector small and medium enterprises. Noteworthy,…
The Indian Government-owned aerospace and defence electronics company, DPSU BEL (Bharat Electronics Limited) has set a target of Rs 20,300 crore for financial year 2023-24 as demand for indigenous products is driving growth for the company, as reported by PTI. In an interview with PTI, Chairman and Managing Director Bhanu Prakash Srivastava said the order…
It has been reported that the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be hosting a mega multilateral air exercise, ‘Tarang Shakti’, next year that was originally planned for October. This is because a number of participating global Air Forces conveyed to the IAF that they will not be able to join the wargame if it is…
