From May 31 to June 1, the 11th edition of the India-Italy Military Cooperation Group (MCG) was held in Rome. The conversation centred on enhancing the two nations’ ongoing defence engagements and executing new initiatives under the existing bilateral defence cooperation system. The conference was co-chaired from the Indian side by the deputy assistant chief […]
To honour 30 years of diplomatic relations between the two nations, India and Israel will sign a special security statement. India and Israel are due to sign a “special security statement” to commemorate 30 years of security and diplomatic cooperation during Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s visit to India beginning 2 June 2022. On Thursday, […]
Two Indian Navy ships, Nishank and Akshay, will be decommissioned on June 3 at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai after 32 years of service, according to an official announcement. These ships had been used in high-risk scenarios such as Operation Talwar during the Kargil war in 1999, OP Parakram in 2001, and the Uri incident […]
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With the goal of ending India’s reliance on Russian and French air-to-air missiles (AAM), ThePrint has learned that the indigenous Astra Mk 2 missile with a 160-km range will be tested for the first time. The Defence Ministry announced on Tuesday the signing of a contract for the Astra Mk 1 Beyond Visual Range (BVR) […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched India’s largest drone festival here, where he met with Kisan drone pilots and saw open-air drone demos. The ‘Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022’ will be a two-day event on May 27 and 28. The prime minister will meet with Kisan drone pilots, observe open-air drone demos, and meet with entrepreneurs at […]
MoD announces over Rs 2,900 crore contract with BDL for the purchase of ASTRA Mk I Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile System and Associated Equipment for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. In a major boost to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, the Ministry of Defence, on May […]
According to sources, the Centre is looking into the possibility of establishing night landing facilities for helicopters in certain of Jharkhand’s Naxal-affected regions in order to expedite the deployment and evacuation of security troops. Jharkhand, along with Chhattisgarh, is a Naxal-affected state, and a substantial number of national security troops were deployed with state police. […]
Larsen & Toubro has signed a cooperative research and development agreement with a Bengaluru-based start-up to create a new generation of submarine-launched drones to suit Indian Navy needs. Submarine-launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are a relatively new idea, with just a few countries throughout the globe capable of operating such systems. They are also a […]
The Indian Navy’s procurement of a carrier-based fighter is part of a bigger agreement with the nation chosen as India seeks to build fighter aircraft engines under the “Atmanirbhar Bharat” programme. While the flight test trials of the French Rafale-Marine variants were finished in January at the Indian Navy’s shore-based test facility in Goa, the […]
