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Thales awarded contract by French MoD

As high-intensity conflict returns to the world stage, the French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Thales the Astride-3 contract.

Lockheed Martin, Rafael to collaborate on lasers

Lockheed Martin and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems of Israel have signed a teaming agreement that includes jointly developing, testing and manufacturing a High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS) in the US and Israel.

Rafael wins contract for Typhoon Mk30-C

Rafael has announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply its Typhoon Mk30-C counter-UAS, Next Generation Naval Remote Weapon Station (NRWS) to an undisclosed navy in Asia.

Germany blocks sale of chip factories to China

Germany by blocking the sale of two semiconductor factories to cased swallow up its companies of strategic and critical importance.

Giant leap for Japanese defence budget

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with Finance minister Shunichi Suzuki and Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada.

Vietnam holds maiden defence еxро

Vietnam showed off its upgraded Cold War-era, Soviet-made air defence systems at its first defence expo, improving their capabilities against modern threats such as cruise missiles and drones.

US clears Chinooks for South Korea

The release of the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) 2022 Strategic Survey puts the US sale of new platforms to South Korea into context with broader strategic concerns in the IndoPacific.

US Army selects Bell V-280 Valor

Bell Textron, a subsidiary of Textron, has won the US Army’s future long-range assault aircraft (FLRAA) programme competition.

Last Rafale jet delivered to India

The Indian Air Force (IAF) recently shared an update on Twitter on receiving the last of the 36 Rafale jets. \"Feet dry! 'The Pack is Complete'.

India to receive third S-400 squadron in January

Russia will begin supplying India with the third squadron of the S-400 air defence missile system in January 2023, despite its ongoing conflict with Ukraine.

UP invites Sikorsky to investors summit

A Pradesh led state Finance A Minister Suresh Khanna, visited American aircraft manufacturer Sikorsky's main plant at Connecticut in the United States.

Procurements from MSMEs through GeM cross 41k crores

As s of December 3, Defence Ministry including the Indian Navy has purchased products and services worth Rs 41,936 crore from the government's e-commerce portal GeM (Government e-Marketplace).

ASTE to open for private participation

The Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE), the top training centre of the Indian Air Force, will open doors for the private sector.

Indian Army approves Make-II PSOS

The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that the army has approved the project sanction orders (PSOs) of five projects under the Make-II procurement scheme.

KUWAIT EXERCISES NEW TANKS

Kuwait's new M1A2K tanks were displayed in the emirate for the firsttime during Exercise ‘Pearl of the West 2022’, which was held with French forces from November 25 to December 8.

AVNL PROPOSES INFANTRY COMBAT VEHICLE FOR INDIAN ARMY

India's state-run Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL) has proposed a Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) for the Indian Army.

AUSTRALIA'S UUV NAMED 'GHOST SHARK'

An autonomous robotic undersea warfare vehicle is being designed and manufactured in Australia for the Royal Australian Navy.

KODIAK TO HELP US ARMY BUILD AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Kod odiak has won a contract to help the US Army build autonomous vehicles. The effort will focus on ground vehicles led by the US Army's Robotic Combat Vehicle programme.

LEIDOS AND MICROSOFT SHOWCASE SYNCHRONISED SOLUTION DURING US ARMY'S PC22

US-based science and technology company Leidos, together with technologies during a US Army experimentation exercise.

SIKORSKY DEMONSTRATES BLACK HAWK'S AUTONOMOUS CAPABILITIES

Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky has successfully demonstrated to the US Army the autonomous capabilities of a Black Hawk helicopter to safely conduct logistics and rescue missions. The demonstration was conducted in collaboration with the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

VIETNAM’S GRENADEDROPPING UAV

Vietnamese unmanned systems company RT Robotics has unveiled an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system that is capable of dropping up to nine grenades per sortie.

HYPERSONIC MISSILE TESTED BY USAF

The US Air Force has said that it conducted the first test launch of a fully operational prototype of its hypersonic Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW).

AIRBUS TO LAUNCH REFUELLING TRIALS WITH UNMANNED AIRCRAFT

Airbus Defence and Space (DS) is to begin trials of a new capability enabling its A330-200 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) to aerial refuel an unmanned receiver aircraft autonomously, a company official disclosed on December 12.

INS MORMUGAO: A HUGE FORCE MULTIPLIER

The much awaited second of the Project 15B stealth-guided missile destroyers built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited- INS Mormugao, was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on December 18. Interestingly, the ship was commissioned a day before the Goa liberation celebrations.

TIME FOR A ROBUST BMD SHIELD

The Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system is a long-range, land-based theatre defence weapon that acts as the upper tier of a basic two tiered defence against ballistic missiles.

MOBILITY SOLUTIONS FOR THE INDIAN ARMY

While the Indian Army has a significantly large fleet of trucks and utility vehicles, there is a need to further augment the capabilities by adding latest platforms with better fuel-efficiency, faster speeds, larger wheelbases and enhanced axle-load bearing capacities, argues

65 OF 67 TERROR CASES SOLVED BY NIA

MoS for Home Nityanand Rai has said in Rajya Sabha that the high rate of conviction was proof of the NIA's fairness and transparency.

1,35,000 SHORT INDIAN MILITARY

The three services are reeling under a shortage of 1.35 lakh personnel with the maximum number of vacancies of 1.18 lakh in the Indian Army, according to details provided by the government in Lok Sabha in December.

OFFICERS' SELECTION AND TRAINING CONUNDRUM

RAJ MEHTA explains how the selection system for officers of the Indian Army remains largely in stasis besides being opaque to military scrutiny and suggests ways to improve it

NEED FOR GING AN BULLETPROOF JACKETS

Modern ballistic armour can cut down battle casualties by two-thirds,