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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,
UGVS: THE FUTURE UNFOLDS
With many nations developing unmanned ground vehicles at a breakneck speed, it is time for India to join the bandwagon at the earliest
BREAKING THE ENEMY'S ARMOURED SPINE
India’s evolving anti-tank warfare capability has undergone a paradigm shift in recent years, writes AMARTYA SINHA
INDIA'S ARTILLERY MODERNISATION DRIVE
Does India have enough firepower to sustain a two-front war? GIRISH LINGANNA answers
"WE NEED THREE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS"
The requirement of a third aircraft carrier for the Indian Navy has also been acknowledged by the Standing Committee on Defence. Further, while the requirement for a third aircraft carrier is being actively considered by the government, the Indian Navy is already underway’ in bringing the nascent imperatives to the drawing board, says ADMIRAL R HARI KUMAR, Chief of Naval Staff, Indian Navy, in this exclusive interview with Geopotitics
AGNI-V PAVES THE PATH FOR AGNI-VI
On December 15, India executed the second night trial of the Agni-V thermonuclear-capable ICBM (Intercontinental-range Ballistic Missile) from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.
Relevance Of Submarines In Future Wars
V VENUGOPAL argues why in the Indian context, the status of current submarine force level is alarming and there is an urgent need to address the threat perceptions expeditiously
INDIAN NAVY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC
Few can disagree with Indian Navy Chief- Admiral R Hari Kumar, when he says that among modern day realities, one is the increasing recognition of the criticality of maritime security.
TESTING THE WATERS IN GUJARAT
The recently held Defence Expo exhibition in Ahmedabad witnessed a strong naval presence. A report
A NEW DAWN IN GUJARAT
The 12th edition of Defence Expo held in Ahmedabad, proved to be a landmark event with some incredible business happening. AMARTYA SINHA reports from Gandhinagar.
SETTING NEW BENCHMARKS IN SHIPBUILDING
MDL has built 799 vessels, including 26 capital warships and six conventional submarines and have exported 243 vessels to its various clients abroad