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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
FISHING IN TROUBLED WATERS
There is a big need for reliable surveillance systems for the Indian coasts, writes VAIBHAV AGRAWAL
ATMANIRBHARTA A CORNERSTONE OF MBDA'S INDIA MISSION
MBDA is proud that the company's business in India has always focused on forming partnerships at the deepest level with the Indian aerospace and defence industry
INDIAN NAVY'S GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Naval diplomacy takes center stage as India joins the blue-water powers, writes NINAD D SHETH
IAI IN A TIME OF TRANSFORMATION
As the local subsidiary of a foreign company enters into a JV with an Indian company with up to 75 percent ownership, the formation facilitates the rapid indigenisation of products and systems, enabling the company to become part of the local industrial ecosystem
NAVY DAY @ VISAKHAPATNAM
December 4, celebrated as Navy Day, was different this year. For the first time, the Indian Navy had celebrations outside the National Capital.
ROSOBORONEXPORT -READY FOR EVERY 'STRATEGIC' COOPERATION WITH INDIA
In addition to exporting final products, Rosoboronexport is ready to cooperate in the field of joint development of weapons, implementation of their modernisation and maintenance programmes, production, and subsequent promotion in the global arms market
INDIAN NAVY @ 100
ARNAB DAS provides a new perspective based on the Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) framework
"WE CAN PROPOSE MODERN SUBMARINES WITH IMPROVED TECH"
Naval Group has already, in P75 programme, achieved a high level of indigenisation through transfer of technology and has created a strong industrial ecosystem of MSMEs as suppliers, says NICOLAS DE LA VILLEMARQUE Naval Group, in this one-on-one with GEOPOLITICS
MQ-9B DRONE DEAL FOR INDIAN NAVY
Fierce opposition from US Senate is on as New Delhi is in Advanced Negotiations” With Washington DC on General Atomics UAV, reports SHREYA MUNDHRA