Tiger Attack Helicopter: German defence giant Rheinmetall and French high-technology defence company Thales have won the order to maintain Tiger helicopter simulators in France and Germany through December 2025. Rheinmetall said a contract to this effect was awarded through OCCAR, the European procurement organization in summer this year.
Indian Navy Vishakhapatnam Class Destroyer: The lead ship of Project 15B stealth guided-missile destroyers being built at Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL), was delivered to the Indian Navy on October 21, 2021. The contract for four ships of Project 15B, as the Visakhapatnam class ships are known, was signed on 28 January 2011.
India Agni-5 Missile: Indian authorities Wednesday successfully testified Agni-5 long range surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of over 5,000 kilometers, saying that the missile has high level of accuracy which is in line with the country’s stated policy of maintaining a credible minimum nuclear deterrence against its adversaries.
US Army High Energy Laser Weapon System: US electromagnetic and electric power system company General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has partnered with another US defence and aerospace giant Boeing to develop a 300kW-class solid state Distributed Gain High Energy Laser Weapon System for the US Army, GA-EMS announced on Monday.
India-UK Konkan Shakti Military Exercise: Indian Military and the UK defence forces have been engaged in a series of complex maneuvers as part of the first ever tri-service military exercise Konkan Shakti, which is conducted in Arabian Sea this week. The Royal Navy’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) led by its largest warship HMS Queen Elizabeth and several other front-line ships of the two navies are participating in the week-long war games off the Konkan coast in Western India.
India-UK Konkan Shakti military exercise: India and UK started their first ever tri-service military exercise Konkan Shakti off the Mumbai coast in western state of Maharashtra on Thursday. The maritime component of the seven-day Konkan Shakti exercise will be conducted in two phases – harbour phase and at sea phase in Arabian Sea.
Rolls Royce MT30 Naval Engine: British engine maker Rolls Royce will pitch its naval engines to Indian Navy for its future ships. The company will showcase its capabilities to design, build and deliver customised power and propulsion solutions for India’s naval modernisation requirements during the Royal Navy ship HMS Elizabeth India tour off Mumbai coast.
Indian Navy Boeing P-8I Maritime Aircraft: US defence and aerospace giant Boeing has delivered the 11th long range maritime reconnaissance patrol aircraft to Indian Navy, the company announced on Monday. Indian Navy was the first international aircraft for the long-range patrol and anti-submarine aircraft, which was inducted in the navy in 2013.
OFB Corporation News: On October 15, 2021, the Government of India dissolved more than three centuries old British era Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and converted 41 OFB factories into seven fully government owned defence companies.
Noting the glorious past of Indian ordnance factories, Prime Minister Modi said the upgradation of these companies was ignored after independence, and now these seven defence companies, which have been reconstituted as fully owned government companies, will play a major role in changing this situation.
Rheinmetall-UVision Hero Loitering Munition: German defence giant Rheinmetall and Israeli UAV manufactuer UVision Air Limited Tuesday signed a strategic partnership agreement for development and manufacturing of loitering munitions to meet the growing demand for precision weapons in Europe.
India-Japan Military Exercise: Indian Navy and Japan Maritime Self Defence Forces (JMSDF) Friday concluded a three-day bilateral maritime exercise JIMEX in Arabian Sea. The war games between the two Quad navies come at a time when both India and Japan are facing an increasingly aggressive China, from Ladakh region in high Himalayas to Senkaku Island in East China Sea.
Video: Indian Air Force Day: The world’s fourth largest air force, the Indian Air Force, celebrated its founding day on October 8. The IAF was established in October 1932. With its potent combat fighter jets and helicopters, which include French Rafale fighters, Russian Sukhoi-30 MKI jets, Mig-29 fighters, indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas manufactured by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Mig-21, the Indian Air Force is a force to reckon with.
Hensoldt Kalaetron Attack Radar Jammer: German sensor giant HENSOLDT has developed a new jammer known as Kalaetron Attack that can actively jam enemy radars in an extremely wide frequency band and can also be used passively as a reconnaissance sensor. It combines artificial intelligence, digitisation, active electronically scanning array (AESA) and 3D printing technologies, Hensoldt said on Thursday.
“We must demonstrate to the nation that external forces will not be allowed to violate our territory. I pledge to do all I can to provide you with clear direction, good leadership and the best of resources that I can muster,” said the top air force officer who assumed the command of the world’s fourth largest air force early this month.
HAL-ISRO semi-cryogenic propellant tank: India’s state owned aircraft manufacturer Thursday handed over the heaviest Semi-Cryogenic propellant tank (SC120- LOX) to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The semi cryo-liquid oxygen (LOX) tank – the first developmental welded hardware is a part of the SC120 stage intended for payload enhancement by replacing the L110 stage in existing Mk-III launch vehicle.
Estonia Blue Spear Missile: Estonian Centre for Defence Investment has signed a contract with Proteus Advanced Systems, a joint venture company of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and ST Engineering Land Systems, to equip the Estonian Defence Forces with Blue Spear missile, a 5th generation surface-to-surface missile system.
Rheinmetall, Navistar Canada Army Logistics Vehicle Modernisation Programme: Rheinmetall Canada and Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles have joined hands with Navistar Defence Canada to jointly bid for Canada’s Logistics Vehicle Modernization (LVM) project, an initiative that will revitalize the Canadian Army’s light and heavy logistics vehicle capabilities.
Elbit Systems America US Army HMD Order: Elbit Systems Wednesday announced that its US subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, was awarded an indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract from the US Army to provide Integrated Helmet and Display Sight System for the AH-64 Apache helicopter fleet. The contract, with a maximum potential value of up to approximately $76 million, will be performed over a five-year period.
India S-400 Missile System: Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari, who took charge this week, said India will receive Russian-made S-400 anti-missile defence system very soon, adding that the force was ready to fight a two-front war, an oblique reference to a simultaneous war with the country’s arch rivals China and Pakistan.
DRDO Dare to Dream Awards:India’s defence minister Rajnath Singh Monday handed over three indigenously developed defence solutions to the military, a video processing switching module that will help in development of the fifth generation fighter jets, a sonar performance modeling solution, and an indigenously developed bund blasting device to remove obstacles in the way of mechanized columns of Indian Army.
Rafael BNET Nano Software Defined Radio: Israel’s leading defence technology firm Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Monday unveiled a new palm-sized software defined radio (SDR) known as BNET Nano Software Radio. The new radio shares the same technological advancements of the BNET family that include scalability, multi-channel reception, and spectrum superiority among other things, said the company.
HAL ITSOA certification for Air Data Computer: India’s state owned aircraft manufacturer HAL has received Indian Technical Standard Order Authorisation (ITSOA) certificate from the civil aviation regulator Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA) for its avionic equipment – Air Data Computer (ADC) for outside air temperature probe for civil platforms.
Kalashnikov Rifles India: Russia has waived royalty in favour of technology transfer for AK 203 assault rifle. The plan to manufacture famous Russian Kalashnikov series rifles has been under discussion for almost two years, with the contract stipulating 100% transfer of technology. Though the factory in Amethi was inaugurated in 2019 but production has not yet started due to differences over the issue of pricing and royalty to be paid to the Russian side.
Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari: India’s newly appointed Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari Friday said that he will ensure the safety of the country’s sovereignty and integrity at any cost by appropriate and correct use of air power.
