Source : Press Trust of India (PTI) Image Source: Twitter @indiannavy New Delhi: The Indian Navy on Sunday successfully test-fired in the Arabian Sea the ship-launched version of the BrahMos supersonic missile. The missile that was tested had the indigenous "seeker and booster', officials said. "The Indian Navy carried out a successful precision strike in the Arabian Sea by ship launched BrahMos missile with DRDO-designed indigenous seeker and booster, reinforcing our commitment towards Aatmanirbharta (self-reliance) in defence," said a senior military official. #IndianNavy ..read more

Source : Indian Defence Updates (IDU) Representative Image Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will start delivery of Tejas Mark 1A fighter jets from February 2024 which will see the induction of 4 Tejas Mark 1A fighter jets into the Indian Air Force. The peak production rate will reach 16 units per year from 2026 onwards but HAL is targeting to squeeze in more deliveries from 2026 onwards so that orders for 73 Mark 1A jets can be completed before 2029 for the possibility of additional orders for 50 more Tejas Mark 1A jets by the Indian Air Force before the end of 2028 ..read more

Source: Indian Defence Updates (IDU) Representative Image Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd is boosting its research and development activities in the development of many components and systems that will result in the development of a truly indigenous conventional submarine for the Indian Navy. Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders and the Indian Navy are also working together to develop pump jet propulsion for its nuclear and non-nuclear submarine programs that will also be used in the 12 indigenous Next Generation conventional submarines under the Project-76 with Warship Design Bureau as the ..read more

Source : Indian Defence Updates (IDU) Representative Image The proposal worth 8,000 crore rupees for the purchase of 307 ATAGS (Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System) howitzers will be cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by PM Narendra Modi by the end of this Month, which will see the manufacturing of ATAGS by two private sector firms Bharat Forge Kalyani group and TATA Advanced Systems Limited (TASL). The DRDO’s Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) along with IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur are jointly working on redesigning an ex ..read more

Source : Press Trust of India (PTI) Representative Image Beijing: China on Sunday hiked its defence budget by 7.2%, marginally higher than last year, to 1.55 trillion yuan (about $225 billion), marking the eighth consecutive year of increase in its military spending. China, last year, pegged its defence budget at 1.45 trillion yuan, a 7.1 per cent increase. This year the defence spending is increased to 1.55 trillion yuan. However, in view of the appreciation of the dollar against the yuan, this year’s defence spending of China totalled, according to the state-run China Daily, about ..read more

Source : Mint The Joint Working Group on aircraft carrier technology co-operation was constituted under Indo-US Defence Trade and Technology Initiative. (Photo: PIB) New Delhi: The sixth meeting of the Joint Working Group on aircraft carrier technology co-operation (JWGACTC), constituted under Indo-US Defence Trade and Technology Initiative, concluded on Friday. Both sides highlighted the good work undertaken by the Group so far. During the meeting, various aspects of cooperation in the field of aircraft carrier technology were discussed and a joint statement was signed. An 11-mem ..read more

Source : ABP News Indian Navy ship INS Sumedha, a naval offshore vessel birthed at Abu Dhabi Naval base to take part in NAVDEX 2023 naval exercise with UAE Navy held on 23rd February 2023 A week after INS Sumedha, a naval offshore vessel, birthed at the Abu Dhabi naval base, the Indian Air Force fleet of eight fighters, tankers and transport planes were extended hospitality by the Royal Saudi Air Force for refuelling and interaction with Saudi air warriors. Two days later, on February 28, Indian Navy’s Kalvari class submarine made a port call to Omanese naval Port Salalah, for operati ..read more

Source : Press Trust of India (PTI) Human Rights Council meet at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland (Photo: Reuters) Geneva: India has assailed the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for its "unwarranted references" to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and for allowing Pakistan to hijack and misuse its platform for carrying out Islamabad's "nefarious agenda" against New Delhi. Exercising its right of reply at the High-Level Segment of 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, Seema Pujani, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India in Geneva, outrightly ..read more

Source : IgMp Bureau Representative Image The Archer NG weaponized Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) drone has recently started the manufacturing process under the supervision of the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE). As per reports, it will be equipped with an Israeli ELTA ELM-2022U Long-Range Airborne Multi-Mode Maritime Surveillance radar that has the capability for the detection and automatic tracking of small targets in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). ELTA's ELM-2022 radars are a family of X-Band multimode airborne maritime surveillance radars, designed for differe ..read more

Source : Indian Defence Updates (IDU) Loading of a Black Shark torpedo on an Italian Type 212A submarine India and Italyhave agreed to the co-development and co-production of Defense equipment in India. Italian firm Leonardo is keen to restart negotiations for the sale of 100 Black Shark new generation heavyweight torpedo that was selected by the Indian Navy to be armed on the 6 Kalvari class submarines in 2016 but the deal was canceled due to Agusta Westland helicopter scam. Black Shark heavyweight Torpedoes have already been incorporated into the submarine tactical integrated comba ..read more