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Athens / Mumbai: In a landmark development within the aerospace industry, Spirit Aeronautical Systems S.A., a leading Greek manufacturer specialising in rotary and fixed-wing weaponised drones, and Garuda Aerospace’s Garuda Aerospace S.A., a prominent Indian manufacturer of...

New Delhi: The user trials of indigenous developed very short-range air defence system (VSHORADS) to neutralise low-altitude aerial threats within a 6 km range, is expected by April-May 2024. According to a senior defence...

  New Delhi: Two contracts worth Rs 802 crore were signed by the Ministry of Defence on January 4 for the procurement of military equipment with Jupiter Wagons and Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML). Under the...

Mumbai: VAdm Sanjay J Singh, took over as the Flag Officer Commanding–in-Chief (FOC-in-C), Western Naval Command (WNC) on January 3, 2024 from VAdm Dinesh K Tripathi, at an impressive Ceremonial Parade held at INS...

  New Delhi: Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, took over as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff on January 4, 2024. On taking over, the Flag Officer paid homage to the bravehearts who made the...

New Delhi: Lieutenant General RC Tiwari officially assumed the command of Eastern Army Command on January 1, 2024, succeeding Lieutenant General RP Kalita, whose term ended on December 31. 2023. The officer assumed his...

New Delhi: The fortnight long India-UAE Joint Military Exercise ‘Desert Cyclone’ commenced on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 in Mahajan, Rajasthan. It’s the first edition of the exercise and will conclude on January 15, 2024. The...

  India today is the third highest military spender ($76.6 billion in 2022), after the US and China. It accounts for 3.7% of global military spending, and also has the second largest defence force in...

Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The Boeing built X-37B autonomous spaceplane launched yesterday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, marking the beginning of its seventh mission. "The X-37B government and Boeing teams have worked together to...

Bengaluru: A new design and test facility at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) Aero Engine Research and Development Centre (AERDC), Bengaluru was inaugurated on December 29 by Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane. Currently involved in the...

Washington: The US Marine Corps is conducting market research into small drone boats as part of a push to boost the service’s reconnaissance capabilities and prepare for conflict near shore. Marine Corps Systems Command posted...

Washington: The US Navy’s recent force structure study puts even greater importance on small combatants, the director of surface warfare said, a shift in priorities that could require the surface navy to rebalance its...

Washington: The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is working with four companies to design an experimental vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft that can fly at speeds far faster than the V-22 Osprey. The collaboration comes...