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Thales and BDL Agree on Initial Supply of Man Portable Air Defence Systems to India

RA Editorial Desk - February 10, 2025

Bengaluru. Thales and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) will provide a first supply of Laser Beam Riding MANPAD (LBRM) Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) Missiles and launchers to the Indian Ministry of Defence. This is...

Global Disruptions Have Given Opportunity for Domestic Defence Industry to Bolster Manufacturing Capabilities to Make India Net Exporter: CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

RA Editorial Desk - August 9, 2024

New Delhi. Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan August 8 stated that the global disruptions have presented an opportunity for the Indian defence eco-system to ramp up their defence manufacturing capabilities so that...

Turkish Navy Unveils Changes to its Planned TF-2000 Air Defence Ship

Admin - March 6, 2024

Istanbul: Turkey’s navy has unveiled changes to its planned air defence vessel and shared details on the ship’s armaments. The commander of the Turkish Naval Forces, Admiral Ercüment Tatlıoğlu, visited the Istanbul Shipyard Command and...

Rafael, IMOD DDR&D Complete Successful Test of Advanced Spyder Air Defence System in its Latest All-In-One Configuration

Arie Egozi - January 10, 2024

Tel Aviv: The Israeli developed Spyder air defence system recently scored a very successful interception. The Czech Republic and Morocco have selected the Rafael Spyder air defence system for its short range air defence...

Indigenous Manufacturing Key to Army’s Ammunition Requirement, Finalises Long-Term Plan

Admin - November 27, 2023

New Delhi: Rising conflicts globally have posed challenges and disrupted supply chains. The ongoing war in Ukraine and before that the Ladakh stand-off made it imperative that a clear road map for ammunition procurement...

Hamas Attack: Stunning Lessons!

Col Rajinder Singh - October 11, 2023

The above statement of the Prime Minister of Israel indicates how badly Israel was outsmarted and surprised by the Hamas terrorist attack in the early hours of October 7, 2023. The statement reveals anger...

Japan Planning to Integrate Israeli Interceptors in its Air Defence Systems

Arie Egozi - August 21, 2023

Tel Aviv: Japan may integrate Israeli made interceptors in its existing air defence systems. Japan is very concerned as North Korea is getting more aggressive. North Korea is armed with nuclear weapons and has...

RAFAEL to Conduct First Ever Live Demonstration of its ABS System & Present the Air Defence Optimizer at IT²EC

Arie Egozi - April 19, 2022

Tel Aviv: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. will participate at the IT²EC Exhibition (April 26-28, 2022) in London and in a first will unveil and conduct a first-ever live demonstration of its sophisticated ABS...

Israel Successfully Completes Series of Tests with High-Power Laser Interception System

Arie Egozi - April 14, 2022

Tel Aviv: Israel is making big effort to deploy a high power laser air defence system. The Ministry of Defence’s Directorate of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D) and Rafael successfully completed a series of...

Strengthening IAF: Plans on Anvil to Convert Boeing 767 Passenger Aircraft into Fuel Tankers

Admin - April 10, 2022

New Delhi: In a move to strengthen Indian Air Force and the country’s air defences, plans are on anvil to turn its Boeing 767 passenger aircraft into multi-mission military tanker transport aircraft which would...

DRDO Developed Indigenous Anti-drone Equipment to Equip Security Agencies

Admin - April 9, 2022

New Delhi: With growing use of drones, security agencies guarding the Indo-Pak border areas, particularly in Punjab and J&K, will soon be equipped with indigenous anti-drone equipment developed by the Electronics and Radar Development...

DIEHL Defence and HENSOLDT are Enhancing the Performance of their Existing Ground-based Air Defence Systems

Admin - April 7, 2022

Taufkirchen/Überlingen, Germany. The system houses Diehl Defence and HENSOLDT have agreed to intensify their cooperation in the field of ground-based air defence. Based on proven joint systems that are currently in production and can...

Indian Air Force Places Order for 7 Squadrons of Akash Missiles

Admin - December 5, 2019

New Delhi: Having been satisfied with the consistent and reliable performance of the indigenous Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) Akash, Indian Air Force (IAF) has placed orders for seven more squadrons which is by far the...