India-US 2+2 meeting to be held in November second week

India-US 2+2 meeting 2023: Amid the ongoing global turbulence, India and the US are scheduled to hold the 2+2 meeting in New Delhi around November 9-10. The US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are scheduled to meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in the national capital, officials told media. Read More

Skyroot’s MoU with PROMÉTHÉE Earth Intelligence of France. Hyderabad, India (10 October 2023).

October 11, 2023

Skyroot Aerospace signs MoU for French firms for Vikram space missions

The representatives of the French firms visited Skyroot’s facilities in Hyderabad on Tuesday, where the MoUs were inked. Promethee CEO Olivier Piepsz said 50 per cent of its satellites require specific orbital requirements, making Skyroot’s Vikram launch vehicles an ideal choice for deploying a portion of their satellite constellation. Read More

Gavin Newsom, Governor, California, USA.

October 8, 2023

California Governor Vetoes Anti-Caste Discrimination Bill

Governor Newsom emphasized that California already has robust laws in place to prohibit discrimination based on sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and other characteristics. Read More

October 4, 2023

IAF gets first twin-seater trainer version of LCA Tejas fighter

Designed with the strategic intent of transitioning budding pilots into fighter pilots, the LCA Tejas Twin Seater is a remarkable achievement. This delivery is part of the Tejas contract between HAL and the IAF, with a requirement for eight twin-seater trainer aircraft. Read More

NASA X-66A NASA Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Boeing-RTX

October 4, 2023

X-66A: RTX-Boeing partner for NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project

X-66A Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project: The US defence and aerospace company RTX has been selected by Boeing to collaborate on the X-66A flight demonstrator as part of NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project. This initiative is dedicated to achieving net-zero CO2 emissions for commercial aviation. With the support of RTX business units Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace, Boeing aims to develop the next-generation single-aisle aircraft with improved fuel efficiency and reduced emissions. Read More

September 29, 2023

Indian Air Force-Army seek more than 150 Prachand attack helicopters

HAL manufactured Prachand light combat attack helicopters are the only attack helicopters in the world that can land and take from an altitude of over 5,000 meters such as India’s Ladakh region where Indian Army is in a state of a tense stand-off with China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) since May-June 2020. Read More

Defence Minister peforming Puja on IAF's Airbus C-295 Aircraft.

September 25, 2023

Airbus C-295 MW transport aircraft inducted in Indian Air Force

Indian Air Force C-295 MW Aicraft: India’s defence minister Rajnath Singh Monday formally inducted a new medium transport aircraft manufactured by the European defence company Airbus Defence and Space into the service of Indian Air Force. This is first of the 56 Airbus C-295 MW aircraft on order by India. While 16 aircraft will be delivered to India in the flyaway condition, a joint consortium of Airbus and India’s Tata Group will manufacture remaining 40 C-295 MW aircraft in Vadodara in western state of Gujarat. Read More

July 13, 2023

India will purchase Rafale Marine jets, Scorpene submarines from France

As per the proposal, the Indian Navy will get 22 single-seat Rafale Marine (Rafale-M) aircraft along with four trainer aircraft. Read More

March 26, 2023

BEL bags two more orders from Indian Army, Indian Navy

Bharat Electronics Limited: India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a contract worth Rs 3,000 crore with Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) for supply of Integrated Electronic Warfare Systems for the Indian Army. Read More

March 24, 2023

MoD inks Rs 3,700 order with BEL for supply of Arudhra Medium Power Radar

The first contract worth over Rs 2,800 crore includes supply of Medium Power Radars (MPR) ‘Arudhra’ for the IAF, and the second order, with an overall cost of around Rs 950 crore, relates to 129 DR-118 Radar Warning Receivers (RWR). Read More