Estonia looks to Turkish firms for $211M armored vehicle buy
“All Baltic states are boosting military capabilities because of the mounting Russian threat,” one expert said.
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Strategic forces commission stops short of endorsing controversial SLCM-N program
The panel’s leaders described the need for a capability similar to the Navy research program, but declined to pick “winners and losers,” its chairwoman said.
India Plans To Equip Russian-Origin Su-30MKIs With Indigenous ‘Virupaaksha’ Radar
Working on upgrading its fleet of its Russian-origin Su-30MKI combat aircraft, the Indian Air Force is planning to equip them with an indigenous advanced radar named ‘Virupaaksha’.The Indian Air Force is working on the upgrade programme of the Su-30MKI fleet under a package worth over Rs 65,000 crore where 84 planes would be upgraded indigenously with advanced made in India radars and weapon
ISRO Rolls Out Test Launch Vehicle For India’s First Human Spaceflight
ISRO has rolled out the Test Launch Vehicle for the first launch of Abort Demonstration of Crew Escape System (CES)Mission Definition:“In-flight Abort Demonstration of Crew Escape System (CES)” at Mach number 1.2 with the newly developed Test Vehicle followed by Crew Module separation & safe recovery.Mission Objectives:Flight demonstration and evaluation of Test Vehicle sub systems.Flight
After Combat Ship, Indian Navy’s Advanced Light Helicopter Reaches Sri Lanka
A day after the arrival of the Shardul-class Landing Ship Tank in Colombo, the ALH arrived for the training of SLAF Pilots and Sri Lanka Navy ships for shipborne helicopter operations on Thursday."The training is planned to familiarise SLAF Pilots to the ALH and provide co-pilot experience. Further, the training team is also scheduled to undertake extensive Deck Landing Practice onboard Sri Lanka
China’s Nuclear Arsenal At More Than 500 Warheads: Pentagon Report
Russia, US, China have built new facilities, at nuclear test sitesChina currently possesses over 500 operational nuclear warheads, which is expected to surpass 1,000 by 2030, according to a Pentagon report. However, China’s nuclear arsenal still lags behind that of the United States and Russia. The US has approximately 3,700 nuclear warheads, while Russia has around 1,550. The report also
EAM Jaishankar Chairs Regional Conference of ASEAN, East Asia Envoys In Singapore
Jakarta: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday chaired the regional conference of ASEAN and East Asia Ambassadors in Singapore and discussions were held regarding the regional situation and its potential ramifications for India.Jaishankar is on an official visit to Indonesia from October 19 to 20."Chaired the regional conference of our ASEAN and East Asia Ambassadors today in
SECON Engineering Delivers Missile Cum Ammunition (MCA) Barge To Indian Navy
Contract for construction and delivery of 08 x Missile Cum Ammunition (MCA) Barge was concluded with SECON Engineering Projects Pvt Ltd, Visakhapatnam, a MSME, in consonance with “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” initiatives of the Government of India. Second Barge of the series LSAM 8 (Yard 76) has been delivered to Indian Navy on 19 Oct 23.The Barge has been built under the classification rules of Indian
1,200 Indians Brought Back From Israel Under ‘Operation Ajay’: MEA
New Delhi: Around 1,200 Indian nationals including 18 Nepali nationals have been brought back from Israel under ‘Operation Ajay’ and more flights will be planned as per the requirements, the Ministry of External Affairs informed on Thursday.MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi also said that the government is assessing the situation in Israel amid the ongoing war with Hamas.Addressing a press briefing
International Community Must Combat Terrorism In All Its Forms: MEA On Israel-Hamas War
New Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday said India has strongly condemned the "horrific" terrorist attack on Israel and believes the international community must combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations."We have strongly condemned the horrific terrorist attack on Israel. The international community must stand together in combating