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The two navies have been participating in joint salvage and EOD exercises since 2005Kochi: The navies of India and the US carried out a 11-day military exercise in Kochi that focused on boosting interoperability and operational coordination.The seventh edition of the Salvage and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) exercise concludes on Thursday, the Indian Navy said.The two navies have been
Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday chaired a ‘Chintan Shivir’ of the ministry at which “several innovative proposals emerged” to enhance indigenisation content in domestic defence manufacturingUnion defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday took stock of a raft of defence-related issues, including proposals to boost domestic defence manufacturing, increasing self-reliance, bringing
Kolkata: United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti while addressing a press conference in Kolkata on Thursday praised the West Bengal government’s emphasis on making the state a major logistics hub in the region."I want to commend the West Bengal government’s emphasis on developing ports and land waterways, multimodal transportation infrastructure, to make West Bengal a major logistics hub
The US recently approved the sale of 24 Lockheed Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighters to the Czech Republic for US$5.6 billion. This package includes weaponry and spare parts. The Czech Republic will also receive 25 Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 engines to improve NATO operations. The Czech Air Force chose this fifth-generation fighter over the Lockheed F-16 and Saab Gripen JAS 39 fighter.Similarly,
Much buzz was made on the big takeaway by India during the recent visit to USA by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The American political analysts were upbeat for growing ties between India and USA, irrespective of Russia re-emerging a stronger political and economic partner.India is not an important trading partner of USA. Neither, it is a political ally or major buyer of defence
Several Foreign Manufacturers and suppliers are keen to participateElectronics and defence production are expected to strongly accelerate the country’s economic growth engine in the coming years. Global manufacturers now find India as the most happening place as China used to be in the beginning of the current century. From just two small mobile phone manufacturing factories in less than 10 years
Hanwha Aerospace’s Redback infantry fighting vehicleIndia has previously been heavily dependent on Russian arms. But now the nation has emerged as a new export destination for the Korean defence industry.According to industry sources on July 4, Hanwha Aerospace plans to participate in the Indian Army’s Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) Project. The FICV Project aims to replace the Indian
New Delhi: The Border Security Force (BSF) of India, on Wednesday, participated in the 9th meeting of the heads of border authorities of the competent bodies of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Kazakhstan.Taking to Twitter, BSF said, "Indian Delegation led by Director General, Border Security Force of India participated in the 9th Meeting of the Heads of Border
Rafale-M fighter on the deck of French Aircraft Carrier Charles de GaullePrime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit France [July 13-14]. The highlight of the visit is the expected agreement to buy 26 Rafale Marine [M] for India’s aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant. This isn’t surprising, as the Indian Navy prefers the Rafale-M over the US Boeing’s F/A 18 Super Hornet fighter. The visit also reflects
A five-member Training delegation from Lebanese Armed Forces led by Brigadier General Hussein Bazzi are on a visit to Southern Naval Command, Kochi and Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala from 03 – 08 Jul 23. During the ongoing visit, the delegation interacted with Rear Admiral Upal Kundu, Chief Staff Officer (Training) and held discussions on issues of interoperability and collaboration between