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The hitch is that multiple conflicting interests intersect at the SCOTHE upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) defence ministers’ meet in New Delhi would attract global attention, given the continuing war in Ukraine, the evolving Russia-China proximity and the military standoff at LAC. The ministers will discuss pressing regional security matters — tackling counter-terrorism, cutting
How significant is the setting up of the C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing facility in Vadodara to India’s domestic industry? Which are the major companies within India’s growing civil aviation sector?On October 30, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi layed the foundation stone for the C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing facility in Vadodara to be set up by Airbus Defence and Space and
IAF contingent that was enroute to France takes a quick halt in EgyptAn Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent on Saturday, April 15, departed for France to participate in multilateral international Exercise Orion at Mont-de-Marsan, an Air Force base of the French Air and Space Force (FASF). The exercise will be conducted from April 17 to May 05, 2023, which would be the maiden overseas exercise for
Amid expanding defence cooperation, Armenia to soon have a Defence Attaché at its embassy here, it has been learntStating that the increasing political cooperation between Armenia and India must be “institutionalised in a long-term cooperation” between the two countries, Armenian envoy in India Youri Babakhanian said, adding that some day they will turn this into a strategic partnership and that
Chennai: Oleg Nikolayevich Avdeev, Russian Consul General to South India, on Saturday organised an India-Russia friendship walkathon saying that the event "shows how strong our friendship is.""Diplomatic relations between the two countries started in 1947, even before India formally attained independence. Every year we mark this event–the anniversary of this event with different functions. For a
by Girish LingannaThe Botswana Defence Force (BDF) is now negotiating with the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited of India to purchase several of the company’s TEJAS fighter planes, according to the website ‘African Intelligence.’ Botswana’s interest in the plane has been reported numerous times, and the website has provided no specifics about the transaction.Since 2013, the BDF has been
Two B1 bombers were part of American exhibits at the Aero India 2023 in Bangalore in FebruaryNew Delhi: Two B1-B heavy bomber jets of the US Air Force, for the first time, will be a part of the ‘Cope India’ exercise, a joint India-US mega air drills that began on Monday. The B1 heavy bomber jets will participate in the exercise this week.Amid the current geopolitical situation and China’s
New Delhi: Exercise Cope India 23, a bilateral air exercise between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF) is being held at Air Force Stations Arjan Singh (Panagarh), Kalaikunda and Agra. The exercise aims to enhance mutual understanding between the two Air Forces and share their best practices.The first phase of the exercise has commenced on Monday. This phase of the
The defence industry in India has made considerable progress in achieving complete self-reliance in the manufacturing of defence equipment necessary for the country’s armed forcesby Girish LingannaOver the past few years, the Government of India has implemented various policies and changes to boost the creation, production and development of defence equipment within the country. The ultimate goal
New Delhi: Amid an ongoing military standoff with China, the Special Forces of the US and India are carrying out wargames with a focus on supporting fighter aircraft operations in forward areas.The wargames are being carried out at Special Forces training centres near here, defence sources told ANI here.The operations are likely to have focused on supporting the fighter aircraft operations