Eastern Naval Command Set To Expand Its Fleet, Grow Mightier

Visakhapatnam: Eastern Naval Command (ENC) is all set to grow mightier in a decade from now. After the successful completion of its trials, the indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant is, in all likelihood, to be based at the ENC in a couple of years.And it is just the beginning of a mightier command to become in future as a number of new ships and aircraft are going to be added to its

July 27, 2023
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GRSE To Launch HUGIN Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Survey Vessels

Kongsberg Maritime has supplied four HUGIN AUV systems to the Defence Public Sector shipyard Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE), located in Kolkata, India. This sale has been conducted in collaboration with Kongsberg Maritime India, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime said a Kongsberg press release.The purchase, which also includes HiPAP 502 high-accuracy acoustic positioning and

July 25, 2023
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IAF Gets Ready With Warehouse Ahead of C-295 Induction Into IAF

The first Make in India C-295 will emerge out of the FAL Vadodara in 2026With the first C-295 military transport aircraft flying into India from an Airbus defence facility in Spain in mid-September, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is getting its act together and has designated the Prayagraj-based 24 Equipment Depot as the central stock holding depot for supporting the operations of the upcoming fleet

July 24, 2023
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Navy To Test First ‘Drone Boat’ After Monsoon To Boost Sea Surveillance

The SDR Naval Combat has been fitted in all Navy warships and is reportedly functioning wellNEW DELHI: The Indian Navy plans to test its indigenous Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) post monsoon. This will add up to the indigenous systems being added by the Navy with the support of domestic organisations.“ The first test of the USV will be post-monsoon, somewhere between September and November when

July 24, 2023
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From Combat Management To Military-Grade Security, How WESEE Powers Navy’s Atmanirbharta

WESEE has been at the forefront of securing the digital space for the Indian Maritime forceWESEE (Weapons and Electronic Systems Engineering Establishment) has been playing a crucial role since 1978 in integrating a wide range of weapons and electronic systems into naval vessels, submarines, aircraft, and aircraft carriers, making it an indispensable backbone of the NavyFrom its modest beginnings

July 24, 2023
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Amid China, Pakistan Threat, Armed Forces Running Short of 11,000 Officers; Posts of Major, Flight Lt Going Vacant

The Ministry of Defence informed Parliament in writing that the posts of more than 6,800 officers are lying vacant in the Indian ArmyNEW DELHI: There is a shortage of more than 11,000 officers in the Indian Army, Air Force and Navy of which more than half are in the Army, officials in the Defence Ministry have said. According to the Defence Ministry, there is a shortage of officers of the rank of

July 24, 2023
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BARC & ECIL To Co-Develop PWR Control-Systems For Indian Navy’s Six Projected SSNs

INS ARIHANT’s 83MW pressurized light-water reactor (PWR) fuelled with enriched uraniumA tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Navy (IN), BARC and Hyderabad-based ECIL on July 10, 2023 in the presence of VADM Dinesh K Tripathi, FOC-in-C, Western Naval Command, and Dr Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Secretary Dept of Atomic Energy.The MoU aims to facilitate indigenous

July 24, 2023
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What Are India’s Top-Secret Directed Energy Weapons?

Ready To Fire: Tactical High-Power Microwave Operational Responder (THOR), deployed by USExperts call it a military technology of game-changing potentialIt could have been the veritable storm in a teacup. Or, perhaps, it was an acknowledgement of the induction of disruptive military technology of game-changing proportions. On March 21, speaking at a public event in Delhi, Air Chief Marshal Vivek

July 23, 2023
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India To Integrate Indigenous Weapons On Rafale Fighter Jets

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has asked the French firm Dassault, the original manufacturer of the fighter, to integrate indigenous weapons on Rafale fighter jets. The move could be a big success for ‘Make in India’ in defence and also open the global market for Indian weaponsIn line with the Centre’s ‘Make in India’ program, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has asked Dassault Aviation to integrate

July 23, 2023
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Amit Shah Inaugurates Centralised Security Control Centre For 66 Airports Under CISF Cover

The aviation security control centre (ASCC) will access "24×7 real-time data monitoring and trend analysis of passengers and air traffic", the force said in a statementUnion Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday inaugurated a centralised aviation security control centre here that will monitor all threats and social media chatter for the 66 civil airports currently under the CISF’s security

July 23, 2023
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