Defence

Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and US Defence Secretary Ash Carter holding talks focusing on strengthening and deepening defence cooperation under the US-India strategic partnership. PACOM commander Admiral Harry B Harris Jr. met with Parrikar at Camp HM Smith and discussed the growth of the US-India strategic partnership and the importance of ...

The fifth Landing Craft Utility ship of LCU MK IV project, was launched at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd shipyard in Kolkata. LCU L-55 is the fifth vessel in the series of eight Landing Craft Utility Ships being designed and built by M/s GRSE for the Indian Navy. The ...

The company, ABG Shipyard Ltd has delivered the third and last Pollution Control vessel os its series to Indian Coast Guard. The ship was built with a cost over Rs. 120 crore. The Rolls-Royce designed ship is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and machinery. The vessel is propelled by diesel electric system ...

Coast Guard’s vessel ICGS C422 has been equipped with modern navigation and communication system. The vessel has been commissioned to strengthen coastal security in the region. Source: EconomicTimes

The public sector shipyard Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has launched the second homegrown anti-submarine warfare (ASW) called ‘Kadmatt’ for the Indian Navy. The Kadmatt ASW is part of Indian Navy’s Project -28 which aims to modernize the navy by creating stealth corvettes to destroy enemy submarines. The ASW ...

India and Malaysia plan to exchange notes on exploiting common military platforms and upgrading joint training exercises as part of a new thrust in defence relations agreed upon during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kuala Lumpur. India and Malaysia signed two MoUs on Cooperation on Cyber Security and Cooperation ...

News: Defence ministry is expected to sign an agreement with US government to  assemble 145 BAE Systems M777 155mm/39mm calibre lightweight howitzers in India. The deal is estimated to be worth $700 million. The M777 gun is a lightweight howitzer which can be carried via a sling on the Chinook helicopters. ...

The Coast Guard’s latest and largest offshore patrol vessel, Samarth, was commissioned by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. Samarth is first in the series of six 105m offshore patrol vessels and has been built by Goa Shipyard. The ship has a displacement of 2450 tonnes, and is equipped with sophisticated technology, ...

A highly encrypted Cloud system of the Indian Army, similar to that of Google, which will store personnel as well operational data, inaugurated by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in line with the force’s plan to be a “digital army”. The digi-locker of the army is similar to e-Locker of Digital ...

Boeing and Tata group companies have established partnerships in India to manufacture aerostructures for Boeing’s commercial and military aircraft. Tata Advanced Systems Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons, focused on providing integrated solutions for Aerospace, Defence and Homeland Security. Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company and ...