RECENT STORIES
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October 7, 2020
Boeing-built Space Force Satellite Passes Design ReviewBoeing and the U.S. Space Force successfully completed the first major engineering design review for the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)-11+ communications satellite.
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October 7, 2020
GA-ASI Awarded ID/IQ Contract for Advanced Battle Management SystemGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been awarded a $950,000,000 ceiling Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (ID/IQ) contract...
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October 7, 2020
SpearUAV expands its Ninox Family, Unveiling the Ninox 40 Handheld – a Revolutionary Encapsulated Drone System for Immediate Manual LaunchFor the first time ever, immediate ISTAR capabilities are available to any soldier, law enforcement officer or homeland security personnel, independent of any otherequipment.
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October 7, 2020
Boeing Astronaut Passes Starliner Torch to Veteran NASA AstronautNASA has chosen veteran astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore to serve as commander of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner for the Crew Flight Test. He replaces Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson, who decided not to fly for personal reasons.
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October 6, 2020
Launching ceremony of 7th Offshore Patrol Vessel Yard-45007 for Indian Coast Guard at L&T KattupalliIn an impressive ceremony held at L&T Shipbuilding, Kattupalli near Chennai, 7th Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) (Yard-45007) was launched as per Maritime Traditions by Smt Hema Somanathan, Spouse of Dr TV Somanathan, IAS, Secretary (Expenditure), Ministry of Finance on October 6, 2020.
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October 6, 2020
Northrop Grumman and NASA Complete Environmental Testing on the Space TelescopeMilestone marks final acoustic and sine-vibration tests for NASA’s next flagship space observatory before its historic launch next year
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October 6, 2020
Response to the stand-off along the LAC is indicative of our operational state
By Neetu DhuliaComing decade will see 114 MRFA fructify and a significant boost in AWACS, AEW&C capabilities, ISR, and aerial refueling capability.
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October 6, 2020
Rolls-Royce to deliver 29 MW gas power plant in IndiaRolls-Royce has signed a contract with Dhamra LNG Terminal Pvt. Ltd. (DLTPL) for the complete Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) delivery of a 29 MW gas-based power plant for an Indian LNG terminal.
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October 6, 2020
Boeing Forecasts Challenging Near-Term Aerospace MarketBoeing released its annual forecast for the commercial and defense aerospace market, reflecting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and Boeing's view of near-, medium- and long-term market dynamics.
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October 6, 2020
Raytheon Intelligence & Space launches virtualized testing solution to assess cyber vulnerabilitiesRaytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, is launching a new hardware emulation and software analysis tool called DejaVM™ that provides a virtualized environment to evaluate and reduce cyber threats against mission-critical systems in a modern networked space.
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October 6, 2020
CAE becomes Carbon neutralCAE announced that it has become carbon neutral as of September 28, 2020, proudly becoming the first Canadian aerospace company to reach this goal. The company has achieved carbon neutrality by continuing to reduce its own emissions and by making investments in projects that offset its remaining annual carbon emissions.
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October 6, 2020
Russi Batliwala appointed Chapman Freeborn Group Chairman after 33 years in the business - Eric Erbacher takes CEO roleGlobal aircraft charter specialist Chapman Freeborn, part of the Avia Solutions Group has appointed long-serving Russi Batliwala as its new chairman and welcomed back Eric Erbacher to replace him as CEO.
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October 6, 2020
A New step in Man-Machine Battlefield Collaboration: UVision Air and Milrem Robotics Join Forces to Present UGV-Mounted Loitering Munition Multi-Canister LauncherThe joint solution provides forces with advanced ISR and long-range heavy firepower combination that is now available for the first time
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October 5, 2020
Naval Investiture Ceremony held at VisakhapatnamVice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain PVSM, AVSM, VSM Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Eastern Naval Command conferred Gallantry and non-Gallantry Awards announced on the Republic Day this year to meritorious personnel...
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October 5, 2020
Successful Flight Test of SMARTSupersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) has been successfully flight tested today 5th Oct 2020 at 1145 hrs from Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha. All the mission objectives including missile flight upto the range and altitude...
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October 5, 2020
Queensland to Assemble Boeing's First Australian-designed, developed Unmanned AircraftQueensland is poised to take another bold step in aerospace and advanced manufacturing with an historic opportunity to be the final production home for unmanned defence aircraft - the first military aircraft to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years.
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October 5, 2020
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus Spacecraft Berths with International Space StationThe S.S. Kalpana Chawla will remain docked to the International Space Station for approximately three months
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October 2, 2020
Air Marshal Vikram Singh takes over as SASO HQ WAC IAFAir Marshal Vikram Singh took over as Senior Air Staff Officer, Headquarters Western Air Command on October 1, 2020.
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October 2, 2020
Air Marshal R.D. Mathur took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Training Command, Indian Air ForceAir Marshal R.D. Mathur took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Training Command, Indian Air Force, Bengaluru, on October 1, 2020.
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October 2, 2020
Air Marshal Amit Dev took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air Command, Indian Air ForceAir Marshal Amit Dev took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force, Shillong, on October 1, 2020.
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October 2, 2020
Northrop Grumman Advances Maritime Electronic Warfare Capability with Follow On Production Contract From US NavyNorthrop Grumman Corporation was awarded a follow on production contract for AN/SLQ-32(V)7 SEWIP Block 3 systems by the U.S. Navy on Sept. 30.
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October 2, 2020
Northrop Grumman Successfully Launches 14th Cargo Delivery Mission to the International Space StationNorthrop Grumman Corporation successfully launched the company's Cygnus cargo resupply spacecraft, the S.S. Kalpana Chawla, to the International Space Station.
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October 2, 2020
Indian Navy (IN) – Bangladesh Navy (BN) Bilateral Exercise Bongosagar ANDIN-BN CORPATThe second edition of Indian Navy (IN) – Bangladesh Navy (BN) Bilateral Exercise Bongosagar is scheduled to commence in Northern Bay of Bengal on October 3, 2020.
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October 2, 2020
Boeing to Develop Next-generation Satellite System for U.S. Space ForceBoeing has received one of three development contracts to build a satellite payload prototype and develop a new secure, resilient satellite communications architecture for the U.S. Space Force's Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS) program.
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October 1, 2020
Air Marshal RJ Duckworth takes over as AOP at Air Headquarters Vayu BhawanAir Marshal R.J. Duckworth took over as Air Officer in charge Personnel at Air Headquarters Vayu Bhawan, Indian Air Force on October 1, 2020. He was commissioned into Fighter Stream of the IAF on 29 May 1983 as a Fighter Pilot.
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October 1, 2020
HNLMS Pelikaanback in Curaçao after midlife upgrade by Damen in the NetherlandsHNLMS Pelikaan is back again in the familiar waters of the Caribbean. On September 17, Damen Shipyards Den Helder delivered the HNLMS Pelikaan to the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) following a mid-life upgrade lasting eight months.
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October 1, 2020
Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020 on September 28, 2020 which is an improvement on the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2016.
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October 1, 2020
Boosting Combat Drones Capability
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)As China remains hostile with its state media saying China does not recognise the Union Territory of Ladakh, established “illegally” by India, India is going in for boosting its combat drones capabilities.
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October 1, 2020
Integrated Drone Swarm - Armoured Vehicle
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)In June 2017, China reported several drones delivering food, medicines and water to PLA soldiers – calling them ‘care packages’ for front-line soldiers delivered automatically.
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October 1, 2020
Ageing Helicopters
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Adverse affects of decades of neglect of defence and negative defence budgets in actual terms under various governments are coming to fore, faced with the Chinese aggression.
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October 1, 2020
ATAGS Mishap
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)As part of the ‘Make in India’ initiative and indigenisation, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has designed and developed the 155mm/52mm calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) project in conjunction with Kalyani Group, Tata Power and OFB to replace older guns.
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September 30, 2020
BrahMos Missile Featuring Indigenous Booster Successfully FlightBrahMos surface-to-surface supersonic cruise missile featuring indigenous Booster and Airframe Section along with many other ‘Made in India’ sub-systems was successfully flight tested for designated range at 1030 hours today on September 30, 2020 from ITR, Balasore in Odisha.
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September 30, 2020
Naval Investiture Ceremony - 2020The Naval Investiture Ceremony - 2020 for Western Naval Command (WNC) was held at INS Shikra on September 30, 2020. Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar , Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command presented gallantry and distinguished service awards to recipients.
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September 30, 2020
The Nexter Group exhibits its products at HEMUSFrom 30 September to 3 October 2020, the Nexter Group will present its defence solutions on its stand (07, C1) at the 14th HEMUS exhibition in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
