HAL set to deliver the first batch of 3 Light Combat Helicopters to IAF
These are part of 15 Limited Series Production helicopters approved for Army and IAF.
Space diplomacy: India building ground station for Asean countries in Vietnam
India has started work on establishing a ground station, payload data reception, processing and dissemination facility in Vietnam. It is intended to provide a reliable operational space-based system for remote sensing over the Asean — Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam — region.
DevStar for B-21 Design, Build, Sustainment
Advanced software development techniques are reducing risk and will enable the Air Force and Northrop Grumman to more efficiently integrate weapons on future aircraft, like the B-21.
Thyssenkrupp receives €13.2 Million German Funding for Underwater Mothership Project
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems on Monday received a €13.2 million euro funding notification from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy for the second phase of the “Modifiable Underwater Mothership” (MUM) project. The funding is part of the “Maritime Research Program” with which the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy supports the development of innovative maritime technologies.
After Djibouti, China Sets Eye On Another Military Base In Africa for second Indian Ocean foothold
A Tanzanian naval base would ease Beijing’s ‘Malacca Dilemma,’ analyst says
Rafael networks Python-5 short-range air-to-air missile with Global-Link Software Defined Radio
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has enhanced its fifth-generation Python-5 short-range air-to-air missile with the company’s Global Link software-defined radio (SDR) system. Using Multi-Channel Reception (MCR) technology, Global Link simultaneously supports legacy (AM/FM) communication and advanced MANET waveforms with high-capacity data, digital voice, video, and automatic multiple relays to create a tactical network between fast-jets that not only delivers enhanced airborne situational awareness but also provides an uplink to Rafael’s Python-5 and other AAMs.
OFB overhaul: Awakening the giant within
In a commendable move, the Government tackled this issue by corporatizing the OFB on one hand while an assurance given by the Defence Minister to the 70,000 OFB employees that their service conditions will remain the same.
Russia tests latest torpedo homing system
The electronic equipment can be used for sets of torpedoes of various caliber designated to strike underwater and surface targets.
China’s Top Official Defected To US, Gave Biden Admin Information About Wuhan Lab: Report
Chinese vice-minister of State Security, Dong Jingwei, defected to the US and gave the information about the Wuhan Institute of Virology to the Biden admin.
Mazagon Dock to deliver INS Visakhapatnam by Oct, INS Vela by March to Indian Navy
INS Visakhapatnam is undergoing sea trials and three other destroyers are under various stages of development by the state-run company, which had to revise the delivery schedule because COVID-19 disrupted operations