A prototype of the naval version of the light combat aircraft landed and took off from the India’s sole aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya today (11 Jan) in a significant step towards India developing its own deck-based fighters. This is the first time the Naval Tejas landed on the aircraft carrier. The naval version of the …
The U.S. State Department on 9 January approved the possible Foreign Military Sale of F-35B Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) stealth aircraft to Singapore for approximately $2.750 billion. In a press release on Thursday (Jan 9), the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), which oversees security cooperation programmes with other countries, said that the …
India is seeking to produce the primary ammunition for its Russian-made T-72A and T-90 tanks at local factories, Indian Defence News reports. Issuing an Expression of Interest (EoI) to local vendors, the Indian Army aims to purchase 85,000 rounds of 125 mm in a bid to expedite the supply of the ammunition that it has …
Turkish Presidency of Defence Industries announced its 2020 plans for the Turkish Navy: 2x Emergency Response Diving Support Boats will be commissioned. Amphibious Assault Ship TCG ANADOLU will be commissioned at the end of 2020. The second new type SEAL Delivery Boat will be transferred to the Turkish Navy. The detailed design of the new …
Indian NTDV released the detailed drawings of the Indian Navy’s new carrier-based aircraft design. Dubbed Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter(TEDBF) is being studied by the Indian Aeronautical Design Agency (ADA) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The design of an Air Force variant of the jet, the Omni Role Combat Aircraft (ORCA), with significant design differences, …
The PN-PLAN Bilateral Exercise, code-named Sea Guardians-2020, kicked off at the Pakistan Navy Dock Yard in Karachi, Pakistan on the morning of January 6, local time. The joint drill will be held from January 6 to 14 in waters of northern Arabian Sea, with the purpose of enhancing security cooperation between the two countries, consolidating …
Seven months after reaching initial operational capability, U.S. 2nd Fleet achieved full operational capability Dec. 31. Since its reestablishment in August 2018, Vice Adm. Andrew Lewis, 2nd Fleet (C2F) commander, has led the resurgence of the Navy’s newest numbered Fleet, amid a return to great power competition as outlined in the National Defense Strategy. “Within an …
The Indonesian Military has raised combat alert for its forces stationed in the Natuna archipelago – in the south part of the disputed South China Sea – in response to Chinese vessels trespassing into Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). “Our Navy and Air Force are armed and have been deployed to the North Natuna Sea,” TNI spokesman Maj. Gen. Sisriadi said on Friday (Dec 3) The …
A life dedicated for the navy comes to the end, naval tactician Wayne Hughes, dean emeritus at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) unfortunately died on 3rd December in Monterey at the age of 89. As a professor of practice, military operations research, a fellow of the Military Operations Research Society, Hughes was perhaps best …