BEL said it will deliver 12 units of the Swathi weapon locating radar (pictured) to the Indian Army by 2025, under a INR9.91 billion contract. (BEL)
Indian public sector undertaking (PSU) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has secured multiple contracts from the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply systems related to communication, air defence, electronic warfare (EW), electronic support measures (ESM), and radars to all the three services of the armed forces.
BEL will supply three systems to the Indian Army, namely the Swathi weapon locating radar (WLR) under a INR9.
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Just because someone isn’t a door kicker (and may not want to be) doesn’t mean they aren’t important to a fight. It also doesn’t mean they aren’t capable of doing the amazing — or the impossible. Here are a few examples of those quiet few who were terribly misjudged as cowards in war. Luckily, they were vindicated.
Service to one’s country can come in many forms, and all of them are more difficult than outsiders might expect, as all veterans know. Some have volunteered to lead, been forced to lead, or have been forced to serve.
An Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) prototype. (U.S. Army photo).
The Army’s newest long-range artillery shell has successfully nailed targets at “more than double the range” of the service’s existing precision-guided munitions, according to the primary defense contractor on the project.
Dr. Jeff Struecker is well-known for his evangelical work as a pastor, author and speaker. But before he did all of that, he was a Ranger.
After enlisting in the United States Army while he was still in high school, he was ready to see the world and get out of small-town Iowa. “My parents divorced when I was in elementary school and I lived with my mother and we were way below the poverty line. I moved two or three times a year every time she found a better job and went to four different high schools in three states before ending back up in Iowa,” he shared.
If you were to fall asleep near the ITER Tokamak, get bombarded by exotic nuclear particles, and be transported back in time to 1942, what job would you choose? Would you take part in World War II? Would you work in a factory? Join the U.S. Merchant Marine? Enlist in His Majesty’s Armed Forces?
Statistically, according to a Great Courses lecture series by the University of Pennsylvania Professor Thomas Childers, three jobs were more dangerous than any others. Pick one of these three and it would be nearly certain that you wouldn’t make it back to your time portal alive.
China’s ZBL-09 armoured fighting vehicle, seen here from Russia’s Victory Day parade, is armed with a 30 mm cannon, a 7.62 mm machine gun, and anti-tank guided missiles. (Russian MoD)
The Eastern Theater Command (ETC) of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has inducted China North Industries Group Corporation’s (Norinco’s) ZBL-09 (also known as Type 09) armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) in an equipment awarding ceremony in eastern Guangdong.
A new anthology drama series from Apple TV+, Extrapolations, depicts a futuristic earth through various interconnected viewpoints and different decades — from 2037 to 2070. Helmed by Scott Z. Burns, the screenwriter for The Bourne Ultimatum and Contagion, the trailer teases a future similar to Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, with sweeping changes to Earth leaving humans with problems to solve.
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“What if we were able to develop technology that would allow us to survive, maybe even thrive?” asks one of the star-studded cast members.
In recent years, the United States has been ranked “number 3” in the world in hypersonic weapons development by senior Pentagon officials and weapons developers behind Russia and China.
The Military has undoubtedly taken notice of the recent headline-grabbing hypersonic weapons tests and demonstrations conducted by both Russia and China.
Much is known about Russian and Chinese hypersonic weapons, which are highly visible and often featured in their respective state media.
The maximum range of the Indian Army’s Akash Weapon System, seen here taking part in the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade 2023, is 30 km and it can hit targets at a maximum elevation of 18 km. (Money Sharma/AFP via Getty Images)
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded contracts to supply Akash Weapon System (AWS), next-generation maritime mobile coastal batteries-long range (NGMMCB-LR), and BrahMos missiles to the Indian Armed Forces.
On 30 March 2023, the MoD signed a contract worth INR81.
The ICG has reported its first crash of an ALH Mk III helicopter. The coast guard completed the acquisition of all 16 Mk IIIs ordered from HAL in November 2022. (Janes/Prathamesh Karle)
The crash of a second Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv in three weeks has raised questions about the operational safety of the aircraft.
On 26 March, an ALH Mk III helicopter (serial No CG-855) in service with the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), crashed shortly after take-off from Kochi airport in southern India, where the ICG has a base.