India has allocated $72.6bn to the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), a body which oversees the research and development process in the country’s defence sector. Known as an area India invests significantly in, its Union Budget for the Financial Year 2023-24 is a 13.1% increase in defence research & development (R&D) expenditure.
The increase in defence spending will see the South Asian country invest in more military equipment and other capabilities to become self-reliant in critical defense technologies and systems. Russia is the largest exporter of arms to India.
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The US Army has awarded a contract, worth up to $487m, to Amentum Services to provide support services for military equipment and systems.
As part of the terms of the contract, the company is required to deliver international modernisation, logistics, and sustainment solutions, as well as provide field engineering services.
The support services are for a broad variety of US Government-donated military equipment and systems located outside of the continental US, including Europe.
Ever since the British Empire withdrew from the Indian subcontinent and left independent Pakistan and independent India to their own rule, the two countries have been in seemingly constant conflict. British India was divided into two areas, predominantly Muslim Pakistan and predominantly Hindu India, with Sikhs and other minorities left in the dark. The fighting began almost immediately.
It’s not really India or Pakistan’s fault. As with most post-colonial violence, blame lies solely on the Europeans.
Marine Corps pilot Robert Klingman got an early start to his military life. He grew up in Depression-Era Oklahoma, one in a series of nine children. Since work was hard to find, Klingman’s parents sent teenage Robert to Fort Sill for the Civilian Military Training Program, so the boys would be clothed and fed by the U.S. government for a summer.
They couldn’t have known they were raising a future naval aviator and recipient of the Navy Cross. They might have suspected, considering how quickly he took to the work.
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An MV-22B from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit takes off in the Philippine Sea on 2 June 2021. (US Navy)
The US Air Force (USAF) and US Marine Corps (USMC) grounded an undisclosed number of Bell-Boeing MV-22 and CV-22 Ospreys on 3 February, citing hard clutch engagements because of worn input quill assemblies within the Rolls-Royce AE1107C engine gearboxes. Hard clutch engagements occur when the engine’s clutch disengages uncommanded and then rapidly re-engages, sending an impulse through the assembly and causing the aircraft to lurch.
On 6 February, two Puma HC2s departed from RAF Benson in England to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus to begin a long-term detachment. (Crown Copyright)
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has despatched two Westland-Aerospatiale SA 330E Puma HC2 medium-lift helicopters from the UK to take over search-and-rescue (SAR) duties in Cyprus.
The service announced the deployment on 6 February, saying that a third Puma helicopter will soon be sent to join the two that have now begun their 3,500 km flight from RAF Benson in England to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.
The conclusion of 12 Squadron’s deployment to Qatar will see the joint unit shortly revert to being a UK-only unit. (Crown Copyright)
The joint UK and Qatari Eurofighter Typhoon squadron is shortly to become a UK Royal Air Force (RAF)-only unit, following the conclusion of its deployment to protect the FIFA World Cup event in Doha.
The space economy is booming. In fact, the industry was valued at $424 billion in 2020, representing a colossal growth of 70% over the last decade. Not surprisingly, the industry’s growth is predicted to continue increasing and potentially reach up to $1tn in annual revenue by 2040.
Businesses small, large, public, and private are looking to invest while the industry is on the rise. China’s Tiangong space station became operational in December 2022 following three decades of preparation.
US Navy officials plan to use littoral combat ships for more operations as the Pentagon calls for more testing. (Michael Fabey)
US Navy (USN) officials say they are now gaining understanding of the operational flexibility of their littoral combat ship (LCS) fleet, even as the service plans to cut LCS anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missions, decommission several of the ships, and address testing needs recently identified by the Pentagon Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E).