The proposal for acquisition of five fleet support vessels is in advanced stage. For design and construction of fleet support vessels, Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) has entered into a collaborator contract as per extant procurement procedures. Presently, the case is at advanced stage of negotiati…

The Defence Materiel Agency under the Ministry of National Defence signed a contract on acquisition of counter-drone equipment with Lithuanian company NT Service last week. New military-purpose equipment designed to detect, identify and neutralize by jamming navigation, visual transmission and contr…

The Russian “Special Military Operation” in Ukraine will result in the acceleration of certain trends that were already underway within the European land-based radar market. For some European militaries, this will mean launching new requirements to shore up undercapitalized capabilities. For other…

Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen and Sweden’s Minister of Defence Peter Hultqvist met today 14 March 2022 in Helsinki and took part in a scenario-based exercise. The ministers published the following joint statement:

Sweden and Finland give high priority to the continued development of our bil…

During a ceremony today, troops from the Viking company of the Danish Defence Forces took up their role as the supporting element of the enhanced Forward Presence/NATO Battlegroup, stationed in Tapa alongside the 1st Estonian Infantry Brigade. The Danish troops are now replacing French soldiers from…

The [Australian] Government will invest up to $4.3 billion to deliver Western Australia’s first large-vessel dry berth, creating a world-class precinct at the Henderson shipyard and supporting thousands of local jobs.

The Henderson dry-dock will enable the construction and sustainment of large na…