The High Commission of India in Bangladesh hosted the Seminar on Indian Defence Equipment in Dhaka which was attended by 12 Indian firms. Aim of the seminar was to pursue further cooperation between India and Bangladesh in the field of defence technologies.
The Chief of the Defence staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has declared the plan of establishing the first Integrated Tri-Services Command. The Integrated Tri-Services Command will be responsible for managing the air defence of the entire country.
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has started developing a 200-km strike range tactical ballistic missile ‘Pranash’. The missile is an upgraded version of the 150-km strike range Prahar missile.
India and the United Kingdom will carry out the 5th edition of joint military exercise ‘Ajeya Warrior-2020’ at Salisbury Plains, The United Kingdom from February 13-26.
Indian Army has developed the world’s first bulletproof helmet which withstands even AK-47 bullet round from 10 meters. Earlier, Major Anoop Mishra had developed bulletproof jacket against sniper bullets.
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) inked a technology development contract with a Russian company Rosoboron export at DefExpo2020.
Russia will start delivering S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to India by the end of 2021. The cost of deal is $5 billion.
The third Scorpene submarine, Karanj, will be delivered to the Indian Navy by December and all six submarine deliveries would be completed by 2023
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated that his government has set a defence export aim of 5 billion dollars in the upcoming five years.
The ninth edition of India -Bangladesh Joint Military Exercise SAMPRITI-IX began at Umroi, Meghalaya. The main focus of this edition of the fourteen days joint exercise is on Counter-Terrorism Operations in mountainous and jungle terrain.