SCRAMBLE - On 11 August 2020, the Indian Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the procurement of defence equipment for an approximate cost of USD 2 billion, including 106 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft for the Bharatiya Vayu Sena (IAF, Indian Air Force). Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. The certification process is…
Arrow-2 Interceptor Successfully Tested
US Missile Defense Agency issued a news release announcing that together with the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) of Israel's Ministry of Defense (IMOD) successfully completed a flight test of the Arrow-2 interceptor on 12 August 2020. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. "Arrow Weapon System…
Indian Astronauts Train at GCTC till Early 2021
Russia's State Space Corporation Roscosmos said that the training of the four Indian astronauts undergoing training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre (GCTC) was scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2021. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. "To date, Indian cosmonauts have completed training on crew actions in the event of an…
Aselsan Supplies F-16s with Rack for Miniature Bombs
F-16s of the Turkish Air Force will be equipped with built-in Smart Pneumatic Quad Rack (SPQR) to carry miniature bombs developed by the Turkish company Aselsan. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. Miniature Bomb (MB) is carried on Smart Pneumatic Quad Rack (SPQR) and MB system can be targeted and released against single and multiple…
75 Years Since Hiroshima
On Aug. 6, 1945 at 8:16 a.m. on a Monday, the people of Hiroshima witnessed the beginning of the nuclear age with a bomb that wiped out the city and killed nearly two thirds of its inhabitants. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. On this day, 75 years ago, the world witnessed the beginning of…
DEFENSE & SECURITY 2021
Between 1-4 November 2021 Thailand will host the DEFENSE & SECURITY 2021 at the IMPACT Exhibition & Convention Center in Muang Thong Thani. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. DEFENSE & SECURITY 2021 is an international military and civil indoor/outdoor exhibition covering land, air and sea military equipment, defense technology and internal security. The show…
SpaceX Dragon Capsule Returns to Earth from ISS
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule returned to Earth NASA's astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on 2 August after a mission at the International Space Station for two months. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. The mission that started on 30 May carrying NASA astronauts on board of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with has come…
“Barakah” UAE’s First Nuclear Plant is Launched
United Arab Emirates has launched the operations in its very first nuclear plant on Friday. The Barakah nuclear plant is the first of four units at the Barakah nuclear power station, and the first nuclear plant in the Arab world. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said that Nawah Energy Company,…
Turkish Drones for the Greek Army
Assuva Savunma Sanayi, a Turkish drone manufacturer, shared on its Facebook page that it has won a contract to sell the Greek Army 50 drones, for the first time in history of Greek army. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. Remzi Basbug, president of Assuva, notedthat this was the company’s first export deal to a…
N. Korea Launches Ship-Based Missile as Part of Exercise
According to South Korean sources, North Korea launched an anti-ship cruise missile from waters off the east coast early July. This launch was part of summertime exercise that North Korea carries out regularly. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. Yonhap News cited some Seoul officials saying that the ship-to-ship missile -they type of which was…












