• Indian Maritime Surveillance Aircraft Lent to Seychelles to Combat Piracy An Indian Dornier surveillance aircraft, on loan from the Indian government to the Seychelles Peoples Defence Force (SPDF) while the Dornier gifted to Seychelles is under construction, arrived this afternoon to be deployed for the conduct o..
• Botswana, India to Hold Joint Military Exercise from October 3rd to 9th A 15-member delegation of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) will be in India from Oct 2 to participate in a joint logistics exercise with the Indian Army. The BDF delegation, led by their Chief of Staff Logistic Brigadier George Modirwa Tlha..
• IBSAMAR 2010 - 11 ships in India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime Exercise The Indian Ocean region off Durban is abuzz with activity as 11 ships of the navies of India, Brazil and South Africa engaged in nautical exercises as part of the ongoing IBSAMAR, India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime Exercise. This is the..
• Azerbaijan, South Africa to Jointly Produce Armoured Vehicles According to the Azeri-Press Agency (APA), South Africa’s Paramount Group plans to export armored carrier vehicles, manufactured in conjunction with Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense Industry, to neighboring Central Asian and CIS coun..
• Mauritius, India Sign Pact for HAL Dhruv Delivery by March 2009 End India has signed a pact with Mauritius for supply of a 'Dhruv' Advanced Light Helicopter built by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. Mauritius will be the second country after Equador to get the multi-role, multi-missio..
• India, Nigeria Sign MoU to Enhance Military Ties, Cooperation India pledged Tuesday to assist Nigeria to raise its defence capabilities, while also seeking an accelerated implementation of the three Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) signed between the two countries in 2007. Indian High Commissioner to ..
• South Africa Defense Equipment Copied by China China has had a number of dealings with South African weapons manufacturers over the past decade, most of which have not resulted in actual weapons purchases. However, several recent China-made military technologies bear suspicious resembla..
• India Navy to Deploy Warships in Eastern African Waters In the wake of several pirate attacks on merchant vessels being reported along the African coast recently, India today decided to send its warships "immediately" to the Gulf of Aden for patrolling and to escort container vessels flying the ..
• Seychelles, India Enhance Defense Cooperation The Indian High Commissioner to Seychelles Asit Kumar Nag on Thursday handed over to the Chief of Staff of the Seychelles People's Defence Forces (SPDF) Colonel Clifford Roseline workshop equipment for use by the country’s coast guar..
• Indian Navy Proposes Naval Patrols Along the Waters of Somalia In the wake of recent hijacks of ships on the Somalia coast and the threat to shipping line, Indian Navy has sent a proposal to the Indian government of having regular patrols in the Somalia waters, on the line of US naval patrols, which is..
• Indian warships engage French, African navies in Indian Ocean To further the naval ties with countries in West Asia and Africa and to make its presence felt in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), India's warships are currently on two-month-long deployment in the Red Sea and along the east coast of Afr..
• Indian Navy to Hold Military Exercises with France, African Navies Continuing with its policy of constructively engaging countries in West Asia and Africa to make its presence felt in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), India has sent four of its major warships to the Red Sea and the African coast on a two-mont..
• India, Brazil, S Africa conduct joint naval exercise India, Brazil and South Africa have started a 10-day long joint naval exercise here aimed at tackling terrorism at sea. The exercise called IBSAMAR, which started on Monday along the Cape Town will continue till May 15. India's INS ..
• 125 Indian Troops Leave For Congo Peace Keeping Mission A third contingent of 125 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, including 10 women, left for Congo on Wednesday to join a United Nation's peacekeeping mission there. According to officials, the contingent was meticulously selected..
• India To Partner With Africa For Energy Security: Foreign Minister Mukherjee Reiterating India's high resolve at attaining energy security as a matter of national importance, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that prospects in this direction were being relentlessly explored for sourcing ener..
• India, Africa, Defence: India To Strengthen Strategic Ties With Gabon India will provide expertise to the small defence forces of the Central African Republic of Gabon in disaster management, training and healthcare. This was agreed during talks between the visiting Senior Minister for National Defence of..
• Indian Air Force 243 Air Warrior Task Force To Be Deployed In Congo It is indeed a matter of pride to be amongst air warriors of IAC-I, who are due to embark on a peace keeping mission in the DR Congo. This 243 Air Warrior strong task force is being led by Group Captain NJS Dhillon and this motivated team w..
• South African Army Chief accorded ceremonial guard of honour The Chief of South African Army, Lieutenant General Solly Zacharia Shoke was accorded a ceremonial guard of honour at South Block lawns here today. Earlier, he was received by Army Chief, General JJ Singh at India Gate, where he laid a ..
• South Africa Navy Chief Visiting India; Improving Naval Ties Vice Admiral J Mudimu, Chief of the South African Navy, is on a visit to India from 26 Feb to 03 Mar 07, at the invitation of Admiral Sureesh Mehta, Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy. This is his maiden visit to India after taking ove..
• India, South Africa to co-operate in Nuclear Energy sector Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Durban on Saturday on his first-ever visit to South Africa, a country that was highly critical of India's nuclear tests, but now appears to be willing to cooperate in civilian nuclear energy wit..