Land Warfare
PREMIUM: India bursts its barrel, raising quality questions
The recent bursting of a gun barrel on the 155mm L/52 Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) during test firing at the Pokhran range has ...
Land Warfare
PREMIUM: India ignites production of Pinaka II rocket systems
The Indian MoD is procuring Pinaka Mk II multiple rocket launchers developed indigenously by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for artillery regiments of ...
Air Warfare
PREMIUM: India proves hypersonic technology for next-generation missiles
On 7 September the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully demonstrated hypersonic air-breathing scramjet technology, with a successful flight test of its Hypersonic Technology ...
Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: India to order two Phalcon AWACS
As military tensions with China in eastern Ladakh show no sign of easing, India is looking to accelerate its long-delayed acquisition of two Phalcon ELW-2090 ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
PREMIUM: India wants UAVs plus a counter-UAS system fast
19th August 2020
Vulnerability of UAVs is a concern to the Indian Army, so it is looking at the matter ‘from a strategic perspective and for tactical applications,’ ...
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Training
PREMIUM: Indian homegrown basic trainers cleared for take-off
13th August 2020
India is relying on homegrown expertise to produce its HTT-40 aircraft to address basic training of Indian Air Force (IAF) rookie pilots. With prototypes ready ...
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Defence Notes
PREMIUM: India dumbfounds global defence industry, even as it promotes indigenisation
5th August 2020
A recent Indian EoI-cum-RfP to global companies for management consulting towards speedy reforms of 41 archaic facilities of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is likely ...
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Air Warfare
PREMIUM: India tests Dhruvastra helicopter missile
30th July 2020
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted three ground-based tests of its Nag/Helina helicopter-launched missile on 15-16 July in direct and top-attack modes. To ...
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Air Warfare
PREMIUM: India accelerates AMCA fighter development
23rd July 2020
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is working feverishly with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and the Aeronautical Development Agency to develop the indigenous Advanced Multirole Combat Aircraft ...
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Air Warfare
PREMIUM: India to order indigenous cruise missiles
7th July 2020
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh cleared defence acquisitions worth $5.8 billion on 2 July via his chairmanship of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC). The bulk ...
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Training
PREMIUM: Private simulator training beckons for Indian Mi-17V-5 helicopters
1st July 2020
A long-delayed $210 million project to build, operate, train and maintain simulators for some 150 Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi-17V-5 helicopters has now been fast-forwarded. ...
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Air Warfare
PREMIUM: India turns to Russia for fighters with sense of urgency
24th June 2020
Amidst Chinese violations in the western sector of the Line of Actual Control, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was expected to discuss delivery of additional ...
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Defence Notes
PREMIUM: India and Australia forge closer maritime co-operation
8th June 2020
Australia and India elevated their bilateral Strategic Partnership of 2009 to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership through a virtual summit held between Prime Ministers Scott Morrison ...
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Military Logistics
PREMIUM: Tata to upgrade more Indian airbases
20th May 2020
The Indian MoD has signed a $184 million follow-on contract for Phase 2 of the Modernisation of Air Field Infrastructure (MAFI) programme for 37 airfields ...
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Defence Notes
PREMIUM: COVID-19 propels reforms in Indian defence production
19th May 2020
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced more measures to boost self-sufficiency in defence production, among them raising from 49% to 74% the foreign direct investment ...
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Defence Notes
PREMIUM: China rattles India with border exercises and infrastructure build-up
30th April 2020
The frequency and size of aggressive single-service and joint military exercises in the Tibet Autonomous Region, conducted by the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Tibet Military ...
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Defence Notes
PREMIUM: India gets ready to absorb external supply shocks
8th April 2020
Indian defence SMEs are gearing up to accommodate a slew of orders from domestic clients plus international OEMs looking to reduce the risk of sourcing ...
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Defence Notes
PREMIUM: Defence industry voices concerns as India endures lockdown
1st April 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic that resulted in India’s 21-day lockdown is disrupting the supply chain of global OEMs dependent on Indian subsidiaries and suppliers. Sukaran Singh, ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
PREMIUM: India develops its first man-portable tethered UAV
24th March 2020
With armed and unarmed UAVs for the military a focus under the ‘Make in India’ initiative for defence equipment, Bengaluru-based Dynamatic Technologies Limited (DTL) has ...
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: India gets defence export order from Armenia
5th March 2020
Four Indian Swathi weapon locating radars (WLRs) have been sold to Armenia for around $40 million. Deliveries are believed to have started, Shephard has learned. ...
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Land Warfare
PREMIUM: India’s small-arms shopping spree slowly revs up
28th February 2020
The Indian Army is edging closer in its quest for modern infantry small arms to replace an ageing inventory of more than 40 weapon types. ...
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Military Logistics
Singapore Airshow 2020: Indian military to synergise MRO with civil facilities
7th February 2020
The Indian military is moving ahead to expand the outsourcing of MRO of non-sensitive defence equipment. A senior Indian Air Force (IAF) engineer, on the ...
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Air Warfare
DefExpo 2020: Indian air worthiness changes promise disarray for military
7th February 2020
India’s new military projects such as trainers, transporters and fighters, as well as upgrade programmes, could face disruption following a recent directive by the Bengaluru-based ...
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Naval Warfare
Singapore Airshow 2020: India moves on arming nuclear submarine
5th February 2020
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired India’s first submarine-launched ballistic missile, the K4 SLBM, from underwater on 19 January. Measuring 10m long ...
