Naval Warfare
India tests NASM-SR from helicopter for first time
India is developing a new helicopter-launched anti-ship missile, which could be integrated on MH-60R helicopters on order from the US
Air Warfare
BrahMos missile gets into ER mode
India continues to develop its BrahMos missile, with the extended-range type recently tested.
Air Warfare
Indian Army explores quadcopters for surveillance
India has set in motion yet another tender process to buy UAVs, this time quadcopters able to fly at altitude.
Defence Notes
Foreign firms want India to simplify cumbersome offset policy
While offsets are one way of upskilling the domestic industry, most foreign OEMs find India's policy unnecessarily difficult and full of risks.
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Defence Notes
Costs of composites affect Indian defence production
30th April 2022
As the price of raw materials such as carbon composites skyrockets, this is causing Indian vendors financial difficulties.
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Air Warfare
Indian development of Archer UCAV proceeds
28th April 2022
India persists in developing UCAVs and MALE UAVs, but the going is not easy.
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Land Warfare
India’s Arjun tank could go unmanned
26th April 2022
The Indian military is seeking to develop a broader range of unmanned ground vehicles, including one based on a main battle tank.
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Air Warfare
India’s need for multirole tankers grows more urgent
14th April 2022
India is about to reignite a smouldering quest for new air-to-air tankers, and domestic industry wants a slice of the action.
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Air Warfare
India to adopt JDAM ER for Tejas
7th April 2022
India will buy JDAM ER bomb kits from the US for the first time.
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Air Warfare
India looks to add to its depleting Su-30 fleet
31st March 2022
India claims the war in Ukraine will not adversely impact its Su-30MKI, a backbone fighter, but that remains to be seen.
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Air Warfare
India looks elsewhere for spares for Russian-built helicopters
25th March 2022
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is having knock-on effects on the upkeep of India's Russian-manufactured helicopter fleet.
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Land Warfare
Indian close-in weapon system contenders gather momentum
16th March 2022
For a number of years, India has been seeking close-in air defence systems to protect its airbases.
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Air Warfare
AMCA fighter moves off India’s drawing board
11th March 2022
India hopes to have the AMCA fighter in the hands of the air force by around 2035.
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Defence Notes
India hopes for future field days for foreign producers
28th February 2022
Delhi wants to develop an advanced military production ecosystem, where foreign manufacturers invest, produce and export from India.
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Air Warfare
Indian Navy completes its P-8I fleet
28th February 2022
The Indian Navy is stepping up training on the P-8I maritime patrol aircraft following the arrival of the latest aircraft from Boeing.
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Air Warfare
Indian pseudo satellite UAV development is on schedule
16th February 2022
India is exploring different types of UAVs, and in development are naval transport and HAPS types.
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Land Warfare
Indian Army seeks thousands of ballistic helmets
10th February 2022
The Indian Army is seeking details on new ballistic helmets for troops.
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Defence Notes
Indian defence budget focuses on technology at home
4th February 2022
India's new defence budget sees slow but steady growth for the coming year, despite the tensions it is experiencing with China and Pakistan.
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Air Warfare
Indian Army doubles its inventory of Switch UAVs
30th January 2022
The Indian Army continues to boost its fleet of smaller UAVs as it faces tensions along its borders.
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Land Warfare
Indian Army adopts new camouflage uniform
26th January 2022
The Indian Army goes 'digital' as it introduces a new uniform for more than a million soldiers.
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Training
Indian IJT inches closer to production as air force waits
17th January 2022
HAL has made progress with its IJT after a redesign, but nobody is yet saying when it might reach the hands of the Indian Air Force.
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Air Warfare
Tejas to receive ‘mini’ BrahMos
8th January 2022
Being smaller, the BrahMos-NG currently in development will be able to be carried by a wider range of fighters than the full-size BrahMos.
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Air Warfare
BEL receives large contract for Tejas components
21st December 2021
BEL benefits from a large contract to provide electronic components for the Indian Air Force's Tejas fighter.
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Air Warfare
India’s SANT missile undergoes air-to-ground test
14th December 2021
India has fired its new-generation SANT anti-armour missile from a helicopter.
