As the race in the Indian Air Force's $10-billion tender for 126 combat jets reached the crucial stage of flight trials, Russia, on top of a full technology transfer, is offering India help in bu..Read More
Indian Navy has okay-ed the placement of an order for six Naval Tejas Light Combat Aircrafts (N-LCA). At an approximate cost of Rs 150 crore per aircraft, this will provide a Rs 900 crore infusion int..Read More
With the first successful landing of an AN-32 at Nyoma airstrip in eastern Ladakh, the IAF is all set to convert the Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) into a full-fledged airbase for fixed wing transport ..Read More
Russia will complete the upgradation of Indian Air Force's 60 MiG-29 fighters by 2013 which will extend their service life by another 15 years. "The implementation of the contract signed between ..Read More
LineMint reports that the Aeronautical Development Agency has sent proposal requests to GE Aviation for its state-of-the-art F414 military aviation engines to propel the HAL Tejas light combat fighter..Read More
The Army has for the first time inducted a DRDO-built, low-cost vehicle to detect attacks on the country using nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) weapons.The indigenous vehicle, developed by DRDO’..Read More
With the third generation anti-tank Nag missile proving its lethality in the final user trials being conducted in the deserts of Rajasthan, a top missile scientist of the Defence Research and Developm..Read More
In the midst of the Indian Defence Ministry scurrying for aerial surveillance aircraft, speedboats and vessels for coastal security, the U.S. has offered 12 helicopters on lease to India for more effe..Read More
Russia will fulfill its obligations on schedule to supply three Project 11356 frigates to India by 2012, a shipbuilding industry official said on Friday to RIA Novosti.Russia is building three Project..Read More
Preparing to deal with Mumbai attacks-like terror sieges, the Indian Army has started training its units deployed at various places considered as potential terrorist targets, according to DD India."We..Read More
Russia will participate in an open tender for the supply of next-generation diesel-electric submarines to the Indian Navy, according to a senior official of the Russian state arms export agency. "We w..Read More
India is planning to carry out field trials for procuring 197 Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) for the Army and the Air Force in August this year. "We are planning to carry out the flight evaluation tr..Read More
The Indian Government is readdressing its internal security strategy in the face of ongoing terrorist threats; significantly boosting its defence budget and fast-tracking new technology procurements. ..Read More
Keen on replacing its ageing Russian IL-76 transport aircraft fleet, the Indian Air Force has shortlisted US major Boeing's C-17 Globemaster III for its heavylift aircraft."The C-17s have been sh..Read More
A Ukrainian government company will upgrade more than 100 Indian Air Force cargo aircraft, the Interfax news agency reported Monday. Officials from the Ukrainian military export monopolist Ukrspetsexp..Read More
India on Monday inducted four Sukhoi fighter aircraft in Tezpur, which will soon be the base for a full squadron of the IAF's frontline combat jets. An induction ceremony was organised "in the ha..Read More
Russia's Akula class nuclear-powered attack submarine "Nerpa" will be inducted by the Russian Navy after pre-delivery trials are completed this summer, prior to its formal lease to India later th..Read More
Taking the first step towards acquiring network-centric warfare capabilities, the Army is all set to induct a computerised command and control system to integrate its artillery weapon operations.Known..Read More
The ministry of defence and the department of telecommunications (DoT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to free radio spectrum by the defence forces over the next three years.Radio spec..Read More
Government of India has blacklisted upto seven defense firms for alleged corruption in the aftermath of the arrest of former Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) chairman Sudipto Ghosh. The firms blocklisted ..Read More
India has paid an additional $102 million to Russia to speed up Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier refit project, even as officials from both sides are working overtime to break the deadlock over Mosco..Read More
Pakistan army personnel on Wednesday fired seven rounds of small arms at Indian army posts in Copra of Rajouri sector in Jammu and Kashmir, in the eighth violation of the ceasefire in 2009.The violati..Read More
In a first for an Indian military aircraft programme, private sector firms Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T), Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd and Tata Advanced Systems Ltd have bid to develop and bui..Read More
In tune with its ambitions of being a blue water force, four warships of the Navy will for the first time sail to the Atlantic, where they would hold war games with the French, British, Russian and Ge..Read More
The Indian Air Force has decided to buy the Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) instead of the Russian built Ilyushin-78 air-to-air tanker, the Hindustan Times reported yesterday. The IAF A..Read More
With the Arjun Main Battle Tank bound to be compared with Russian T-90 tanks in trials after August, the DRDO is working on development of host of armoured defence systems to provide additional capabi..Read More
French Dassault Aviation SA (AM.FR) is likely to rejoin the race with five other global firms competing for the deal, AFP quoted MoD officials. According to several News Agencies, Dassault which is of..Read More
DRDO is all set to deliver sixteen Arjun MBTs will be handed over to the Army on May 25, reports Press Trust of India quoting DRDO sources in Chennai.K Sridhar, DRDO scientist and spokesperson for the..Read More
Heralding a new chapter, the first Indian Air Force AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) platform that altogether sets to alter the dimension of the see-through capability of the IAF beyond con..Read More
The government has approved a Rs 360 crore plan for Border Security Force to raise 29 new battalions comprising nearly 30,000 personnel within the next five years raising its strength to nearly two la..Read More
India Tuesday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable 'Agni-II' missile with a strike range of upto 3,000 kms from a launch pad off Orissa's coast.The test of the indigenously built..Read More
The induction of first squadron of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) to Indian Air Force (IAF) can take place by the end of 2010 or the beginning of 2011 with regular persuasion and monitoring of the LC..Read More
Visakhapatnam, India | Admiral Sureesh Mehta, AVSM, PVSM, ADC, Chief of the Indian Naval Staff arrived at Visakhapatnam, on a two day visit to Eastern Naval Command. During his stay here, he will be t..Read More
Admiral Timothy J Keating, the US Pacific Command chief, will be in India on a day-long visit today to discuss issues concerning the South Asian region in the wake of the Taliban crisis in Pakistan an..Read More
The US works "very closely" with India on the issue of Pakistan's nuclear security, an American think-tank said Wednesday."New Delhi is a key source of intelligence on the status of that security..Read More
India is all set to get its first new generation Akula-II class nuclear attack submarine by the year end, which would bolster the Navy's undersea capability manifold. Russian Prime Minister Vladi..Read More
U.S. defence industry giant Lockheed Martin said it is open to using some Indian components if chosen to supply the country's navy with its Aegis ballistic missile defense system."Because of the ..Read More
India is expected to acquire its first Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) next week, officials said on Monday, crowning its drive to achieve air dominance over rival Pakistan.The delivery by ..Read More
India could soon receive up to 2500 tonnes of uranium from Kazakhstan as an agreement in this regard is set to be signed between the two sides by the month-end.Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limit..Read More
Defence scientists are preparing for a user's trial of surface-to-surface Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM), Agni-II, from the defence base off the Orissa coast this week. The indigen..Read More
India is moving ahead with its plans to equip its frontline air superiority fighter, the Sukhoi-30MKI with the air launched version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. According to agency report..Read More
As part of developmental tests, the flight trial of Astra, Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM), was successfully carried out by scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisat..Read More
The Indian Air Force (IAF) and a team of aircraft designers will formally set up a joint committee to frame the specifications for India's own MCA, which will be built largely in Bangalore. The M..Read More
India is sending its Defence Secretary Vijay Singh to Russia on Sunday to break a deadlock over Moscow's hiked price of USD 2.9 billion for the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier. During the three..Read More
One Indian Air Force pilot was killed and another seriously injured in the first-ever Su-30 MKI fighter jet crash on Thursday near Jaisalmer in Rajasathan.The deceased pilot has been identified as Win..Read More
Army today said that its troops along with the Navy and Coast Guard are on alert along the southern coastline to prevent LTTE cadres from entering Indian territory."Coast Guard and the Indian Navy for..Read More
With two major infiltration bids along the Line of Control in the last month, Army today said it had "redeployed" its troops and increased surveillance capabilities to prevent the terrorists' fro..Read More
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released a study with the world's biggest arms importer and supplier. According to the study, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become t..Read More
French company Dassault has denied reports that it has been eliminated from the international race to sell 126 new combat aircraft to India. The long-drawn-out competition has been going on for nearly..Read More
India will get its first 'eye in the sky', the Phalcon Airborne Warning and Control Systems aircraft on May 18, which will provide the Indian Air Force means to track incoming missiles and l..Read More
Giving a big boost to its defence surveillance capabilities, India today successfully launched an all-weather Israeli-built spy satellite that will help security agencies keep a vigil on the country&#..Read More
U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co plans to bid for two defence projects in India worth $2 billion in the next few months, the company's country head said on Wednesday.Boeing is looking to supp..Read More
The French Rafale fighter has been knocked off a $ 10 billion contract to provide 126 combat aircraft for the Indian Air Force. The French fighter, which was one of the six contenders for the race, wa..Read More
India will launch a spy satellite from Sriharikota spaceport on April 20 primarily to keep an eye on its borders round-the-clock and help the government in anti-infiltration and anti-terrorist operati..Read More
BrahMos Aerospace, the Indo-Russian joint venture, has embarked on initiatives to go in for hypersonic versions of missiles, a top official of the company said. "Having successfully inducted supersoni..Read More
After successfully reopening Daulat Beg Oldi and Fuk Che airfields in Ladakh last year, India is now working to operationalise the Neoma Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) this year for the Indian Air Forc..Read More
The first ever indigenous Wankel Rotary engine, powering Nishant, the Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), took off from a World War II abandoned runway near a village eight kilometres from Kolar in Karnataka...Read More
Airbus is set to win contract to deliver six Airbus A-330 multi role tanker transports to the Indian Air Force in a deal worth estimated to be USD 1.3 billion.Senior Defence Ministry officials confirm..Read More
Mr. Ashok Nayak takes over as HAL's new Chairman from April 1 (Wednesday), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited spokesman said today. Mr Nayak succeeds Mr Ashok K. Baweja, who retired on March 31. Prio..Read More
Declaring that the process of inducting a new version of BrahMos would begin soon, Army today said the trials of the cruise missile were aimed at testing the effectiveness of a special sensor for accu..Read More
Supersonic BrahMos cruise missile Block II was tested today with a striking range of 290 km, successfully hit its target during a test at the Pokhran firing range today, DRDO officials said. "The miss..Read More
The Tata Group's defence arm, Tata Advanced Systems, has bagged an order for supplying 16 indigenous Akash surface to air missile (SAM) launchers for the Indian Air Force (IAF). The Strategic Ele..Read More
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) (TASE: ARSP.B1) today officially announced that, on February 27, it signed a $1.4 billion contract with India for air defense systems. Under the deal, IAI will d..Read More
Aiming to attain interoperability and train personnel in manoeuvres during war, Indian and Singaporean navies launched their annual bilateral exercise SIMBEX-2009 in the Andaman Sea.Being the 16th in ..Read More
A joint venture of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and CAE has finalized all necessary contracts and non-recourse financing to begin construction and development of a new C$60 million (Rs 240 cror..Read More
Singapore is the front runner to supply the Indian military's planned purchase of ultralight howitzers, the Republic's first major defence contract from South Asia's dominant power, peo..Read More
In a time of financial meltdown, when all economies are feeling the heat of recession, the Indian defence sector is well guarded and safe from the repercussions of the global slump, a top military off..Read More
Upset over problems relating to spares supply for British 'Hawks' Advanced Jet Trainers (AJTs), India has shelved plans to place follow-on orders for the aircraft and instead floated new ten..Read More
After achieving a hat-trick of successful tests of the indigenous Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) shield, DRDO today said the first phase of the system would be developed by 2011."All building blocks ..Read More
The DRDO's Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE) in Avadi, has taken up the development of a Defensive Aids System for armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs). This is to enhan..Read More
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has flight tested its third Ballistic Missile Interceptor on 06 March 2009 at 1624 hrs from Wheeler Island, Integrated Test Range (ITR). It has..Read More
The MiG-23BN ground attack aircraft, which never saw action during its 26 years with the Indian Air Force, will bid adieu to the service on Friday.The MiG-23BN, currently operated only by the 221 Squa..Read More
India's premier defence agency DRDO is carrying out a two-week second phase weapon testing trials of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) at an Air Force base in the north-western sector. "The focus o..Read More
A missile which will waylay and destroy an incoming ballistic "enemy" at an altitude of about 80 km will be launched off the coast of Orissa later this week.This "crucial test" will seek to prove the ..Read More
In Tamil Nadu, the Heavy Alloy Penetrator Project (HAPP), Tiruchy, will issue the second generation of the advanced anti submarine rocket for user trials by August this year. The first generation of t..Read More
Brahmos Aerospace was working on hypersonic missile project, Brahmos II, and it was expected to be ready by 2013, a top defence official told reporters. "Once developed, the Missile would have a speed..Read More
After failing to hit the target in the previous test, the Defence Research and Development Organisation is planning to test-fire the Block II version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile on March ..Read More
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..Read More
Indian Air Force will initially get the same PAK FA fifth-generation fighter as their Russian colleagues. Sukhoi general director Mikhail Pogosyan said Thursday that he would seek to unify the Russian..Read More
Joining an elite club of nations capable of building large warships, India began the construction of its first indigenous aircraft carrier at the Cochin Shipyard here and will go in for 2 to 3 more ca..Read More
The Russian-Indian BrahMos supersonic cruise missile program is on track, and the Indian air force will be equipped with the first operational models of the missile by 2012, the company's CEO sai..Read More
BAE Systems, the world's third-largest defence company in terms of revenue, wants to set up shop in India, instead of opting for the conventional route of selling military equipment from the US o..Read More
Indian state-run firm Bharat Electronic Ltd has signed an agreement with U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co to jointly set up a facility to help modernise India's defence forces, the company sa..Read More
Press Trust of India has reported that Russia is seeking an additional USD 700 million for the refitting, repairs and delivery of INS Vikramaditya (Admiral Gorshkov) aircraft carrier.Quoting Defense M..Read More
Replacement of ageing and obsolete defence weaponry is part of modernization of the Armed Forces, which is a continuous process based on threat perception, technological changes and budget allocation...Read More
American Defense and Aviation Giant Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) is aiming for deals with India worth $15 billion in the next five years. Lockheed last year sold six C-130J military transport planes t..Read More
Consilium has received an order to deliver navigation equipment for three destroyers being built at the Mazagon yard in Mumbai for the Indian Navy. The order value is more than 4 MSEK. The order consi..Read More
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced its F125IN engine, a 9850lbf (43.8kN) thrust engine that will deliver high performance, improved pilot safety, lower maintenance and outstanding reliability."This thrus..Read More
CFM International (CFM) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL). Under the terms of this agreement, GHIAL and CFM will work towards the deve..Read More
The country's premier agency in the aviation sector, Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) will be handing over NISHANT, it's first indigenously made Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to ..Read More
India's project to construct three nuclear-powered submarines at a southern India naval base is near completion, officials said on Thursday. "Things are in the final stage now," A.K. Antony, Indi..Read More
Eurojet is to propose a thrust-vectoring version of the Eurofighter Typhoon's EJ200 powerplant to meet India's requirement for up to 150 engines to equip the first squadrons of its indigenou..Read More
Defence Minister A K Antony today said that by the end of the 13th Plan period, Indian Air Force's combat fleet would be of 42 squadrons, which is more than the strength sanctioned by the Governm..Read More
Today the Indian Navy will commission two ships, INS Carnicobar and INS Chetlat. These would be the first two in a series of ten Water Jet fast attack ships being built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders an..Read More
Russia pins special hopes on the Aero India-2009 show opening in Bangalore. Aside from being a good selling pitch for Russian producers, such airspace exhibitions, and particularly the present show in..Read More
The Indian Air Force is set to carry out the second edition of Exercise DAKSHIN PRAHAR to validate the concept of flexi-use of airspace. Starting from February 18th under the aegis of the Southern Air..Read More
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Tata Sons are announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the formation of an Indian joint venture company which will establish a fin..Read More
India will build a more powerful version of its indigenously developed light combat aircraft for sale to the air force as the country seeks to reduce dependence on imports from Russian and European pl..Read More
Irkut Corporation has received an award for being the Indian company offering the best military-technical cooperation with foreign countries in combat aviation. The award was presented at the AERO IND..Read More
Israel has overtaken Russia as the main defense supplier to India after breaking the $1 billion mark in new contracts signed annually over the past two years. According to news reports, Russia had ave..Read More
