Israeli defense contractors unveiled two weapons systems during a trade show in India this week: a new “bunker buster” air-to-ground missile and a small “kamikaze drone.” The government-owned Rafael Advanced Defense Systems showcased its...
There has been some public handwringing over the unit cost of the Tejas LCA. Most of it motivated, from the same quarters that had repeatedly doubted whether the aircraft would be other than a...
HIGHLIGHTS US defence firm Lockheed Martin unveiled F-21, a multi-role fighter jet for India, which it claimed will be produced in India The firm said that it would partner with Tata Advanced Systems to...
Bengaluru: The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) project of India has gone deep into the detail design phase now. Along with the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), hundreds of scientists spread across at least 20...
Former Defence Secretary G Mohan Kumar, who was in the thick of things when the Rafale deal was in the making, came out all guns blazing in support of the Narendra Modi Government and termed the recent reports...
EMISAT is an advanced electronic intelligence (ELINT) satellite jointly developed by ISRO-DRDO. It has a basic architecture similar to HySIS (based on Small Satellite Bus-2) which was first used in SARAL satellite. The satellite...
India is also working on multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles (MIRVs). MIRVs would allow the missile to evade enemy missile defence system. Many sceptics are of the view that MIRVs would jeopardise the strategic...
The MiG-29 is one of the IAF’s premier Air Defense fighters. Whilst always appreciated for its raw performance, the MiG-29 was not acquired in bulk or series produced in India. Among the primary reasons...
VC11184 is the designation of a missile tracking ocean surveillance ship being constructed by Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) for Indian Navy. The VC11184, a specialised Ocean Surveillance Ship being built for the National Technical Research...
India is turning to old military partner Russia as it scrambles to close gaps in its combat aircraft strength with top officials confirming that procurement of a new squadron of Su 30 MKI jets...
Betting big on India and hoping to bag the multi-billion-dollar contract for 114 fighter jets, American aerospace and defence giant Lockheed Martin Wednesday unveiled the F-21 multi-role fighter, designed especially for India. Lockheed Martin,...
Seeking to boost tactical capabilities of the Indian armed forces, HAL has awarded French aerospace and defence company Thales a contract to supply 135 2.75-inch (70-mm) rocket launchers. Thales’s fully certified, field-proven, competitive rocket...
In a decade from now, Indian Air Force (IAF) fighters deployed deep inside Pakistani or Chinese air space could be accompanied by three or more ”unmanned wingmen”, armed stealth drones which will fight alongside...
Highlights IAF has agreed that the indigenously developed and built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas was combat ready The IAF has placed orders for 40 Tejas aircraft so far, of which HAL has rolled...
The F-21 is a unique fighter aircraft we are offering only to the Indian Air Force and is not going to be on offer for anyone else around the world, said Vice President of...
The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) project of India has gone deep into the detail design phase now. Along with the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), hundreds of scientists spread across at least 20 labs...
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is looking for potential partners to co-develop an engine for its planned Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) and five other future technologies, its chairman G. Satheesh Reddy...
When France’s Dassault Aviation was declared the lowest bidder for the tender to supply the Indian Air Force 126 fighters in 2012, reams of paper and digital space were devoted to speculating on the...
