Defence Update
The fate of the $8-billion Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) project for the Indian Army is expected to be sealed when the Defence Secretary Production Ajay Kumar will meet with the stakeholders next week....
The Dragon has just inducted its 5th generation fighter, J-20 Chengdu, in Peoples’ Republic Army Air Force (PLAAF) to send across an emphatic message that emerging Indo-US alliance cannot forestall its rise in the...
One of many modern features India’s Tejas Mk-1 fighter’s FOC variant will share with other Excellent Dogfighters like Eurofighter Typhoon is ALSR or ‘Automatic Low Speed Recovery‘ System. Auto low-speed recovery (ALSR) flight tests are part...
Confident with the success of Akash-1 missile system DRDO is now moving full steam ahead with the development of the highly advanced Akash-NG i.e. Akash-Next Generation. In May 2018, L&T’s ‘milestone ceremony’ gave us...
On November 5, 2018 India’s first indigenous SSBN (ship submersible ballistic nuclear) INS Arihant completed its maiden deterrence patrol, meaning that the submarine is fully ready for its role as a strategic deterrent. Deterrence...
WHICH SHOULD come first? The weapon, or the drill for using it? Most warriors would say the weapon should come first. Indian defence planners, however, do not seem to agree. Similarly, what should come first?...
The Chief of the Naval Staff Sunil Lanba while speaking to a media outlet, revealed that development of Indian nuclear attack submarine project which was sanctioned only earlier this year will take over 10...
The Gripen NG fighter jet by all accounts is an excellent fighting aircraft and in direct comparisons can keep up with the world’s best, costing nearly half the price of the F-35. Gripen performance...
If India is Serious About Invading Pakistan, It must acquire Shtil-1 in addition to S-400 Why We Need Shtil-1 Missile System : India has just signed for 5 Regiments of Russian S-400 anti-missile system...
Agni 5 is India’s most advanced missile and it has been inducted into the service after successive trials. After Agni 5 project ended, there were speculations that the DRDO may have begun working on...