Defence Update
Antoine Caput, Vice-President and Country Director (India) of Thales, has said the $2.5 billion-project to upgrade 51 Mirage 2000 fighter jets for the Indian Air Force is going as per schedule and four upgraded...
The Indian Navy, considered a vital instrument of diplomacy, power projection and essential for safeguarding the country’s manifold maritime interests, is suffering from serious time and cost overruns. The country can ill afford...
For centuries, the psyche of India has been that of a landlocked country. This is partly due to its history, recent wars and the resultant political thought and defence structures. But now, India...
Sources confirmed that Arihant completed all kind of sea and weapon trails as the K 4 successfully tested from INS Arihant, earlier last week ship spotters from Turkey saw the Russian submarine salvage vessel...
The Indian Navy’s next generation aircraft carrier dubbed as INS Vishal’s designing phase almost close to completion with few other decisions still on pending, the major subsystem in the carrier, that’s the aircraft launching...
While the US ambassador to India praised the growing U.S.-India cooperation in space, another ‘space race’, reminiscent of the US-Russia contest to reach the moon first, seems likely. ISRO managed to launch 4 American...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia could unnerve Pakistan as economic and strategic opportunities are bringing India closer to the oil-rich gulf nation, a top US expert has said. “After...
Indian Airforce / Indian Military
by defenceupdate · Published April 2, 2016 · Last modified May 10, 2019
The Indian government has dismissed reports of buying missiles from outside rather than inducting indigenous ‘Akash’ missile in the Army. “Akash is already being inducted in Army and we are also developing very short...
India’s plans to develop an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) now awaits the final clearance from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). DRDO has tentatively named the project as Ghatak, though it was known as...
Many in the social media claiming that the MiG 35 is the better low cost option to ramp up the number of fighter jets in Indian Air force, without knowing the actual reason...
