India to add more Russian multi-role fighters
With new agreements in the works and a way to skirt US sanctions, the Kremlin is hoping to grow its backlog of major arms deals with India, which currently stands at an impressive US$14...
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India’s Top 5 Offensive Weapons Which can Hurt Pakistan real Bad
Historically, since the partition of British India in 1947 and the subsequent creation of India and Pakistan, the two countries have been involved in a number of wars, conflicts, military stand-offs interspersed with periods of harmony...
Why Ladakh Is Strategically Important For India
Not just for connectivity to the rest of India, but also for its development-related needs, Ladakh remained dependent on Kashmir for seven decades. Despite its vast expanse, the region was never part of the...
UTTAM AESA will be ready for induction on Tejas Mk 1A : Dr G. Satheesh Reddy
Recently DRDO published a brochure of the Uttam AESAR Fire control System which features the first image of UTTAM Aesa Radar undergoing installation process on LCA Tejas LSP-2 which has been deputed to carry...
Why is India not developing its own missile defense system similar to the S-400?
India has it’s Own Ballistic Missile System.Indian ballistic missile defence system provides a two-layered shield – ‘exo’ and ‘endo’. What this effectively means is that the system provides protection both against ballistic missiles that...
Will the proposed separation of Ladakh from J&K benefit the people of Ladakh?
The Ladakh region has held great geostrategic importance down history. Yet, it has received stepmotherly treatment from the now-suspended Jammu & Kashmir government, despite occupying some 60% of the erstwhile state’s geographical area. The...
MoD to decide on buying two BrahMos Missile Coastal Batteries to tackle Enemy Warships
In his first Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) meeting, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will decide on acquisition of weapon systems worth around Rs 12,000 crore including the procurement of two Brahmos supersonic cruise missile batteries...
ISRO’s mini launcher SSLV is unborn but has 2 flights booked
Mini space transport service SSLV (Small Satellite Launch Vehicle) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has not even been “born” or unveiled. Yet it is already booked by two users – an Indian...
India Successfully Develops Its First Beyond Visual Range Air-to-air Missile
India has successfully developed the ‘Astra’, its first all-weather Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air-to-Air Missile (AAM) and leaped into a group of few nations that have a weapon system of this capability and performance....
India to embark on Rs 10,000-cr project to replace Mi-17 copters
India is set to embark on a Rs 10,000 crore project to design and develop an indigenous medium lift helicopter that will replace all imports in that class for the armed forces. Given the...
