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...
While the LCA program has endured waves of criticism, the fact is that it has helped grow a domestic aerospace eco-system in India that has the potential to be truly game changing. This was...
To think it has been over ten years since the hard-won July 2005 in-principle accord on civil nuclear cooperation was reached between India and the US. And, in all this time, we have just...
The government has decided to go in for 120 Tejas Light Combat Aircrafts (LCA) instead of more Rafales over and above the 36 being ordered. Some are even salivating at the thought that...
Indian Airforce / Indian Military / Indian Navy
by defenceupdate · Published March 19, 2016 · Last modified April 15, 2019
Russia && India are apparently testing the scramjet air breathing engine on its new BrahMos-II hypersonic cruise missile as a prelude to this weapon’s first test flight in 2020. Recently Russia successfully carried out...
Whenever we talk or hear of our armed forces our heads go up with pride and we believe that no one can dare to touch our frontiers when the men in olive greens...
America / Defence / Indian Navy / World News
by defenceupdate · Published March 8, 2016 · Last modified May 4, 2019
Submarines can run—but they can’t hide—from drones. That’s the contention of a new report by a British think tank, which argues that the growing numbers and sophistication of drones are depriving submarines...
K-4 is a nuclear capable intermediate range submarine-launched ballistic missile under development in the 2000s–2010s byDefence Research and Development Organisation of India to arm the Arihant-class submarine and to complement or replace Sagarika (missile)...
by defenceupdate · Published March 1, 2016 · Last modified April 15, 2019
Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is an Indian programme of a fifth-generation fighter aircraft. It is being developed by an aerospace industry team which consist of Aeronautical Development Agency as a design firm and...
