Defence Update
The low altitude interceptor was fired over the Bay of Bengal to destroy an incoming ballistic missile. Defence officials in the country are developing a two-tier ballistic missile defence to protect against impending nuclear...
Being a global leader in development and one of the top 5 military powers in the world, India is constantly developing new arms and ammunition and improving on previous versions of its weaponry. With...
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...
Indian Navy / News / News
by defenceupdate · Published February 24, 2017 · Last modified May 3, 2019
India’s Nuclear-Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine INS Arihant has cleared all deep sea and weapons firing trials and is waiting for clearance from the Indian Navy to be officially inducted into the force. It will...
During the 1999 Kargil War, operations of Indian Air Force were hampered as the only combat helicopter, the Mi-35, couldn’t operate at extremely high altitudes where most of the conflict was concentrated. “The Mi-35...
A BrahMos extended range supersonic cruise missile will be tested on March 10 by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), an improvement that will increase the missile’s range by over 60 percent. BrahMos...
On January 12, 2017, India successfully launched Khanderi, its second Kalvari-class Scorpene submarine despite the flutter caused by the leak of secret data on the capabilities of these highly-advanced submarines being built for the...
Why would a country destroy records of one of its greatest naval adventures? That’s a question worth pondering as movie goers keenly await the release of India’s first sea warfare movie The Ghazi Attack,...
Giving India a rare and incredible capability, the DRDO has successfully test fired the indigenous interceptor missile Advanced Area Defence (AAD). This was the second test-firing of the missile system in less than a...
Airforce aircraft& missiles / Indian Navy
by defenceupdate · Published February 9, 2017 · Last modified May 7, 2019
INS Chennai (D65), that was commissioned into the Indian Navy, is the third of the Kolkata-class guided missile destroyer for India. Reportedly, the “largest-ever” warship to be made in India, the INS Chennai is...
