Defence Update
A game-changing Chinese anti-ship missile, capable of flying at three times the speed of sound, could erode a key missile advantage the Indian Navy has enjoyed over the Pakistani Navy since 2005. An export...
Uncertainty continues to loom over the fate of the $8-billion (approx Rs 60,000 crore ) Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) project for the Indian Army which was expected to be decided last month. The...
Both India and Pakistan have been developing a variety of missiles with varying capabilities and range to assert supremacy in the subcontinent. These missiles can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads, and are primarily...
Before the overt nuclearisation of South Asia in 1998, three major wars between India and Pakistan highlighted the latter’s struggle to bridge the conventional imbalance. During this time, Pakistan’s latent nuclear capability provided an...
This is something no one can answer. Even the F-22 and Su-30MKI pilots can’t seem to answer this in real war situation. Even though the Indians did perform in some air exercise like Red...
THE S-400 DEAL WITH RUSSIA :: India and Russia signed Rs 39,000 crore deal for acquiring five regiments of the Russian S-400 air defence missile during the two-day visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Indigenously developed Kaveri engine developed by Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), was supposed to power LCA-Tejas. With the Indian Air Force (IAF)’s depleting squadron size, the pressure mounted on the HAL to deliver LCA...
The home-grown Uttam Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar developed by Electronics & Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) seems to be making the right moves to get the attention of the Indian Air Force (IAF)....
The Joint Strike Fighter is the most controversial fighter of this century yet. It began its life as a tall promise to deliver 5th fighter at 4th gen costs ie- a cheaper version of...
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?...