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...
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...
Pakistan’s “first successful flight test of Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile Ababeel” has been claimed to be capable of “defeating the enemy’s hostile radars” and aimed at ensuring survivability of Pakistan’s ballistic missiles in...
After the successful test launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile Agni 5, India will now work on improving the warhead. The next version with MIRVs will be called Agni 6. India Successfully Tests Nuclear...
India’s most formidable missile, the over 5,000-km range Agni-V, is now ready for user trials by the military after it underwent its fourth and final test-firing+ from the integrated test range off the Odisha...
China / Defence / News / Paksitan / Weapons
by defenceupdate · Published December 27, 2016 · Last modified May 7, 2019
NEW DELHI: India’s most formidable missile, the over 5,000-km range Agni-V, is now ready for user trials by the military after it underwent its fourth and final test-firing+ from the integrated test range off...
Agni 5 nuclear capable ballistic missile was successfully test-launched today off Odisha coast! The missile, an ICBM (Inter-continental ballistic missile) is set to give a big and formidable boost to India’s strike capabilities. With...
NEW DELHI — India and Russia have approved an extension to the range of the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, doubling it to 600 kilometers, according to an official with the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD). The official pointed...
During the 1971 War, as India’s armoured columns crashed through the Pakistan Army’s defences and thundered down the road to Lahore, the US and British navies made a threatening pincer against India. While...
Indian Airforce / Indian Military / Indian Navy / News / Weapons
by defenceupdate · Published June 25, 2016 · Last modified April 15, 2019
India is one of the most rapidly growing militaries in the world. We have evolved from a regional force with tactical capabilities to a growing strategic force with global reach. We are heavily dependent...