By A Correspondent Bengaluru (Karnataka): Swedish defence major Saab AB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to collaborate on the electronic warfare Laser WarningSystem-310 (LWS-310). This agreement builds on a strong partnership between Saab in South Africa and HAL that began in […]
New Delhi: India today gave its approval for procurement of $1.8-billion worth of weapons and military equipment for its armed forces, focusing on buying domestic products worth $1.55 billion among them. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh, accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) […]
New Delhi: India is all set to commission a new aircraft carrier, the most potent platform of the navy to counter recent Chinese forays in its maritime backyard, in the first half of 2022. India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh today visited the Cochin Shipyard Limited’s facility to […]
New Delhi: French aeroengines major Safran has appointed Jetendra S. Gavankar as its next managing director, a former Indian Air Force officer, for its helicopter engines unit in India. Gavankar took over the new role from his predecessor Satish Kirtikar, who is retiring, according to a statement from […]
New Delhi: Providing a boost to indigenous manufacturing in the aerospace and defence sector, India’s coast guard today inducted the domestic industry-made Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH), enhancing its air operations capabilities. The ALH inducted into the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), the fourth of the Indian armed forces, by […]
Visakhapatnam: The Indian Navy today inducted the indigenously manufactured helicopters for operations from the air base here, providing much needed boost to the domestic aerospace industry and to its capabilities. Eastern Naval Command (ENC) Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh inducted the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited-built Advanced […]
New Delhi: The Indian Navy today began a fresh process for leasing 24 Naval Utility Helicopters (NUH), issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to foreign vendors. The last date for replying to the RFI is June 18. According to the RFI, the navy plans to keep the helicopters with ground-support equipment for […]
New Delhi: India‘s national helicopter carrier Pawan Hans Limited is said to be in talks with the nation’s navy to lease its utility choppers, urgently required by the defence force to plug a critical operational capabilities gap. Pawan Hans looks to cash in on the delays faced by […]
Indian Coast Guard Director General K. Natarajan, in this exclusive interview ahead of Coast Guard Day 2021, tells Defence.Capital editor N. C. Bipindra that due to increased responsibilities since 2002, the ICG is reviewing manpower, assets, infrastructure, maintenance and repair facilities requirement to meet emerging challenges. Ques. As […]
India’s Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane tells Defence.Capital editor N. C. Bipindra in this exclusive interview that in the coming years, the force will buy locally made small arms and ammunition and will shun dependence on foreign sourcing for personal weapons of soldiers. Ques. India […]
By Commander K. P. Sanjeev Kumar (Editor’s Note: A debate is raging on the suitability of the indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) for an Indian Navy warship. This article is from an expert naval aviator and is a very important contribution for readers to understand the technical issues […]
New Delhi: India today inducted its second ‘Tejas‘ Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) squadron at Sulur air base in Tamil Nadu, marking the seriousness with which its air force takes the indigenous fighter jet and what’s in store for the ‘Make in India‘ programme. The Indian Air Force (IAF) […]
(Correct: An earlier version of the story had called the MBDA a French firm. MBDA is jointly owned by Airbus (37.5%), BAE Systems (37.5%), and Leonardo (25%).) New Delhi: India’s navy has launched a search for a Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (SR-SAM) and European firm MBDA has offered […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: The Indian Navy has come up with the latest edition of its ‘Naval Aviation Indigenisation Road‘ (NAIR) for a three-year period till 2022, which includes spares and parts for its aviation assets including the Russian-origin MiG29K variants and the US-made P8I maritime […]
