New Delhi: The Indian Navy will soon buy 15 naval ship-borne drones to perform surveillance and reconnaissance roles at sea, in a bid to boost maritime domain awareness. The Indian Navy has issued a Request for Information on Feb 24 and has sought responses from interested global firms […]
New Delhi: India’s highest defence procurement decision-making panel will take up for approval a navy proposal to buy 10 Boeing P8I surveillance aircraft for a whopping $3 billion, people with knowledge of the meeting agenda said today. The Defence Acquisition Council, headed by Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh, […]
By Roby Thomas After spending a day at sea on board INS Vikramaditya, on Sep. 29, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh conveyed the essence of sea power by referring to the aircraft carrier as the “Sikandar of Samundar” (emperor of the seas). This statement assumes significance in the context […]