New Delhi: India today said it has signed a $56-million contract with the United States to buy torpedo and missile counter-measures for its navy’s P-8I long range maritime surveillance aircraft from the Boeing Co. stable. The Rs 423-crore procurement of the MK 54 Torpedo from American defence firm […]
(Editor’s Note: The views are that of the author’s. For the writer’s other interests, read the credit line at the end of the article.) By Hitesh Tikoo On Oct. 5, 2021, three civilians were killed in cold blood by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. Of those killed […]
(Editor’s Note: The views are that of the author’s. For the writer’s other interests, read the credit line at the end of the article.) By Lt Gen Prakash Katoch. The United States identifies Russia as its top adversary. On Jul. 19, 2021, the Russian frigate ‘Admiral Gorshkov’, sailing […]
New Delhi: India and the United States today agreed in-principle to establish an Industry Security Joint Working Group that will meet periodically to alight the two nations’ policies and procedures expeditiously to allow for their defence industries to collaborate on cutting edge military technologies. This decision was taken […]
New Delhi: India‘s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh today invited American companies to invest in the nation and contribute in making for the world from the Indian soil, as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Rajnath Singh said, at the 18th India-US Economic Summit organised by the Indo-American […]
New Delhi: The Indo-American joint venture, Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited (TLMAL), has recently delivered the 150th C-130J Super Hercules empennage from its manufacturing facility located at Adibatla in Hyderabad, marking a key milestone in the partnership that has contributed significantly to the Indian aerospace industry. The delivery […]
New Delhi: Communist China has bought support for itself among the academia, think-tanks, media, trade bodies, tech companies, filmdom, and political parties in India to influence public opinion and destabilise the nation from within, strategic affairs experts have said. They were speaking at an online discussion following the […]
New Delhi: India today said it has signed an agreement with the United States for working on an air-launched drone under the bilateral arrangement for defence trade and technology. The Project Agreement will enable the two nations to work on development of the Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV) […]
(Editor’s Note: The views expressed are that of the authors. For the writer’s other interests, read the credit line at the end of the article.) By Dr Jagmeet Bawa The demise of democratically elected government in Afghanistan and the rise of theocratic Taliban is a major national security […]
New Delhi: India‘s navy today signed a contract with state-run Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the first locally-made anti-drone system, with both hard kill and soft kill capabilities to tackle fast-emerging aerial threats. Naval Anti-Drone System (NADS), developed by the state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and […]
Bengaluru: India today signed a $716-million contract for powering the locally-made Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) ‘Tejas‘ with American GE Aviation‘s engines. In Indian Rupee terms, the deal is worth Rs 5,375 crore. With this order from the state-rune Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for 99 of the GE F404 […]
Hyderabad: Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL), a joint venture between the Indian Tata Group and American Boeing Co., today announced the delivery of the 100th fuselage for the AH-64 Apache combat helicopter to Boeing from its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility here. “The fuselage will be transported to Boeing’s AH-64 […]
New Delhi/San Diego: India today took delivery of the first two of the 24 multirole helicopters made by American major Lockheed Martin Corp., boosting its naval aviation prowess including anti-submarine warfare capabilities. “On Jul. 16, (the) Indian Navy accepted the first two of its MH-60R Multi Role Helicopters (MRH) from […]
(Editor’s Note: The views are that of the author’s. For the writer’s other interests, read the credit line at the end of the article.) By Abhishek Ranjan Israel and Palestine are in constant conflict since Israel was established to provide Jews with their own land after they suffered […]
New Delhi: India’s defence research and development agency today said it has developed Single Crystal Blades technology and supplied 60 of these blades to the nation’s lone aircraft manufacturer for helicopter engine applications. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said in a statement here that this supply was […]
