New Delhi: India has demonstrated that its indigenous Light Combat Aircraft‘s naval variant can land on board an aircraft carrier and take-off from a ski-jump runway on the flight deck of the warship, in efforts made yesterday and today. On Jan. 11, the naval variant of the Light […]
New Delhi: India is preparing a plan for creating an air defence military formation at the top level that will strengthen its capabilities against enemy aircraft, helicopters, drones and missiles. The plan, to be the first task to be taken up by the newly created office of Chief […]
New Delhi: India today appointed General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Army Staff, as the first-ever Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Rawat will take over his new role in the government tomorrow. On Saturday, the Narendra Modi government had amended the laws pertaining to the army, navy and air […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India has come out with a set of new guidelines to govern India-Russia Joint Ventures for spares, and committed orders to such business entities are among the attractions. The eight-page policy document envisages allowing even single-vendor situation to sign contracts. Single-vendor situation […]
New Delhi: Just short of naming a four-star officer in the rank of a General or its equivalent as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff, the Narendra Modi government today approved the proposal for the creation of the post that will be the single point military advisor to […]
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 […]
New Delhi: With approvals from the Narendra Modi government, India’s armed forces have begun raising three key agencies that will secure India from inimical attacks on its critical cyber and space assets, apart from one for special operations such as the Surgical Strike carried out by the army […]
New Delhi: Shifting its ties with Myanmar to a higher gear, India will soon formally hand over a submarine to its neighbour for boosting its naval capability. India will transfer the Russian-origin Kilo-class, which will be commissioned by Myanmar as its first-ever submarine to give it the under-water […]
New Delhi: Hit hard by media criticism of slowdown in major defence projects under the ‘Make in India‘ initiative, the Narendra Modi government today said it was expediting the three key procurement programmes for next generation submarines, naval utility helicopters and the 114-combat jets, cumulatively worth $23 billion. […]
New Delhi: Indian women are breaking the barriers in the armed forces and are set to fly high, literally. The Indian Navy today said a woman officer has qualified as a pilot for the Dornier aircraft in its aviation wing. The feat was achieved by Sub Lieutenant Shivangi […]
Snapshot New Delhi: India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar today met Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, and Minister of Defense Taro Kono here for the first 2+2 ministerial meeting, when they reaffirmed their commitment to freedom of navigation in the […]
New Delhi: In a major boost to its local defence research and development, India today successfully armed the Light Combat Aircraft-Navy with Beyond Visual Range and Counter-Counter-Measure missiles. The aircraft-developer, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in a couple of tweets today announced its success in arming India […]
Porbandar (Gujarat): India’s navy today commissioned its sixth Dornier aircraft squadron at the Naval Air Enclave here. Deputy Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral M. S. Pawar commissioned the Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 314, which will be called the ‘Raptors’ from the bird of prey family. Addressing […]
New Delhi: Driven by budgetary constraints and the need for faster modernisation of the armed forces, India today cut down its purchase of Boeing Co. P8I aircraft by 40 per cent to just six, instead of the navy’s projected need for 10, people with knowledge of the matter […]
