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On India defence panel agenda: $3-bn naval plans for 10 Boeing spy planes

By defence.capital on November 26, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

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, […]

Aircraft Carriers: Keystone to India’s maritime security

By defence.capital on October 30, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]