The Indian Navy (IN) has stated in a submission to the Standing Committee on Defence of the Parliament that it is building up capacity to ensure it will match the… Continue reading "Indian Navy: Using Geography Advantage To Match China; Lists Planned Acquisitions"
India’s Ministry of Defence has identified and approved a total of 23 projects, including hypersonic glide vehicles (HGV), directed energy weapons (DEW) and light tank, for industry led design and… Continue reading "India Announces Major Push For Industry-led Defense R&D"
India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has started manufacturing activities of the fifth generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA). The aircraft has been designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), which… Continue reading "India Starts Prototype Manufacturing Activities Of Fifth Gen Fighter AMCA"
The Indian Navy hosted the MILAN 2022 exercise from 25 February to 4 March, 2022. MILAN 2022 consisted of a harbour and a sea phase. Both phases were held in… Continue reading "Indian Navy Hosts Multilateral Exercise MILAN, Over 40 Nations Participate"
India has stated in a press release that “an accidental firing of a missile” occurred on 9 March “during routine maintenance due to a technical malfunction”. Earlier on 10 March,… Continue reading "India ‘Accidentally Fires’ Supersonic Missile, Impacts 124km Inside Pakistan"
The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) conducted a bilateral exercise named Eastern Bridge-VI from February 21st to 25th, 2022 at Air Force Station Jodhpur… Continue reading "India, Oman Conduct Joint Air Force Exercise, Reaffirms Close Ties With Official Visits"
The President of India and supreme commander of the armed forces, Ram Nath Kovind, reviewed the Indian Naval Fleet off the eastern city of Visakhapatnam on 21 February, 2022. This… Continue reading "India Conducts Presidential Fleet Review With Over 60 Ships, 55 Aircraft"
India’s defence budget for Financial Year (FY) 2022-23, presented on February 1, has focused on domestic procurement, maritime security and border infrastructure development. The Ministry of Defence has been allocated… Continue reading "Indian Defence Budget: Navy, Coast Guard And Border Infrastructure Gets Massive Increase"
A 20 day joint maritime exercise Paschim Lehar (XPL-2022), conducted off India’s west coast, concluded on January 25. The exercise was conducted by the Western Naval Command (WNC) of the… Continue reading "Indian Navy Conducts Joint Exercise, Prepares For Fleet Review And Exercise MILAN"
Swedish defence company Saab announced on 20 January, that the Indian Armed Forces have placed an order for the AT4 single shot disposable support weapon. The AT4 has been selected… Continue reading "Saab Announces Indian AT4 Contract, Sees More Opportunities In India"