Saab offers #MakeinIndia plan for the Gripen (+ Video)
Saab's Lars-Olof Lindgren says his company has been quietly working on a plan to build the Gripen in India and has already done a lot of the homework for it.Related Posts:Saab opens Aero India promo...
View ArticleVideo: Military cadet gets beating
Is corporal punishment an acceptable way to discipline juniors in the military? Watch this video and tell us what you think.
View ArticleArmy to investigate cadet beating video, hold enquiry
"It is clarified that any form of corporal punishment or ragging is unacceptable in any Army training institution and we have a zero tolerance policy towards such behaviour," said Major General Shokin...
View ArticleVeterans introspect over cadet beating video
Colonel Vinay Dalvi, a former APTC instructor has solicited feedback from the community of veterans on the incident and drawn varied thoughtful responses, all of which censure the misconduct.Related...
View ArticleWhat’s the deal with 61 Cavalry?
Journalist Man Aman Chhina has posted a blog about the participation of 61 Cavalry officers in a polo match with Pakistan at a time of tensions on the border.Related Posts:Antony: Blacklisting by...
View ArticleNavy loses pioneering aviator
Captain HS Jhajj was the first navy pilot to be trained on the Boeing P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft and would have been the first CO of the P-8I Sqn.Related Posts:Navy to get 1st...
View ArticleIndia, US to hold defense panel meet
The Indo-US Defense Policy Group meet to be held in Washington DC this week comes shortly after a perceived snub to the US offer to co-produce Javelin ATGMs with the Indian order for Israeli Spike...
View ArticleAPKWS: How to make a dumb rocket smarter
BAE Systems has figured out a way to convert unguided 70 mm rockets into guided weapons, typically onboard attack helicopters, with a component that has a tongue-twisting acronym. Related Posts:MBDA’s...
View ArticleIAF fighter strength to dip further
After spending USD 30 billion on the FGFA and USD 20 billion on the MMRCA, the Indian Air Force will be left with a serious shortfall of at least 14 squadrons in 2032, going by the ‘best-case...
View ArticleRussian no-show at VSHORAD trials
Rosoboronexport wrote to Indian evaluators saying that they did not feel it necessary to conduct a proper summer demonstration of their Igla-S VSHORAD system.Related Posts:VSHORAD trials set for May...
View ArticleVeteran writes open letter to Defense Minister
A former JAG officer writes to Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar, asking him to ensure 'Indian Military Veterans like me command respect and dignity in my own country too, just as we do, ironically, in...
View ArticleFYI, Raksha Mantriji
Before the new Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar holds the first meeting of his Defense Acquisitions Council on Friday, Air Vice Marshal (retired) Manmohan Bahadur has some ideas on energizing Indian...
View ArticleLight Combat Aircraft: Need for course correction I
Air Marshal M Matheswaran (retired) goes back in history to examine the reasons why the Light Combat Aircraft project has failed to meet expectations.Related Posts:GE finally gets LCA engine order The...
View ArticleLight Combat Aircraft: Need for course correction II
Air Marshal M Matheshwaran analyzes exactly why the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft will never fully meet the ASR and cannot become the IAF ‘s frontline fighter in the Lo segment.Related Posts:Light Combat...
View ArticleVeterans protest re-appointment of ‘adversarial’ official
The Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement is protesting the re-appointment of an official in the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare perceived to have a history of antipathy towards veterans' interests.Related...
View ArticleStar warriors: WhatsApp mocks status-conscious generals
Senior officers of the armed forces now need to check their public behavior to avoid being featured as the latest subject of gossip on social media among their own officers.Related Posts:Opinion: How...
View ArticleHow the military has blocked doctors’ pay hikes
The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has been forced to summon Defense Secretary R.K. Mathur over his ministry's non-compliance with AFT and Supreme Court rulings to implement DACP pay rises for military...
View ArticleNavy’s US-2i amphibian order to move to DAC
After confusion over who would decide the commercial aspects of the order, the case is set to move to the Defense Acquisitions Council (DAC), headed by the defense minister, for Acceptance of Necessity...
View ArticleArmy Aviation to get 1st DG
Major General P.K. Bhairali, Additional Director General, Army Aviation was approved for promotion to the rank of lieutenant general last Monday.Related Posts:Row over Army Aviation top job The...
View ArticleNavy Harrier Pegasus engines going strong
Steven Gillard of Rolls-Royce spoke to StratPost about the Naval Aircraft Yard milestone of overhauling the 50th Sea Harrier Pegasus engine and the role played by his company in helping achieve it....
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