MoD to hold Online Quiz on Gallantry Awards
The winners of the contest will be awarded cash prizes and invited to the Republic Day Parade on January 26 and the Beating Retreat on January 28, with travel and stay paid for by the government. The...
View ArticleNavy MiG-29K in Goa crash
According to the Indian Navy, "The pilot aborted take-off during a training sortie. During deceleration, the aircraft veered off the end of runway and caught fire. The pilot jettisoned the canopy and...
View ArticleLockheed Martin hires India hand Vivek Lall Raises game in Indian fighter...
In a move certain to dial up the tempo in their bid to build F-16 fighters for the Indian Air Force, Lockheed Martin has appointed Dr. Vivek Lall to the position of Vice President, Strategy and...
View ArticleMoD asks for C-17 offer extension (again)
The Indian defence ministry has asked the U.S. Government for a third extension of the validity of the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for the purchase of the last C-17 Globemaster III heavy lift...
View ArticleIAF mulls F-35 order Early stage deliberations set to begin
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is considering the possibility of an order for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, according to sources in the Ministry of Defence. The post IAF mulls F-35 order...
View ArticleWill the U.S. & India finally talk about the F-35? The 'Major Defence...
The first part of an analysis that examines whether the time is right for the two countries to finally have a discussion on a potential Indian order of the F-35 fifth generation fighter aircraft. The...
View ArticleEnabling Indo-U.S. dialogue on the F-35 The unsaid issues that need to be...
A breakdown of the issues that need to be resolved for the two countries to have discussions on a potential Indian fleet of F-35 aircraft, in the concluding part of this analysis. The post Enabling...
View ArticleWhy the defence ministry is wrong in its Rafale defence Ministry fails to...
The defence ministry has provided a singular and unconvincing defence of why it did not ask for, or entertain, a competing commercial offer for the Eurofighter Typhoon pitched by Airbus. The post Why...
View ArticleBoeing KC-46, Airbus A330 MRTT in IAF tanker contest Israelis in, but...
Boeing and Airbus will compete in a new IAF tender for tanker aircraft being conducted for the 3rd time - this time without a Russian bid. Airbus had won both the earlier tenders that were later...
View ArticleDRDO asks for LCA Mk2 funding IAF 'committed' to 201 LCA Mk2 fighters
DRDO Chairman S. Christopher told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence about a requirement of INR 800 crore to develop the LCA Mk2, adding the IAF had committed to 201 fighters. The post...
View ArticleU.S. PACOM boss comes out in support of F-35 sale to India Admiral Harry...
The reference to a sale of the fifth generation F-35 has never been made before by any U.S. government official and represents a shift in their willingness to bring it up for discussion with India. The...
View ArticleHow the USAF chief ended up in the LCA Hint: The Tejas was not his first...
An LCA ride might have turned into something else entirely, had the original request for a demonstration flight been acceded by the Indian Air Force. The post How the USAF chief ended up in the LCA...
View ArticleBook launch, defence minister, controversy. Repeat. India's defence ministers...
Taken literally, the defence minister's words could have signified a change in India's nuclear deterrence policy, which is structured around No First Use followed by 'massive retaliation'. The post...
View ArticleBoeing pitches Indian F/A-18 line with HAL, Mahindra Boeing has offered the...
Boeing is the third international manufacturer to have announced a partnership with Indian companies for the production of fighter aircraft in India. The post Boeing pitches Indian F/A-18 line with...
View ArticleBAE Systems looks at Make in India for global supply chain The company's 1st...
Chief Procurement Officer Paul Smith told StratPost that identifying suppliers for offsets for the Indian M777 artillery order is only a small part of their USD 12 billion global supply chain...
View ArticleAirbus offers two birds for NUH program* *And hopes the Indian Navy will pick...
Airbus VP Ashish Saraf explains why they're offering two helicopters for the same Indian Navy program, how new performance parameters could change the result & the challenges of strategic...
View ArticleBoeing to explore KC-46 dual-fuel capability for India Indian RFI requires...
The IAF currently operates four types of fighter aircraft of Russian origin and two western fighter models, with a third — the Rafale — expected to be added to the fleet by September 2019. The post...
View ArticleRubin offers 80% indigenous Amur submarine to India The Russian design bureau...
United Shipbuilding Corporation design bureau Rubin is offering the Amur 1650 submarine with AIP in partnership with Larsen & Toubro for the Indian Navy's P75(I) program for six submarines. The...
View ArticleSummit on Track How railway lines may decide the location of the U.S. – North...
Shashanka Nanda explains why it's tricky for Kim Jong-un to visit Mongolia or Singapore by train for the U.S.-North Korea Summit. Short version: Very long, very complicated and perhaps not possible....
View ArticleDetailed: Lockheed Martin’s F-16 offer to India The company has offered the...
Find out exactly what Lockheed Martin is offering for the F-16 Block 70 to India, the only F-16 concept to feature both drogue as well as receptacle refueling, plus Auto GCAS, besides other Indian-spec...
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