‘We’re happy to meet anyone at altitude’ Lockheed Martin looks forward to an...
Lockheed Martin's Vivek Lall welcomed the IAF's open contest for 110 fighter aircraft and explained why he thinks the F-16 makes a good case for India. The post ‘We’re happy to meet anyone at altitude’...
View ArticleMoD issues export wishlist to industry This includes fighters, tanks,...
The list of 51 items proposed consists of a range of equipment and includes fighter aircraft, amphibian aircraft, tanks, artillery, small arms among others. The post MoD issues export wishlist to...
View ArticlePodcast: Ankit Panda at the Shangri-La Dialogue 2018
Ankit Panda, Senior Editor at The Diplomat reviews new constructs like the 'Indo-Pacific', the 'Quad' and Indo-U.S. relations with Saurabh Joshi at the Shangri-La Dialogue 2018. The post Podcast: Ankit...
View ArticleOFB official Tweets query on army chief’s comments The Tweet has since been...
General Rawat's comments were critical of OFB's products and were made with reference to a recent controversy over changes in rules for the supply of uniforms to troops. The post OFB official Tweets...
View ArticleAirbus to offer Eurofighter for MMRCA 2.0 Updated: Dassault to offer Rafale...
Updated: MMRCA 2.0 will be a repeat of the MMRCA contest with the same six aircraft: F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III, MiG-35, F-16 Block 70, Gripen E, Eurofighter and Rafale. The post Airbus to offer...
View ArticleHoneywell launches new tactical vest in India The Centurion composite vest...
The Centurion composite vest claims a weight reduction of 35-40% and is based on Honeywell's Spectra fibre, which it says is 15 times stronger than steel, weight for weight. The post Honeywell launches...
View ArticlePodcast: Breaking down MMRCA 2.0
Angad Singh and Pushan Das help StratPost editor Saurabh Joshi understand how the new IAF fighter contest will be different from the last one and why it will take two general elections before an order...
View Article7 ways to bullet-proof MMRCA 2.0 Lessons learned from the earlier MMRCA can...
We examine lessons learned from the MMRCA contest and look at seven ways to derisk the process to prevent a repeat of the result in the earlier MMRCA competition. The post 7 ways to bullet-proof MMRCA...
View ArticlePodcast: Letters from Kargil
A Kargil martyr's daughter would get angry waiting for someone to write about her dad. She has finally written a book, herself. Diksha Dwivedi tells Saurabh Joshi why she wrote Letters from Kargil and...
View ArticleNavy increases captains’ tenure to 08 years The move is being perceived to...
The Indian Navy has increased the mandatory tenure of captains to eight years before officers can be eligible for promotion to the rank of commodore. As a result of this, captains in the navy will...
View ArticleLMT, Tata to build F-16 wings in India 'Not contingent' on IAF order, says...
The proposed transfer of F-16 wing production from Israel to India is not contingent on an order from the Indian Air Force (IAF) according to Lockheed Martin. The post LMT, Tata to build F-16 wings in...
View Article2+2: India to finally exchange personnel with US CENTCOM Indian Navy to...
The joint statement said, "The Ministers committed to start exchanges between the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and the Indian Navy." NAVCENT is part of CENTCOM and, both, the NAVCENT and...
View Article2+2: U.S. industry welcomes COMCASA COMCASA opens the door to compatibility...
The agreement opens the door to making standard communications systems onboard U.S. platforms available for acquisition by the Indian armed forces by mandating the security of these systems by both...
View ArticleIndia’s VSHORAD program off flight path Defence ministry faces problematic...
Even after two decades since the acquisition case, the Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) search has seen a system absent from trials and failing trials, being passed as technically compliant and...
View ArticleMMRCA 2.0 RFP pushed to 2019 Uncertainty over the new strategic partnerships...
The most substantial challenge in the formulation of the RFP for 110 fighter aircraft is the incorporation of the industrial cooperation program under Chapter 07 of the Defence Procurement Procedure...
View Article#RafaleScam: Fallout on MMRCA 2.0 Manufacturers concerned over implications...
One representative of an MMRCA 2.0 competitor said, "The process is so elaborate, difficult and expensive. If you're permitting cheating, at least have the decency to not make the rest of us work so...
View ArticleSupreme Court dismisses Rafale order challenge SC order notable for factual...
This dismissal by the court also has several errors and in one instance, restricts the exercise of its own jurisdiction, which is likely to have implications for future cases that could pertain to...
View Article1st Chinooks arrive in India Four of the fifteen CH-47F(I) heavy lift...
Earlier this month, Boeing held the transfer ceremony at its Philadelphia facility where the newly-arrived Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Harsh Shringla accepted the aircraft, which is part of a USD 3...
View ArticleIndia become full member of NATO logistics committee Full membership allows...
Membership includes 'Immediate assignment of the necessary nation codes to start using or to develop a national codification system', 'Access to some 18 Million NATO Stock Numbers and related...
View ArticleMoD rationalises delivery schedules Delivery window to begin from date of...
While earlier the period allowed to vendors for delivery began from the date of contract, it will now begin from the date of advance payment. The delivery schedule and invocation of any late delivery...
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