Indian Air Force Seeks Made In India Missile Defense System
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has conveyed to the government that it would prefer to induct India's very own multi-tiered Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) program including medium and long range surface-to-air elements rather than the US made NASAMS-II networked air defence system, Livefist has reported. The indigenous missile defence program has successfully completed its first development phase and is expected to be deployed by 2022. The Indian government is currently locked in negotiations with its American counterparts over a potent…
Dhruv to be Handed over to the Maldives
India will on Saturday hand over a Dhruv helicopter to Maldivian defence forces. The Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), built by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), will be handed over in the presence of Maldivian Defence and National Security Minister Mohamed Nazim in Kochi. “The Madivian defence minister will be in Kochi on December 14 and visit facilities under the Southern Naval Command. An ALH manufactured by HAL will be symbolically handed over to the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) in his presence,” Indian Defenc…
Pak targets Indian posts along Poonch
JAMMU: Pakistan again violated the ceasefire across the LoC on Wednesday in Bhimber Gali and Krishna Ghati Sector of Poonch district a day after an Indian army jawan was killed in cross border firing. The latest ceasefire violations come barely a few hours after the jawan was killed in the attack. "L/Naik Mohammad Feroz Khan was hit by mortar splinter as Pakistan troops Tuesday evening at around 5.30pm targeted Indian forward posts in Hamirpur area of Bhimber Gali Sector in Poonch," said PRO Defence Jammu Col R K Palta. Col…
Russian Missiles for India's Rafales.
Russia's Tactical Missile Corporation is negotiating with Dassault Aviation for the possible use of its missiles on the Rafale combat jets that have been selected by the Indian Air Force (IAF). Russia’s Tactical Missile Corporation is negotiating with Dassault Aviation for the possible use of its missiles on the Rafale combat jets that have been selected by the Indian Air Force (IAF). The corporation, whose Russian acronym is TRV, told journalists attending last week’s Maks airshow in Moscow that the Indian air force has large …
Range of "BrahMos" missile will not be increased
India will strictly observes the inter-governmental agreement between Russia and India, limiting the range supersonic missile "BrahMos" under 300 kilometers, so there is a limited range of Brahmos will not be increased. India will strictly observes the inter-governmental agreement between Russia and India, limiting the range supersonic missile "BrahMos" under 300 kilometers, so there is a limited range of Brahmos will not be increased. This was assured to the Russian Journalists Executive Director by ”BrahMos…
IAF's C-17 Globemaster-III makes its maiden flight to Andaman & Nicobar
The Indian Air Force's latest acquisition American strategic C-17 Globemaster-III made its maiden flight to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday. Climbing an altitude of 28,000 feet with an un-refueled range of 2,400 nautical miles, the aircraft landed at Port Blair to induct the rotational Infantry Battalion into the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Two more C-17 aircraft will be brought in within weeks. The aircraft are part of a fleet of 10 aircraft that are on order from Boeing. The C-17 will boost the IAF's long haul cap…
Speed Up LUH Procurement, Indian Air Force Tells MoD
The Indian Air Force has appealed to the Defense Ministry to hasten the light utility helicopters procurement, right after a newly acquired Mi-17 crashed last week during a rescue operation in the flood torn region of the Himalayas. The Indian Air Force has appealed to the Defense Ministry to hasten the light utility helicopters procurement, right after a newly acquired Mi-17 crashed last week during a rescue operation in the flood torn region of the Himalayas. The IAF has been trying to replace its aging Cheetah and Chetak helicopters…
Govt panel for hiking FDI limits in defence, retail, telecom
A government panel today proposed raising foreign investment limits in sectors like defence, multi-brand retail and telecommunications, to spur investment in the country and tide over the Current Account Deficit woes. "We have submitted the report to the finance minister. Action will be taken on it as and when the government decides. Policy is with DIPP so finally they will take a call. This is just our recommendation," economic affairs secretary Arvind Mayaram told reporters here. The co mmittee, which was set up by finance …
Chopper scam: CBI to register preliminary enquiry
The CBI is likely to register a preliminary enquiry (PE) to look if the UK-based helicopter supplier AgustaWestland had paid alleged kickbacks to a senior Army officer to swing the deal for supplying Light Utility Helicopters to the Army in its favour. The Army had plans to procure as many as 197 light utility helicopters but the deal was stalled after the allegations of corruption came to the fore. The CBI is now probing whether the senior Army officer had assured AgustaWestland to swing the contract for supplying 197 light utility h…
India launches second graft probe into AgustaWestland
Investigators have launched a second corruption probe into defence firm Agusta Westland in connection with a deal to sell 197 army helicopters, authorities said on Saturday, potentially dealing another blow to a company that India might blacklist. New Delhi is already investigating the firm, a division of Italian defence group Finmeccanica, for bribes allegedly paid to Indian officials in a separate 560 million euro helicopter deal. AgustaWestland has denied any wrongdoing and has tried to prod the Indian government to pay for thre…
IAF technical team inspects site for construction of ALG
A high level technical team from Indian Air Force (IAF) has inspected the site for construction of proposed Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) at Tawang district bordering China. The IAF team inspected the site at Thrillam village under Lumla sub-division of the district on Friday along with local MLA Jambey Tashi, Deputy Commissioner Abhishek Dev and Brigadier J S Rajpurohit, Commander of the 190 Mountain Brigade, official sources informed on Saturday. The team comprising Wing Commander P Joseph of Air Force Station Jorhat and Squadron Lead…
Paraplegic to get commissioned as Indian Air Force officer
When an Indian Air Force Kiran trainer aircraft crashed near Hakimpet air base on August 28, 2011, it had also shattered the dreams of bright-eyed 20-year-old Rajkumar Herojit Singh, an Air Force cadet training to become a combat pilot. Less than two years after that fateful accident, which left him paralysed waist down, Herojit will get commissioned into the IAF as a Flight Lieutenant on June 22, after successfully passing out of the Air Force Academy (AFA) at Dundigul near Hyderabad. However, Herojit will not fly planes for the IAF. …
India begins flight out of Russia arms
Indian Air Force is marking the beginning of the end of Russian dominance in its transport fleet after acquiring the first C-17 Globemaster III in the US on Tuesday. The Boeing-made strategic airlifter, used by the US air force to transport soldiers and military hardware from stations in America to Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond, will eventually become the mainstay of the IAF’s heavy lift requirement. They will gradually displace the Russian-made IL-76 transporters that still have a decade and more to go. “The C-17 will equip the India…
Private defence companies see failure ahead in first aircraft building project
The 56 aircraft to be supplied under this contract will replace the IAF's aging Hawker Siddeley 748 Avro. Defence Minister A K Antony told Parliament last August that the contract, worth an estimated Rs 11,897 crore, would see the first aircraft delivered 24 months after signing, and all 56 delivered over the next eight years. But this may never come to pass, say three CEOs from the Indian private sector, pointing to what they term "fatal problems" with the proposal. Their greatest apprehension is the enormous cost of est…
India confirmed on Wednesday that its jets had illegally entered Pakistani airspace
India confirmed on Wednesday that its jets had illegally entered Pakistani airspace, but claimed that the incident was a “technical violation”. The comments come after Pakistan on Tuesday accused Indian jets of briefly violating its airspace, days after India said one of its soldiers had allegedly been killed by Pakistani troops. An agreement between the rival South Asian neighbors bans their military aircraft from flying within 10 kilometers (six miles) of each other’s airspace or initiate cross-border intrusions. The jets were …
First C-17 to arrive in India shortly
The Indian Navy is not the only service that gets the bask in the glow of a brand new American-built bird. The IAF will soon welcome to India its first Boeing C-17 Globemaster-III heavy-lift transport aircraft, due to arrive shortly. The Indian Navy is not the only service that gets the bask in the glow of a brand new American-built bird. The IAF will soon welcome to India its first Boeing C-17 Globemaster-III heavy-lift transport aircraft, due to arrive shortly. The window of arrival is June, so teams are all set to ferry the first bird …
Depleting minesweepers fleet worries Indian Navy
Indian Navy's three-decade-old fleet of minesweepers is depleting at a fast rate and yet, a Rs 24,000-crore contract proposal to augment it with eight new Korean-made vessels is entangled in the Defence Ministry's redtape for nearly three years now. Indian Navy's three-decade-old fleet of minesweepers is depleting at a fast rate and yet, a Rs 24,000-crore contract proposal to augment it with eight new Korean-made vessels is entangled in the Defence Ministry's redtape for nearly three years now. The Mine Counter-Measure …
India takes possession of first Boeing C-17 Globemaster-III aircraft
The Indian Air Force today took possession of its first Boeing C-17 Globemaster-III heavy-lift transport aircraft, becoming the newest operator of the leading air lifter. The Indian Air Force today took possession of its first Boeing C-17 Globemaster-III heavy-lift transport aircraft, becoming the newest operator of the leading air lifter. “The C-17 will equip the Indian Air Force with amongst the world’s most advanced humanitarian and strategic capabilities,” said Air Vice Marshal SRK Nair, Assistant Chief of Air Staff Operations (Tran…
Sino-Indian Relations: The Geopolitics of Aksai Chin
In mid-April, a Chinese army unit of 30-odd troops crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, India, and put up their tents for the night. In mid-April, a Chinese army unit of 30-odd troops crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, India, and put up their tents for the night. This event, which is not an isolated incident, caused much consternation in the Indian media and symbolises the mutual suspicion that both countries have towards each other. These sentiments of mistrust are expressed in the fact that both sides ha…
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