Air-to-Air Missile Test Likely From Today
ALASORE: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is scheduled to carry out a series of tests of Russia made air-to-air short range missile from a defence base off the Odisha coast from Thursday. DRDO will provide all logistic supports for the air defence exercise. Defence sources said the missiles integrated to be fired from fighter aircrafts would target the tow bodies released from Pilotless Target Aircraft (PTA), which will be flown from the launching complex-II of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea, about 15 km from Balasore. …
All you need to know about BRAHMOS Block III Missile
The BrahMos is currently the fastest cruise missile in production capable of delivering a conventional warhead, traveling at speeds of up to Mach 3.0. The missile is a joint effort between India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroeyenia (its domestic defense research agency). The Indian Army has incorporated two regiments of the missile into its arsenal, with a third expected to be added soon. The Indian Navy has also inducted the missile, using it across several frigates and destroyers.…
India rises as world's biggest weapons buyer
With nations, including the US and UK, effecting defence budget cuts, India will emerge as the world’s biggest market for weapons over the next two decades. And vying for a share of the pie will be Russian, American, Israeli, French and British firms. Despite forays by the Americans and Israelis into the Indian defence market with Rs 40,000 crore and Rs 50,000 crore worth of supplies respectively, Russia still bags a major chunk of orders with over Rs 4 lakh crore supplies made since the beginning of this century. According to…
Army to have Apache attack choppers in Mountain Strike Corps
The mountain strike corps sanctioned for the Army for deployment along the China border will have an aviation brigade that may include the Apache attack choppers. The mountain strike corps sanctioned for the Army for deployment along the China border will have an aviation brigade that may include the Apache attack choppers. The corps was sanctioned by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) yesterday at a cost of Rs 65,000 crore and would involve raising of around 50,000 troops for it. The new corps may have the Apache attack cho…
5 US military weapons reportedly compromised by Chinese hackers
More than two dozen U.S. military weapons have been compromised by Chinese cyberspies, according to an unnerving new report by the Department of Defense. The Washington Post reports the the "electronic intrusions gave China access to advanced technology that could accelerate the development of its weapons systems and weaken the U.S. military advantage in a future conflict." While it's unclear exactly how much damage was done by the breaches, the designs include a formidable array of high-tech aircraft, missile defense syst…
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