IAF’s Su-30s arrived in Egypt to participate in ‘Tactical Leadership Programme’
A team of the Indian Air Force arrived in Egypt on Wednesday to participate in a bilateral ‘Tactical Leadership Programme’ with the Egyptian Air Force. IAF Sukhoi Su - 30 Taking to Twitter, the Indian Air Force said that the aim of the exercise is to understand and assimilate the best practices. “A team of #IAF Air Warriors landed in Egypt on 22 Jun 2022 to participate in a bilateral Tactical Leadership Programme with Egyptian Air Force. Participating with the Su-30 MkI aircraft, the aim of the exercise is to understand and assimilate the …
IAF's rapid deployment of assets in eastern Ladakh sent signal to adversary: Rajnath Singh
In an address to the top commanders of the IAF on the opening day of a three-day conference, the defence minister said the nation's resolve to defend its sovereignty stands firm and that the people of the country have full confidence in the capability of its armed forces. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday complimented the Indian Air Force for its rapid deployment of assets at forward locations in response to the border row with China in eastern Ladakh, saying its Balakot strike and the current combat readiness have sent a st…
Indian Air Force and Royal Air Force of Oman to hold joint exercise
AHMEDABAD: A five-day joint exercise by Indian Air Force (IAF) and Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) commenced on Monday at IAF base in Jamnagar . This is the fourth bilateral air exercise named "Ex Eastern Bridge-IV" between the two countries. The Royal Air Force of Oman contingent arrived at the IAF station in Jamnagar on January 14 to participate in Eastern Bridge IV and they were welcomed by Air Officer Commanding- IAF Station- Jamnagar, Sanjay Nimesh. In this edition of the exercise, both air forces will par…
Indian Still Need Russia To Get Tech For Astra Missile
NEW DELHI — In conflict with claims that India's 40-kilometer-range Astra Mark-1 beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) is indigenous, the Indian Air Force (IAF) says it will forever be dependent on Russia for the missile's critical technologies. The IAF says the missile's developer, state-owned Defence Research and Development Organization ( DRDO ), simply cannot produce it fully in-house. "The missile seeker (main part for guidance) is based on Russian R-77 radar seeker in Astra Mark-1, and the homemade s…
India is to Bloom it's Aerospace Power
BENGALURU: Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, said while the 20th century was characterised by air power and dominance, the 21st century will witness the emergence of India as an ‘aerospace power’. He was speaking at the Air Chief Marshal L M Katre Memorial Lecture, organised by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) , Air Force Association of Karnataka and the Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI) here on Saturday. India has volatile neighbours like China and Pakistan , he said and added that the Armed Forces should be …
India wary of assertive China, intrusive Pakistan, IAF chief Arup Raha says
BENGALURU: With the strategic gravity shifting from west to east, especially to Asia and Asia Pacific, "India faces security challenges in the region due to an assertive China and an intrusive Pakistan", the Indian Air Froce chief, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, said on Saturday. "The situation is not good for the environment, as peaceful rise of China remains a distant dream. An assertive China is investing heavily in developing military power, especially aerospace power , laying claims on international waters, island…
US Defence: Hagel, under pressure, resigns as U.S. defense secretary
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned on Monday, leaving under pressure as President Barack Obama faces critical national security challenges, including fighting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and revising plans to exit Afghanistan. It was the first major change to Obama's Cabinet since his Democrats were routed in midterm elections three weeks ago, and Republicans, who now control both houses of Congress, are looking for a new approach from the White house. Hagel was appointed less than two years ago as Obama pu…
France is going to buy 12C with 3bn Euros
PARIS (AFP): France's defence ministry announced on Thursday to purchase 12 Airbus refuelling tankers worth around USD 3.8 billion. "Our desire to modernise our airborne deterrence division is taking concrete form with this contract," said Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in a statement. The first two Airbus A330 MRTT planes are to be delivered in 2018 and 2019, with one or two more planes added each year after that. They will gradually replace the air force's ageing fleet of Boeing KC-135 planes, some of which are …
Defence News: INS Vikramaditya completed it's one year with the Indian Navy
In one year, the Indian Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier spent a total of 220 days at sea and its aircrafts have carried out 240 takeoffs and landings It’s been over a year since the INS Vikramaditya was handed over to the Indian Navy. Recently, specialists from Rosoboronexport and Russian equipment suppliers inspected the flagship Indian aircraft carrier as a part of the warranty agreement. According to Sergey Marichev, Deputy Director General of the defense shipyard Sevmash, where the carrier has been substantially re-b…
Strategic forces to use Yars ballistic missiles
Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces will use the enhanced Yars ICBMs. It is believed that these missiles can deliver at least four thermonuclear warheads weighing 300 kilotonnes each to a target located 11,000 kilometres away In a move that is expected to increase the striking power of Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces (SMF), the Yars Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) system will replace older versions of Topol missiles. The combat readiness of the forces will be enhanced by upgrading regiments and divisions with t…
Russia's Proton rocket readies for the 400th launch
Russian's Proton-M carrier rocket with a European Astra-2G telecommunications satellite is preparing for its 400th launch on November 28, a spokesman for the Khrunichev research and production space centre said on Monday. The carrier rocket has been installed on the launch pad at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan. Friday’s launch will be also Proton’s seventh this year, spokesman Alexander Shmygov said.“After the service tower was moved to the rocket and the communications were connected, the specialists of the…
CX-1 cruise missile better than BrahMos, not a copy: claims CHINA
After China's CX-1 supersonic cruise missile, displayed at the recent Zhuhai Airshow, was noted to resemble India's BrahMos missile, the Beijing-based Sina Military Network undertook a comparison between the Chinese and Indian missiles on Nov. 18. The Chaoxun-1 missile designed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has earned the nickname Cahoxi 1 ("Copy 1" in English) because of its uncanny similarity to the BrahMos missile jointly developed by Russia and India. However, Wang Hongpo, the chief …
Unmistakable Chinese naval presence in India's backyard
In early September, two Chinese naval ships docked in the Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) in which China has invested $500 million, indicating the possibility of China using its commercial infrastructure assets in Sri Lanka for military purposes. Despite India expressing its concerns to Sri Lanka, another Chinese submarine – this time a nuclear-propelled one – ‘Changzheng-2’ along with a PLA Navy (PLAN) escort warship ‘Chang Xing Dao’ docked in Colombo on November 6, 2014. The growing presence of China in the In…
Israel offers modified IRON DOME missile defence system to India
A senior Israeli defence ministry official who is currently in New Delhi has informed the Ministry of Defence that Israel is ready to tweak it sophisticated, all-weather mobile air defence system, the Iron Dome to meet India's security needs. The hi-tech Iron Dome system is designed to intercept and destroy short range rockets and artillery shells fired at its borders. However the India's requirements are different and it would not require the Iron Dome to stop rockets and artillery shells at the border. Israel has a sizea…
Panel predicts China will keep confronting US
WASHINGTON — Tensions between the U.S. and China have deepened during the rule of China's president, Xi Jinping, and the risk of an inadvertent military clash in the Asia-Pacific is growing, a congressional advisory panel said Thursday. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission criticizes "unsafe, unprofessional and aggressive" behavior by Chinese military personnel in the past year as the rising power has intimidated its neighbors and challenged decades of Americ…
Russia's increased military air activity in Baltic region poses risk to aviation
TALLINN, Estonia -- NATO's chief says Russia's increased military activity in the skies above the Baltic region is "unjustified" and poses a risk to civil aviation because aircraft regularly fail to file flight plans or communicate with air controllers. Jens Stoltenberg says alliance fighters have intercepted planes more than 100 times in the region so far this year, a threefold increase on 2013. During a visit to an air base in NATO-member Estonia on Thursday, Stoltenberg said the alliance "…
Hagel: ‘U.S. Military Capability is Being Threatened’
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel told Charlie Rose that U.S. military capability is “being threatened,” echoing statements from his speech at the Reagan Library on Saturday. Hagel said the capacity of the U.S. military to effectively respond to global crises has been “taken for granted” since the end of World War II. “I am worried about it; I am concerned about it; Chairman Dempsey is; the chiefs are–every leader of this institution. Now today, right now, as we sit here, we still are the most dominant, most powerful, mo…
The US Military Just Released New Videos Of Its Airstrikes Against ISIS
The US military released new footage on Thursday of its airstrikes against the jihadist group Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL). The US Military Central Command published five videos in total and described the strikes, which took place Wednesday, as against a building, two tunnels, and two bunkers in Iraq. "The strikes were conducted as part of Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq, the region and the wider international community," CENT…
US increasing non-lethal military aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON: The United States plans to increase non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine, including deliveries of the first Humvee vehicles, having decided for now not to provide weapons, US officials said. The increase in non-lethal aid to Ukraine, which is grappling with a Russian-backed separatist movement in its east, is expected to be announced on Thursday during a visit to Kiev by vice president Joe Biden. The officials, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, described it as an expansion of US support for U…
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Arms dealers are setting up shop in Australia. There's still time to reject these merchants of death
Northrop Grunman, a leading US defence contracting firm, will launch a major Australian expansion next month. We’re a bigger market for arms than you might think It’s a good time to be in the weapons business. Three of the leading US defence contractors, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, are all making unprecedented profits. In December, Northrop will host an event at the Australian War Memorial to mark the company’s expansion into the Asia-Pacific region. It be launched by Federal Def…
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