Indian Navy to get new carrier-based Jet by 2032, to replace MiG-29K
The Indian Navy is expected to start receiving new twin-engine aircraft carrier-based fighter aircraft being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) by 2032 and it will be a replacement for the Russian MiG-29K carrier jets in service, a defence source said. “The Navy is expected to get the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL)-built twin-engine carrier aircraft by 2032. It will replace the MiG-29Ks in service which are scheduled to start going out by 2034,” the source said. The Navy currently operates Russian-origin …
Indian Army to Buy New Ballistic Helmets for the Soldiers
In a major step towards enhancing the personal protection of its soldiers, the Indian Army has begun the process to acquire 100,000 ‘AK-47 protected’ helmets. It will be one of the world’s largest procurement of these specialized ballistic helmets. On June 23, the army’s Infantry Directorate kicked off the process by issuing a Request for Information (RFI) on Indian and global helmet manufacturers. The directorate also conducted a preliminary meeting with a handful of helmet manufacturers in New Delhi on July 13. The Request for Proposals will…
India-China border tensions: Indian Army shopping for lightweight battle Tanks
DELHI: The Center has allowed the Indian Army to make an emergency procurement of lightweight tanks that can be deployed in high-altitude conditions, amid border tensions with China . Reintroduction of light tanks is being seen as a boost for India’s armed forces as they are more nimble than the heavier main battle tank, the report suggests. The decision was reportedly made after China deployed the new Type 15 light tanks along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. The Indian defence forces want tanks that can be transported by…
Indian Army to get 1.59 lakh ballistic helmets: Defense News
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army is finally getting futuristic protective gear in the form of ballistic helmets for its soldiers. Within the next couple of months, the army will have 1,59,000 of these bulletproof helmets, which have been a decades-long requirement. The indigenous helmets will be procured from MKU, an Indian firm which supplies military equipments to the UN and NATO , according to Ministry of Defence (MOD) sources. These helmets are among many major equipment which the army is procuring through the Make in India route…
Pakistan's cowardly Act: Three soldiers killed in Kashmir and one jawan mutilated.
Three Indian soldiers were killed "in action" along the Line of Control (LoC) in Machhal, Jammu and Kashmir, while the body of one soldier was mutilated, the Indian Army said on Tuesday. Taking strong objection to the disrespect showed to the martyred Indian soldier, India has forally lodged protest with Pakistan . The Vice Chief of Army Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat has briefed the Union Defence Minister on the incident and Parrikar has told the forces to send the "strongest possible message.". The Defence Mini…
Defence partnership with India critical to US: US Air Chief
The India-US defence partnership is not only critical for the United States, but is also beneficial to India, a top US air force general has said. The India-US defence partnership is not only critical for the United States, but is also beneficial to India, a top US air force general has said. “I think it is a partnership that is critical to our nation overtime I think it is also very beneficial to India,” the US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen Mark Welsh said during a breakfast meeting of Defence Writers Group in…
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