UK transfers three ex-Royal Marines hovercraft to Pakistan Navy
DefenseNews: The UK’s loss is Pakistan’s gain as former Royal Navy LCAC’s are sold after being refurbished. The UK has sold three previously decommissioned Landing Craft Air Cushion (Light) (LCAC(L)) hovercraft to the Pakistan Navy, following the completion of a refurbishment process ahead of the transfer. According to a 30 June release from the UK’s Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), an arm of the Ministry of Defence, the deal also includes associated spares. Previously used by Royal Marines, the hovercraft were decommissioned from s…
Pakistan cancels all flights over PoK as tensions escalate with India: Reports
DefenseNews : Pakistan’s national carrier on Wednesday cancelled all flights to and from Gilgit, Skardu and other northern areas in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir due to security reasons, local media reports said, amid rising tensions with India following the Pahalgam terror attack. Citing the flight schedule, Urdu daily Jang reported that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) cancelled two flights each from Karachi and Lahore to Skardu. Two flights from Islamabad to Skardu and four flights from Islamabad to Gilgit have also been cancelled, the pa…
Can China - Pakistan counter India’s new S-400 air defense system?
ISLAMABAD — Overconfidence in its newly acquired S-400 air defense system may give India a false sense of invulnerability and increase the likelihood of a military miscalculation involving archrival Pakistan , analysts warn. “Indian rhetoric appears to suggest a belief that the S-400 effectively makes its airspace impenetrable and its forces invulnerable,” Mansoor Ahmed, a senior fellow at the Pakistan -based think tank Center for International Strategic Studies who studies the country’s nuclear program and delivery systems, told Defense News…
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…
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…
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…
Trial of missile defence system likely by year-end
India's Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) programme, which has had a long gestation period, is likely to have some forward movement soon. India’s Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) programme, which has had a long gestation period, is likely to have some forward movement soon. According to sources, the Missile Complex located in Hyderabad is working vigorously to conduct a trial for intercepting the ‘enemy or target ballistic missile’ at a distance ‘longer than 100 kilometres’. Sources revealed that the aim is to have the trial befor…
India test-fires nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from Odisha
India on Monday test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile with a strike range of 350km from a test range at Chandipur, about 15km from Balasore. India on Monday test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile with a strike range of 350km from a test range at Chandipur, about 15km from Balasore. The surface-to-surface missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher in salvo mode from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range at about 9.14am, defence sources said. &quo…
AgustaWestland firm on expanding footprint in India
The company is undaunted by probe into corruption charges in VVIP copter deal Unfazed by the probe by the Indian and Italian governments into charges of corruption in the Rs. 3,727-crore contract for 12 AW-101 VVIP helicopters for the Indian Air Force, helicopter major AgustaWestland is keen to expand its footprint in the Indian military and civil aviation markets. “Notwithstanding the current difficulties, we need to expand our presence in India,” said Jackie Callcut, Chief Executive Officer, AgustaWestland India. Talking to The…
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Russia disappointed over India's US tilt
Over the last decade, the US has made considerable forays into the Indian defence market, bagging deals worth Rs 45,000 crore and waiting to sign more contracts worth nearly Rs 30,000 crore in the next couple of years. With bilateral narrative changing course after the 2005 civilian nuclear deal, and despite nuclear trade not witnessing an uptick, traction has been achieved by the two in the field of defence trade, armed forces interchangeability and best military practices with intelligence sharing on an upswing. However, the …
India's defence deficit is America's gain
Days before senior Pentagon functionary Ashton Carter arrived in New Delhi earlier this week, the defence ministry cleared purchase of six C-130 J Super Hercules special operations aircraft for the Indian Air Force. The deal, worth around Rs 4,000 crore, might well be the first in the series of big contracts lined up to be signed with the US in the coming months. US deputy secretary of defence Ashton Carter was upbeat after his interactions with Indian security establishment as his visit had served the purpose of giving a much needed pus…
Indo-American Joint Missile Plan on Radar
The US has offered to refashion defence relations with India, suggesting a start with the setting up of a joint venture to co-produce anti-tank guided missiles modelled on the India-Russia co-production for the Brahmos missile. The US has offered to refashion defence relations with India, suggesting a start with the setting up of a joint venture to co-produce anti-tank guided missiles modelled on the India-Russia co-production for the Brahmos missile. The US is also keen to sell to India excess military equipment from its war m…
US working on giving India access to defence technology: US Deputy Secretary of Defence.
The United States is working on giving India the same status as some of its "very closest allies" in the area of technology and export controls by getting the bureaucratic hurdles out of the way, says a top Pentagon official. As part of its efforts to take the India-US defence relationship to the next level and help New Delhi raise the indigenisation of its of its defence systems, the Pentagon has initiated several India-specific steps, details of which have not been revealed so far. Deputy Secretary of Defence Ashton B Ca…
Indian warships arrive in UAE to enhance defence ties.
Four Indian naval ships have arrived in the UAE as part of a month-long overseas deployment to enhance bilateral ties and participate in naval exercises with navies in the Gulf region. Four Indian naval ships have arrived in the UAE as part of a month-long overseas deployment to enhance bilateral ties and participate in naval exercises with navies in the Gulf region. The ships ‘Mysore’, ‘Tarkash’, ‘Tabar’ and ‘Aditya’, that form part of theIndian Navy’s Western Fleet under the Western Naval Command and are based at Mumbai, arr…
5,000-km range Agni-V missile successfully launched
India on Sunday successfully test launched over 5,000-km Agni-V missile, which will be able to hit even the northernmost part of China, from the Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast. India on Sunday successfully test launched over 5,000-km Agni-V missile, which will be able to hit even the northernmost part of China, from the Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast. This is the second test launch of the long range missile. The first test was conducted on April 19, 2012. Once the 17.5-metre tall Agni-V becomes fully operational, I…
US set to bag $5bn Indian Defence contracts
Having already bagged Indian defence contracts worth over $8 billion in recent years after muscling out Russia, Israel and France, the US is now headed towards clinching another four major deals worth almost $5 billion. Having already bagged Indian defence contracts worth over $8 billion in recent years after muscling out Russia, Israel and France, the US is now headed towards clinching another four major deals worth almost $5 billion. Defence ministry sources on Thursday said the deals for six more C-130J ” Super Hercules” air…
India, Pakistan Tactical Arms Race Is Very Risky, New Report Says
An ongoing competition between India and Pakistan to acquire shorter-range atomic-missile capabilities is raising the likelihood of a nuclear exchange on the Indian subcontinent, a new report by a British think-tank concluded on Thursday. An ongoing competition between India and Pakistan to acquire shorter-range atomic-missile capabilities is raising the likelihood of a nuclear exchange on the Indian subcontinent, a new report by a British think-tank concluded on Thursday. The London-based International Institute for Strategic Studi…
INSAT-3D launched successfully
India's advanced meteorological satellite INSAT-3D was successfully launched by a European rocket from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana early today, giving a boost to weather forecasting and disaster warning services. India's advanced meteorological satellite INSAT-3D was successfully launched by a European rocket from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana early today, giving a boost to weather forecasting and disaster warning services. European space consortium Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket launched INSAT-3D and A…
India's $4 bn howitzer gun buying spree
India has begun the process of acquiring howitzer guns of various types. The contracts would be worth hundreds of millions of dollars each and their combined value is likely to be well over a billion dollars. India has begun the process of acquiring howitzer guns of various types. The contracts would be worth hundreds of millions of dollars each and their combined value is likely to be well over a billion dollars. India has set aside $4 billion for its artillery projects, neglected for decades largely due to political controversies a…
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