Free Indo-Pacific will require “unprecedented convergence” of US, allies: Defense News
A top Indian-American executive in the US defence sector has said that a free and open Indo-Pacific region will require an “unprecedented convergence” of the collective defence industrial bases of the United States and its allies. Speaking at the ‘Indian Ideas Summit’ organised by the US-India Business Council (US-IBC) on Tuesday, Vivek Lall, chief executive of the General Atomics Global Corporation, also pointed out that the global defence industry was adopting new technologies at a rapid rate, which needs better synergy between the gove…
8 Indian,US warships conduct maritime drills in Indian Ocean
The drills also came at a time when tensions have mounted over China’s activities in the South China Sea, where the US Navy has just conducted a major exercise that involved two carrier strike groups. A US Navy carrier strike group, led by USS Nimitz, on Monday conducted maritime drills with Indian warships in the Indian Ocean region (IOR), against the backdrop of the India-China border standoff in Ladakh, people familiar with the development said on Monday. The passage exercise involved a total of eight Indian and US warships, said an …
Indian Army: Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist killed along two Army jawans injured in J&K
Shopian: A Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist was killed and two Indian army personnel were injured in an encounter between the security forces and militants in south Kashmir ’s Shopian district. "Encounter broke out between army and militants at Wangam in Shopian after the security forces launched a search operation following specific intelligence inputs," a police official said. Two Indian army personnel were injured in the encounter, reports said. In the gun battle, one militant identified as "Sadam Hussain Mir"…
Indian Air Force will get BrahMos missiles in 2015
Brahmos Aerospace is on track to supply cruise missiles to the Indian Air Force by 2015, the company's managing director A S Pillai has said. The BrahMos cruise missile which is jointly designed and developed by India and Russia has been inducted in the army and navy but its variant for the air force is undergoing trials. Pillai spoke to media after receiving the first batch of 40 missile airframes from Godrej & Boyce today. The BrahMos missile's air version will be mounted on Su-30 aircraft. The air force version …
IAF prepares for A330 MRTT operations
The contract for six A330 MRTT flight refuelling aircraft, fitted with Israeli hose and drogue refuelling systems (as is standard on the Il-78Ms of the IAF) will come as big relief to the IAF, which plans to deploy the new refuellers to the Eastern sector, in Panagarh, West Bengal. The Indian Air Force anticipates a contract award to Airbus Military for the A330 MRTT before the end of the financial year, top sources tell SP's. The contract for six A330 MRTT flight refuelling aircraft, fitted with Isra…
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…
China for freeze on infra development on LAC, India to reject
China has proposed freezing of infrastructure development along the border under a new pact but it is set to be rejected by India which is in the process of building infrastructure along the Line of Actual Control(LAC). China has proposed freezing of infrastructure development along the border under a new pact but it is set to be rejected by India which is in the process of building infrastructure along the Line of Actual Control(LAC). China has made the proposal as part of the Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA) which is und…
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…
US Army Chief to visit India next month
US Army Chief Raymond Odierno said he will visit India next month to expand the existing military to military co-operation between the two countries. US Army Chief Raymond Odierno said he will visit India next month to expand the existing military to military co-operation between the two countries. Terming the visit to be an “important relationship for the US”, Odierno today said that he would meet Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh and other defence officials during the visit. “We will discuss many issues that we have in com…
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