IAF airlift capability gets a fillip with delivery of Boeing C-17
India’s military airlift capabilities to ferry battle tanks, howitzers and armed-to-the-teeth troopers to battlefields and conflict zones have got a boost with the delivery of the first of the 10 C-17 Globemaster-III to the Indian Air Force by US aerospace major Boeing. The delivery took place in the US at Edwards Air Force Base in Palmdale, California. With this, the IAF became the newest operator of the heavy-lift cargo plane after the US, Australian, Canadian, British, Qatari and UAE Air Force, apart from the 12-member strategic airli…
First C-17 to arrive in India shortly
The Indian Navy is not the only service that gets the bask in the glow of a brand new American-built bird. The IAF will soon welcome to India its first Boeing C-17 Globemaster-III heavy-lift transport aircraft, due to arrive shortly. The Indian Navy is not the only service that gets the bask in the glow of a brand new American-built bird. The IAF will soon welcome to India its first Boeing C-17 Globemaster-III heavy-lift transport aircraft, due to arrive shortly. The window of arrival is June, so teams are all set to ferry the first bird …
Depleting minesweepers fleet worries Indian Navy
Indian Navy's three-decade-old fleet of minesweepers is depleting at a fast rate and yet, a Rs 24,000-crore contract proposal to augment it with eight new Korean-made vessels is entangled in the Defence Ministry's redtape for nearly three years now. Indian Navy's three-decade-old fleet of minesweepers is depleting at a fast rate and yet, a Rs 24,000-crore contract proposal to augment it with eight new Korean-made vessels is entangled in the Defence Ministry's redtape for nearly three years now. The Mine Counter-Measure …
India takes possession of first Boeing C-17 Globemaster-III aircraft
The Indian Air Force today took possession of its first Boeing C-17 Globemaster-III heavy-lift transport aircraft, becoming the newest operator of the leading air lifter. The Indian Air Force today took possession of its first Boeing C-17 Globemaster-III heavy-lift transport aircraft, becoming the newest operator of the leading air lifter. “The C-17 will equip the Indian Air Force with amongst the world’s most advanced humanitarian and strategic capabilities,” said Air Vice Marshal SRK Nair, Assistant Chief of Air Staff Operations (Tran…
Sino-Indian Relations: The Geopolitics of Aksai Chin
In mid-April, a Chinese army unit of 30-odd troops crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, India, and put up their tents for the night. In mid-April, a Chinese army unit of 30-odd troops crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, India, and put up their tents for the night. This event, which is not an isolated incident, caused much consternation in the Indian media and symbolises the mutual suspicion that both countries have towards each other. These sentiments of mistrust are expressed in the fact that both sides ha…
IAF to close deals worth $25 bn this fiscal
Deals worth $25 billion are expected to be closed by the Indian Air Force (IAF) this fiscal, its largest ever procurement. Deals worth $25 billion are expected to be closed by the Indian Air Force (IAF) this fiscal, its largest ever procurement. These include the long-awaited $20-billion 126 MMRCA, three C-130J special-operations planes (as a follow-on order), 22 Boeing Apache Longbow strike helicopters ($1.2 billion), 15 heavy-lift Boeing CH Chinook helicopters ($1.4 billion) and six European A-330 MRTT ($2 billion) mid-air refuelling t…
MiG-21 to make way for Sukhois as IAF mainstay
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has begun the tectonic shift of making the Russian-built Su-30MKI fighter jets, worth Rs 55,717 crore, the mainstay of its inventory, replacing the vintage warhorse, MIG-21s. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has begun the tectonic shift of making the Russian-built Su-30MKI fighter jets, worth Rs 55,717 crore, the mainstay of its inventory, replacing the vintage warhorse, MIG-21s. Around 17 squadrons will be deployed along India’s border with Pakistan and China and also in the South to cover up the country’s southern f…
Agni-V trial next month
India is gearing up to conduct the second experimental test of 5000-km range nuclear capable missile Agni-V from a defence base off Odisha coast early next month. India is gearing up to conduct the second experimental test of 5000-km range nuclear capable missile Agni-V from a defence base off Odisha coast early next month. The decision comes after the man behind Agni missiles Avinash Chander assumed charge as Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister. Though the missile was initially planned to be tested in May and then deferred to June, th…
Antony in Australia; holds talks on defence cooperation
Defence Minister A.K. Antony, visiting Australia, met his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith over two days to discuss shared strategic and security interests, including maritime security and bilateral defence cooperation. Defence Minister A.K. Antony, visiting Australia, met his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith over two days to discuss shared strategic and security interests, including maritime security and bilateral defence cooperation. Both ministers issued a joint statement Wednesday after talks in Perth and in Canberra. Anton…
India continues to stock and use cluster bombs for carpet bombing
India is among a handful of nations that continues to stock cluster bombs, used for carpet bombing. India is among a handful of nations that continues to stock cluster bombs, used for carpet bombing. Cluster munitions have a wide-area effect, which makes them inaccurate when used. Unexploded duds lying around also pose a life-threatening hazard for civilians, long after the conflict. Swedish arms watchdog Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has warned that progress towards a global ban on cluster munitions stalled in…
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