After AUKUS, In Yet Another Jolt For China, France Offers India Deal To Make 6 Nuclear Submarines

If the Indian Navy decides to go along with the proposal by France, it will be another feather in the cap for the Atmanirbhar Bharat (Make in India) initiative of the Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Under the Project 75 Alpha program, which is a part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat (Make in India) initiative, the Indian Navy aims to procure six nuclear-powered submarinesNew Delhi

March 17, 2023
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Indian, Korean Air Force Interact At Closure of Multilateral Air Exercise Desert Flag

Dubai: As the multilateral air exercise, Desert flag concluded on Friday, the Korean Air Force interacted with the members of the Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent, the official media coordination centre of IAF stated in a tweet.The IAF participated with five TEJAS and two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, and the visitors were also given an overview of the supersonic combat aircraft, TEJAS."#

March 17, 2023
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Indian Navy’s Deploys P8I Aircraft For Anti-Submarine Drills Hosted By U.S. Navy

New Delhi: The Indian Navy’s P8I aircraft will participate in Sea Dragon 23, the third edition of the coordinated multilateral anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise for long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft.The exercise scheduled from 15-30 March would stress on coordinated anti-submarine warfare among the participating countries, the Ministry of Defence said.The exercise would witness

March 17, 2023
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‘We Look Forward To Rich Discussion,’ MEA On Japanese PM Kishida’s Visit To India

New Delhi: India is looking forward to a "rich discussion" with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is set to arrive next week for a two-day visit, Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in a press briefing on Thursday. Bagchi called Japan a "very important partner" and stressed that India looks forward to the exchange of views."We look forward to the visit

March 17, 2023
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Joint India Singapore Exercise ‘Bold Kurukshetra’ Concludes At Jodhpur

Jodhpur: The Singapore Army and Indian Army participated in the 13th edition of Exercise Bold Kurukshetra, a bilateral armour exercise from 6 to 13 March at Jodhpur Military Station, India.For the first time in the exercise series, both armies participated in a command post Exercise, which involved Battalion and Brigade level planning elements and computer wargaming. Hosted by the Indian Army,

March 15, 2023
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India’s Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle Limps Back Into Reckoning?

Why has India’s Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle stalled? The troubled program, which has been in the pipeline since the 1990sby Sarosh BanaWhen will India’s Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) project finally move forward? Indianapolis-headquartered Allison Transmission, the largest manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions, recently announced that Larsen &

March 15, 2023
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India, US Explore Development of Enhanced M777 Howitzers

The 155 mm/39 calibre M777 ultra lightweight howitzer, displayed above undergoing trials with the UK Army, has a maximum range of 24.7 km using unassisted rounds and a sustained rate of fire of 2 rds/min. India and the US are exploring the development of a 155 mm/52 calibre M777 with an extended rangeIndia and the US are exploring the development of an extended-range, longer barrel variant of the

March 14, 2023
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India’s Expenditure On Defence Imports Down Due To Indigenous Projects

Many significant projects including 155mm Artillery Gun system ‘Dhanush’, Light Combat Aircraft ‘TEJAS’, Surface to Air Missile system ‘Akash’, Main Battle Tank ‘Arjun’, T-90 Tank, T-72 Tank, Armoured Personnel Carrier ‘BMP-II/IIK’, Su-30 MK1, Cheetah Helicopter, Advanced Light Helicopter, Dornier Do-228, High Mobility Trucks, INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, INS Chennai, Anti-Submarine Warfare

March 14, 2023
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Government Sets Target of Achieving Defence Manufacturing Worth Rs 1.75 Lakh Crore By 2024-25

The Indian government has set a target of achieving defence manufacturing worth Rs 1,75,000 crore, including defence exports of Rs 35,000 crore by 2024-25. Minister of state for Defence Ajay Bhatt said the value of production undertaken by private companies and state-run defence manufacturers in 2021-22 was Rs 86,078 crore while the amount was Rs 88,631 crore in 2020-21 and Rs 63,722 crore in

March 13, 2023
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Russia Is Still India’s Largest Arms Supplier But Its Position Under ‘Pressure’: SIPRI Report

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI, France has displaced US as India’s second largest arms supplier while half of China’s arms exports went to PakistanNew Delhi: Russia continues to be the largest arms supplier of India, but its share in New Delhi’s total arms imports has come down to 45 percent during the period 2018-2022 from 64 percent earlier,

March 13, 2023
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