Navy
Haunting Satellite Image Captures INS Viraat’s Final Day
Earlier today, European satellites captured this haunting image of INS Viraat, the Indian Navy's erstwhile aircraft carrier, as it approached India's largest shipbreaking yard on the…
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Minesweepers Elusive, Indian Navy Scouts Underwater Mine-Disposal Bots
The Indian Navy is looking to acquire 10 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) geared to detect and actively destroy underwater mines and similar threats. The requirement, published…
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Must Upgrade 811 ‘Nightblind’ BMPs To Handle ‘Belligerent Neighbours’, Says Army
Chinese hostilities in eastern Ladakh appear to have compelled -- and coloured -- the Indian Army's latest effort to upgrade the firepower on over 800 BMP-2/2K…
Air Force
The Lowdown On India’s 1st Successful Hypersonic Air Vehicle Test
A little over a year after India's first test of a hypersonic air vehicle didn't quite go as planned, a second test conducted this morning has…
Defence Procurements
Indian Army Set To Abort UAE Battle Carbine Deal?
This post has been updated on Sept 21 with the latest updates from the firm in question. The post follows chronology of developments, with the latest…
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India’s Light Utility Helicopter In Ladakh For FINAL Trials
It's the final stretch before an indigenous light helicopter will be ready to replace hundreds of legacy Cheetah and Chetak helicopters in military service. Two HAL…
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FIRST LOOK: Indian Private Sector Answer To Kalashnikov Rifle Out Soon
An Indian private sector firearms technology firm is all set to unveil and offer for test an assault rifle that it claims is an answer, and…
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For the Fifth Time, Indian Navy Scouts Shipborne Drones
It's true. The Indian Navy's new (reported) quest for 10 shipborne surveillance drones happens to be its fifth attempt to acquire such a capability. Part of…
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Indian MoD Unveils First ‘No Import’ Weapons List
Among the world's largest importers of military hardware, India has just announced its first list of 101 weapon systems and equipment that it will no long…
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EXCLUSIVE: Light Combat Helicopter Deployed With IAF In Ladakh
In a massive show of faith ahead of first orders for the type later this year, a pair of HAL Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) has been…
Aircraft And Helicopters
Rafale Ferry Puts IAF Tanker Woes Back In Focus, Lease Next?
Photographs trickled in today of the Indian Air Force's first batch of 5 Rafale jets getting some gas mid-air over the Mediterranean Sea on Monday on…
Aircraft And Helicopters
IAF’s New ‘Sword Arm’ C-in-C Knows All About Mid-Air Danger
Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari, 'Chau', couldn't possibly be taking charge of the Indian Air Force's operationally supreme Western Air Command (WAC) at a more eventful…