2012-02-04 The new Sukhoi T-50 / PAK FA Russian fighter is by now quite well known but any official document is certainly welcome. That is the case of the Sukhoi patent that form the basis of this report. Even if it may not bring groundbreaking detail..
2012-02-03 Press Trust of India has quoted Pentagon spokesperson Commander Leslie Hullryde confirming that, contrary to press reports, the United States has not made available Lockheed Martin's advanced, fifth generation fighter jet F-35 Lightnin..
2012-02-02 The first batch of five remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Daksh, designed and developed by Research and Development Establishment (Engineers) [R&DE (E)], Pune, was handed over to Maj Gen Rakesh Bassi, SM, Director General Combat Engineers..
2012-02-01 Dassault Aviation's fighter jet Rafale has emerged as India's choice in the 126 Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) competition. The deal is estimated to be worth USD 10.4 billion making it one of the largest defense deals in the wo..
2012-02-01 Russia will complete development of advanced tactical air-launched missile systems for the Sukhoi T-50 fifth-generation fighter within the next two years, the head of the Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV), Boris Obnosov, told Russian new..
2012-01-31 French company Dassault Aviation's Rafale has won the $10.4 billion deal to supply 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) to the Indian Air Force (IAF). According to sources, Rafale won the multi-billion dollar deal as it was fo..
2011-12-17 An additional 42 Sukhoi frontline fighters will be provided to India by Russia under an agreement inked between the two sides during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit in Moscow.
With this pact, the total number of acquired or co..
2011-10-18 European consortium MBDA has offered their 300 km-range Taurus stand-off missile system to the Indian Air Force (IAF) for its fighter jets such as the Su-30MKI.
"We have received a Request for Information (RFI) from the IAF for a st..
2011-10-04 In a press conference in New Delhi, the Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne revealed the following:
Indian Air Force has the funds for the MMRCA programme. There will be a realignment in committed liab..
2011-10-02 Augmenting its chopper fleet, the Indian Air Force will induct the first batch of Russian-origin Mi-17 V5 helicopters by mid-October. India had in 2008 signed a deal with Russia to induct 80 Mi-17 V5 helicopters for strengthening its chopp..
2011-10-02 The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to acquire six more C-130J Super Hercules special operations aircraft in addition to the six already ordered. The IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne, told India Strategic defence magazin..
2011-10-01 Indian Army soldiers deployed on the Line of Control (LoC) in Machil sector foiled a major infiltration bid by killing five Pakistani terrorists and by capturing one of them alive while he was attempting to flee back to Pakistan Occupied Ka..
2011-10-01 The Indian Navy is looking to upgrade its present fleet of Sea King and Kamov helicopters and purchase new helicopters to replace them in the coming years. Rear Admiral Sudhir Pillai, Flag Officer Commanding Goa Area, told reporters in Pana..
2011-08-02 In anticipation of winning the Indian Air Force's $10.4 billion tender for 126 combat jets, European consortium EADS has offered India a choice to pioneer a project for a naval version of the Eurofighter Typhoon that is in the fray in ..
2011-08-02 Set for induction into the Indian Navy in 2012, the harbour trials of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (Admiral Gorshkov) are expected to begin by the end of this month (August 2011) in Russia. These trials are aimed at testing the fun..
2011-08-02 India will get lightweight anti-submarines torpedoes to arm the eight P-8I maritime patrol aircraft it is buying from the US, with the Obama administration notifying the potential sale to the US Congress on Tuesday. The news was welcomed by..
2011-08-02 Raytheon has bagged a USD 23.2 million contract from Tata Power Strategic Electronic Systems to automate air traffic management systems of the Indian Air Force. This was first reported at the Paris Air Show earlier this summer.
The contr..
2011-05-11 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) would be testing some of the new military platforms during the Indian Army's six day-long ongoing exercise -- Vijayee Bhava -- in northern Rajasthan.
Indian Space Research Orga..
2011-05-09 Leading defense and aerospace publication FlightGlobal has quoted industry sources confirming the integration of Rafael Derby Air to Air Missiles with India's indigenous HAL Tejas Light Combat Aircraft for the Indian Air Force. Deliver..
2011-05-09 A six-day joint exercise of the Army and the IAF will begin Monday in the deserts of Bikaner and Suratgarh near Pakistan border. "Vihayee Bhav" -- the exercise, will involve tank-to-tank wars, helicopter operations and others, Arm..
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2011-01-30 The Indian Navy is looking to procure ten mechanised amphibious crafts to enable troop landings on beaches which will enhance its amphibious warfare capability. The Navy has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to global ship-builders to know if they can deliver the craft to India within the specified time frame and also meet its requirements, a senior naval official told the news agency IANS speaking on condition of anonymity.
The craft is expected to be used to ferry military equipment and material between island territories of Andaman and Nicobar on the eastern sea board and Lakshadweep on the western side.
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The Navy has been using 10 such craft in Andaman and Nicobar islands for years now for inter-island movement, but have de-commissioned six of them in recent years. The fresh order will be to augment this capability, he said. The 55-tonne capacity craft can be carried on board the navy's five large Landing Ship Tank (LST) vessels of the Magar and Shardul class.
The craft will be used to launch either 150 troops and their warfare equipment, a T-90/T-72 battle tank, two infantry combat vehicles, two 2.5-tonne trucks or four light motor vehicles to enemy shores. It will also be able to operate out of Landing Pontoon Dock INS Jalashwa, which in its earlier avatar was USS Trenton of the US Navy, bought by India in 2007.
Jalashwa, at 17,000-tonne, is the second largest warship of the Indian Navy after its lone 29,000-tonne aircraft carrier INS Viraat.
"The craft will be used for ship-to-shore movement of assault material, equipment and personnel in support of amphibious operations, apart from search and rescue, casualty evacuation, humanitarian relief, and supply and replenishment of warships," the officer said, when asked about the role of these craft. The 23-metre long craft will have a cargo well and touch maximum speeds of 15 knots in fully-laden condition with an endurance level of six months out of dock or 200 nautical miles at full loading condition. It will be propelled by two diesel engines driving a water jet each.
With capability to operate during both day and night, the navy plans to use the craft for 20 years from induction. The craft will be armed with two mounted heavy machine gun with hands-free communication system with all-round arc of fire or shrapnel along with a protective steel plate to save the gun crew from enemy fire.