Vivek Raghuvanshi
Defense News
New Delhi, DL, India
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India to buy three homemade cadet training ships
The ships are to help train officer cadets at sea following basic training for the Indian Navy. India could also use them for humanitarian missions. → Read More
India approves purchase of 70 HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft
The new aircraft will complement the existing basic training fleet of Swiss-made PC-12 Mark II basic trainers with the Indian Air Force. → Read More
India successfully lands light combat aircraft, MiG-29K on carrier
A technology demonstrator of India’s single-engine light combat aircraft successfully landed on the country’s first locally built aircraft carrier. → Read More
India to boost defense spending 13%, with billions for new weapons
The capital expenditure is meant for the procurement of weapons and platforms and payment of outstanding committed liabilities for past defense contracts. → Read More
Indian lab teams up with France’s Naval Group on submarine tech
The partnership is for fuel cell-based air-independent propulsion systems in Kalvari-class submarines. → Read More
India to spend $522M on missiles, air defense and naval weapons
The approved projects include Helina anti-tank guided missiles and the Brahmos missile launcher. → Read More
Indian weapons buyer approves $10B fund to equip military
About 97.4% of the funds will be used to procure indigenous materiel. → Read More
Indian Army seeking drones, uncrewed helicopters
According to the Defence Ministry, orders are to be fulfilled within one year after contract signing. → Read More
Indian Army seeks more than 2,200 drones
According to the Defence Ministry, orders are to be fulfilled within one year after contract signing. → Read More
Industry exercise finds India ‘underestimated’ future engine demand
Currently, India's engine demand is met by foreign imports and by state-run defense companies working under license. → Read More
India’s private defense firms seek level playing field as MoD preps new arms embargo
India has banned hundreds of defense technologies from import, but is the domestic industry seeing the benefits of government action? → Read More
Hindustan Aeronautics awards $100M engine contract to Honeywell
HAL is exploring export opportunities for the HTT-40 basic trainer with Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates. → Read More
See India conduct first flight of autonomous technology demonstrator SWiFT
The 1-ton SWiFT platform is powered by a Russian NPO Saturn 36MT turbofan engine. → Read More
India orders Astra weapon in move to break dependence on foreign missiles
The missile is expected to reduce India’s dependency on Russian R-77, French MICA and Israeli Derby beyond-visual-range missiles. → Read More
India halts Ka-31 helicopter deal with Russia
India asked to buy Ka-31 helicopters from Russia in May 2019, but the acquisition program faced inordinate delays due to the coronavirus pandemic and the platform’s high price tag. → Read More
Indian government clashes with foreign defense sector over offset demands
About half of India’s offset obligations across a set of 57 contracts worth $13.52 billion have resulted in either penalties or the threat of them, hampering the ability of foreign defense companies to do business in the country. → Read More
India braces for sanctions on Russia to delay weapons programs, deliveries
Russia has been the largest arms supplier to India since the early 1970s. Today, 60% of India’s military hardware inventory is from Russia or the former Soviet Union and the bulk of India’s license-based defense manufacturing comes from Russia. → Read More
India unveils new defense budget aimed at promoting a self-reliant industry
India announced its new defense budget Tuesday that will see $13.84 billion go toward promoting self-reliance among local businesses and reducing the country’s import dependency under its $22.26 billion fund for acquisitions of new weapons and military platforms. → Read More
India’s Navy, private shipyards flounder as government gives preference to state-owned firms
The Indian Navy is unlikely to meet its goal of having a 175-ship fleet in the next five years due to a lack of funds and the government’s preference to award contracts to state-owned shipyards over private businesses, service officials have told Defense News. → Read More
India fines French firm Dassault Aviation over offset delays
The Indian government imposed a fine on French company Dassault Aviation last month over delays in offset obligations that were part of a 2016 deal for 36 Rafale fighters, Defense News has learned. → Read More