The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of ‘F-16 Case for Sustainment’ to Pakistan for an estimated cost of $450 million. Congress was notified of this… Continue reading "India Raises Concerns After $450 Million U.S. Proposal For Sustaining Pakistan’s F-16 Fleet"
Insighteon Consulting, a Delhi based aerospace and defence consulting firm, ran an interactive wargame from August 23 to 25 2022, with the aim of ascertaining a roadmap for the development… Continue reading "A Roadmap For India’s Aero-engine Development & Production Ambitions"
The Indian Army is set to induct enhanced range variants of Pinaka and Grad rockets. User trials of Pinaka Mk-1 Enhanced rockets were successfully completed in August. 122mm Enhanced Range… Continue reading "Indian Army Set To Induct Enhanced Range Rockets For Pinaka And Grad Rocket Artillery Systems"
India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for procurement of 616 General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG) along with day and night sights as well as 8,778,000… Continue reading "India Seeks New 7.62x51mm Machine Guns For Special Forces"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant (R11) at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) on September 2. INS Vikrant will serve along with INS Vikramaditya (R33)… Continue reading "India’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant Commissioned Amidst Future Fighter and Carrier Deliberations"
The Government of India has sanctioned the Tejas Mk2 fighter program and allotted funds totaling $1.25 billion (₹10,000 crore). It is being developed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA). The… Continue reading "India’s Tejas Mk2 Fighter Gets Government Go-ahead, To Fly By 2024"
India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the third Positive Indigenization List (PIL) of 780 Line Replacement Units (LRUs), subsystems and components. These will minimise imports by Defence Public Sector… Continue reading "Indian MoD Approves Indigenization List of 780 Subsystems"
Indian aerospace company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed an MoU on 18 August for establishing an office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Indian Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar, High Commissioner B.N. Reddy… Continue reading "India’s HAL Continues Efforts To Land Malaysian Contracts"
Indian shipbuilder Mazagon Docks Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) stated to investors in August that destroyer Mormugao and submarine Vagir are slated to be handed over to the Indian Navy in 2022.… Continue reading "India’s MDL Details Impending Deliveries, Confirms Plans For Project-17B Frigates"
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has fielded four Su-30MKI fighters for Exercise Pitch Black 2022 in Australia. The aircraft arrived at RAAF Darwin base on August 18 after participating in… Continue reading "Indian Air Force Flankers Arrive For Pitch Black 2022 After Malaysian Exercise"