The Indian Navy’s Directorate of Electrical Engineering unveiled plans for development of Indigenous Integrated Masts (IIM) at DefExpo 2022. The development of IIM will be conducted in two phases. Bharat… Continue reading "DefExpo 2022: Indian Navy Looks Towards Development Of Integrated Masts"
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful maiden flight-test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor AD-1 missile on November 2. The missile was tested from APJ… Continue reading "India Conducts Maiden Test Of AD-1 Ballistic Missile Interceptor"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover Korean maritime border incident, Indian OneWeb… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (24-28 October)"
An Indian Air Force (IAF) promotional video has revealed the Astra Mk-II air to air missile (AAM) for the first time. The short clip was part of a near nine… Continue reading "India’s Astra Mk-II Missile Revealed In IAF Promotional Video"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover a multitude of topics including the… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (26-30 September)"
Armenia has signed a government-to-government contract with India for the procurement of Pinaka MLRS and ammunition. This was first reported by The Economic Times, the development comes amidst Armenia’s tensions… Continue reading "Armenia Signs Contract With India To Procure Pinaka MLRS And Ammunition"
The Indian Army has released Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the procurement of Autonomous Surveillance and Armed Drone Swarms (A-SADS) for desert/plains as well as High Altitude Areas (HAA). This… Continue reading "Indian Army Prepares To Procure Hundreds Of Armed Swarm Drones and Loitering Munitions"
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"
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"