The Indian Navy received its tenth P-8I “Neptune” from Boeing, on the 13 July. It is the second of four new P-8I’s ordered by the Navy in 2016 under a… Continue reading "India Expands Maritime Surveillance Capabilities with arrival of 10th P-8I ‘Neptune’"
Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) and the Ministry of Defense have agreed to a $67 million contract for the production and supply of Akash missiles to the Indian Air Force. The… Continue reading "Bharat Dynamics Limited To Supply The Indian Air Force with Akash Missiles"
The Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) announced that the next-generation ballistic missile Agni P, which can carry nuclear warheads, has been successfully tested. Agni P was tested off… Continue reading "India Tests Next-Generation Agni P Guided Missile Capable of Carrying Nuclear Warheads"
The Jammu & Kashmir Police report that two suspects have been brought in for questioning from Jammu’s Satwari area, following a drone attack on the neighbouring Jammu Air Force Station… Continue reading "Two Suspects Detained Following Apparent Drone Attack On Indian Air Force Station"
As part of a wider transformation of the armed forces, India is moving to introduce integrated battle groups (IBGs) by early 2022. It was expected that the battle groups would… Continue reading "India’s Integrated Battle Groups to Become Operational in Early 2022"
As part of wide-scale and on-going efforts to expand India’s domestic defense production capabilities, the Indian government announced a new “positive indigenization list” of 108 defense items which cannot be… Continue reading "India Expands Indigenization Efforts With 108-Item Import Ban List"
India and France are to conduct a joint exercise named VARUNA-21 in the Arabian Sea between the 25-27 April. This exercise is set to be the 19th VARUNA naval drill… Continue reading "Indian and French Navy Conducting Bilateral Exercise In The Arabian Sea"
Just as India and China began withdrawing troops from the Landakh region on the contested border, American troops have arrived for exercises in India. Exercise Yudh Abhyas began last week… Continue reading "US-India Yudh Abhyas Exercise Now Underway, US-Turkey Black Sea Drill Concluded"
After months of a tense military stand off along the contested border, Chinese and Indian troops have begun to disengage in the Pangong Lake Area of India’s Ladakh region. Months… Continue reading "China and India Start pulling Back Forces From Disputed Pangong Lake Area"
On 3rd February, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab held a videoconference with Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. They discussed common… Continue reading "UK and Japan Agree to Strengthen Defense Cooperation"