India successfully tested a Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) on December 7, 2021. The flight test was conducted by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) from… Continue reading "India Successfully Tests VL-SRSAM System, To Be Used On Indian Naval Ships"
Mumbai-based Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) delivered Visakhapatnam (D66), the first ship of Project 15B destroyer class, to the Indian Navy on October 28. Project 15B is a class of… Continue reading "Indian Navy Looks Ahead To Fleet Expansion With INS Visakhapatnam Delivery"
Russia’s Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad launched the seventh vessel of the Talwar Class for the Indian Navy. The ship has been named Tushil, a Sanskrit word meaning ‘Protector Shield’. Tushil… Continue reading "India’s Seventh Talwar Class Frigate ‘Tushil’ Launched At Yantar Shipyard"
The origins of India’s submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) program come from the ATV project. This project aimed to domestically develop nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines. Previous work from the Integrated… Continue reading "The Kalam Series: Exploring India’s SLBMs and Derivatives"
The Indian Navy has released a Request For Information (RFI) that seeks to procure or lease three to four Mine Countermeasure Vessels (MCMV) through a Government to Government agreement. The… Continue reading "India Makes Fresh Attempt To Urgently Procure Minesweepers"
The 3-day SIMBEX 2021 bilateral naval exercise between the Indian Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), which has been held yearly since 1994, came to an end on… Continue reading "Singapore And India’s 28th Bilateral Maritime Exercise ‘SIMBEX’ Concludes"
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"
American aerospace giant Boeing, working alongside the U.S. Navy, has demonstrated that it’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet can operate from a “ski jump” ramp, demonstrating the aircraft’s suitability for India’s aircraft… Continue reading "F/A-18 Super Hornet Demonstrates STOBAR Capability in Bid for Indian Navy Carrier Fighter Contract"
On Wednesday, November 25th, it was confirmed that the Indian navy has inducted two MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones on lease from the United States. With its max speed of nearly… Continue reading "Indian Navy To Lease Two Sea Guardian Drones From US"
Both Boeing and Lockheed Martin have reiterated their sales pitches for their F-18E and F-21 fighters respectively as the Indian-state owned producer, HAL, announced that they are looking to form… Continue reading "American Fighters Pushed for Indian Contracts as HAL Eyes Joint Venture for Fifth Generation AMCA Development"