India and France have agreed to a $6 billion SR SAM deal during talks between French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The SR-SAM project is a co- development joint venture between India and France and would be developed by MBDA of France and DRDO from the Indian side
Indias indigenously developed LCA Tejas will have to be modified further for operating in high-altitude areas after the engine failed to work during a recent trial, according to Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne. "Recently we went for high-altitude trials
India has finalized a Rs. 3000-crore deal with the U
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flight tested the Astra ‘Air to Air’ guided missile on Sunday. The missile fired from the ground based launcher successfully intercepted the target in mid-air
India’s Bharat Electronics Limited India (BEL) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have entered into a new partnership to jointly produce Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM) Ship-Defence Systems. The latest partnership allows BEL to function as the Lead Integrator and producer of major sub-systems and IAI will continue in its capacity as the Design Authority, producing sub-systems as a main sub-contractor of BEL, according to a statement
India’s state run public sector unit (PSU) Bharat Electronics Limited India (BEL) and the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on future Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM) Ship-Defence Systems projects. IAI has previously collaborated with the DRDO and other Indian defense industries on developing sub-systems for the Indian Navy and Air Force
India’s Defence Minister AK Antony has urged the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) to make sustained efforts to reduce the dependence on imports to the maximum extent possible. Speaking at the Raksha Mantri’s awards for excellence ceremony, Antony said, “While in the era of globalisation, it is not possible to completely do away with imports, particularly for a growing nation like ours, still the extent of our continuous dependence on foreign sources is not desirable and the situation must change
The Indian Air Force plans to deploy the indigenously developed Airborne Early Warning & Control system (AEW&C) along the western borders by 2014. Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne on Thursday made the announcement while taking delivery of the first of three AEW&C from Embraer
India has test fired another nuclear capable missile just two days after firing a similar missile. On Friday, India fired the Agni-III ballistic missile off the Odisha coast where it had earlier this week launched the long-range Agni-IV missile
India has successfully flight tested nuclear capable AGNI-IV ballistic missile on Wednesday from Wheeler’s Island. The missile with a 4,000 km range was propelled by composite rocket motor technology, testing its full capability