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India Tests Sea-Based Brahmos Missile
The Indian Navy successfully tested on Wednesday a highly-maneuverable version of a sea-based Brahmos supersonic cruise missile, an Indian defense source told RIA Novosti. The missile was fired from an unspecified warship off the coast of Vishakhapatnam in Bay of Bengal in a 34th test by the Indian military. The source said the missile made [...]
Airbus to provide air refueling tankers to Indian Air Force
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said Monday that it has won a tender to supply India with six A330 air refueling tankers, a deal potentially worth more than $1.0 billion (770 million euros). “Airbus Military is pleased to confirm that it has been selected by the Government of India as the preferred bidder to supply its [...]
Russian Helicopters to Open Helicopter Assembly Plant in India
During the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to India, Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of Russian Technologies State Corporation, and Elcom Systems Private Limited, part of the Indian investment conglomerate SUN Group, signed in New Delhi an agreement to set up in India a modern industrial facility for manufacturing of Russian helicopter [...]
India Receives Second Russia-Built Stealth Missile Frigate
The second of three stealth frigates that Russia builds for India at the Yantar Shipyard in Russia’s Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad arrived at the port of Mumbai, an Indian Defense Ministry source said on Sunday. The source did not specify whether an official ceremony of the frigate’s reception would be held. Russia and India signed [...]
Russia Seals Major Arms Deal with India
Russia is to supply India with combat helicopters and warplanes worth $2.9 bln under a deal signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi on Monday. “We have agreed to further strengthen our partnership in the sphere of military cooperation,” Putin said after a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Under the [...]
Indian Navy Gets First of 8 P-8I Maritime Surveillance Aircraft
The Navy on Wednesday received the first of the eight P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft it is to get from Boeing. India had signed a deal worth over $2.1 billion with the American firm in January 2009 for procuring the long-range surveillance aircraft, which are equipped with anti-submarine weaponry. The first plane was handed over to [...]
India probing presence of Swedish arms in Myanmar
India is investigating how Swedish-made weapons bought by its army turned up in Myanmar, a minister visiting Yangon said Saturday, denying New Delhi had supplied arms in contravention of EU sanctions. Sweden asked India on Thursday to clarify how the weapons wound up in Myanmar after it was revealed the Indian army had purchased them, [...]
India’s clout in question as regional troubles mount
India is a world power, so allies in the West would like to believe, but recent developments in its own backyard reveal the limits of the country’s influence and still weak diplomatic force, said analysts. Even in the historically favorable parts of its volatile neighborhood, New Delhi has suffered reversals in recent weeks, particularly in [...]
India Test fires Agni-1 Ballistic Missile
One of the Missile Units of Strategic Forces Command (SFC) fired the long range Agni-1 missile from the range facility at Wheelers Island, off the Odisha coast today. The trajectory of the missile which was tracked by a battery of sophisticated radars, observation stations and Naval Ships, fully met the tasked technical parameters The DRDO [...]


