An Indian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III taking off from the Agra Air Force StationA Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17A Globemaster III and crew have conducted a one week visit to their Indian Air Force counterparts.The visit to Hindon and Agra Air Force Stations, held from the 12 to 16 June t...
Rolls-Royce To Triple R&D Staff In India, Invest In Startups
NEW DELHI: High-end engine maker Rolls-Royce plans to triple its workforce at its research and development centre in India by the year-end and invest in startups working in areas like artificial intelligence and data analytics. Rolls-Royce Director Benjamin Robert Story and Rolls- Royce India Presid...
India May Sue Polish Firm Over Armoured Recovery Vehicle Contract
by Vivek RaghuvanshiNEW DELHI — The Indian government may file a lawsuit against Polski Holding Obronny of Poland, formerly known as Bumar, for allegedly not honoring a contract to supply full technology transfer for key systems of armored recovery vehicles, or ARV, to be manufactured in India by st...
Dassault Sets Sights On further Rafale Sales: India Included
Although its Falcon business jet unit is enduring something of an orders slump, Dassault Aviation’s defence arm is enjoying a bumper time with its Rafale multi-role fighter, with production already assured through at least the middle of the next decade.Recent boosts to the program include a French c...
Race To Build Amphibious Warships Worth $3 Billion For Navy Enters Last Lap
As of now, the US-built INS Jalashwa is India’s sole landing platform dock The landing platform docks, with a displacement of nearly 30,000 ...
Indian Army Hunts For New Carbines
An illustration of an Advanced Close Combat Rifleby Vivek RaghuvanshiNEW DELHI — The Indian Army has issued a global request for information procure 200,000 5.56mm close-quarter battle carbines at a cost of about $400 million under the Buy & Make India category. The total order is estimated to incre...
Singapore Minister For Defence To Visit India For Bilateral Talks In July
Former Army Chief Gen. Bikram Singh with Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen Singapore’s Senior minister of State for Defence and Foreign...
In A First, India To Put Dedicated Cell To Promote Russian Investments
by Dipanjan Roy ChaudhuryThis cell will be key to push Russian investments in India in non-traditional sectors with Delhi and Moscow aiming to give economic heft to the bilateral strategic partnershipNEW DELHI: India for the first time will put in place a dedicated cell to promote Russian investment...