Australia receives sixth C-17 Globemaster III aircraft
Boeing has delivered the sixth Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17 Globemaster III today at the company’s final assembly facility in Long Beach. The airlifter will be assigned to No. 36 Squadron at...
View ArticleUS Navy receives additional P-8A Poseidon aircraft
Boeing on Nov. 2 delivered the fifth production P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the U.S. Navy. The P-8A is one of 24 low-rate initial production (LRIP) maritime patrol aircraft that Boeing is building for...
View ArticleRussian 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...
View ArticleIndia’s Prithvi-II Missile hits target in successful launch
A missile unit of the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) successfully launched the indigenously developed surface-to-surface/ nuclear capable Prithvi II missile with a strike range of around 350Kms, from...
View ArticleIndia’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS ‘Vikrant’ launched
Amidst chanting of hymns from the Atharva Veda, Vikrant, India’s first aircraft carrier, decommissioned on 31 January 1997, was reborn today as Smt Elizabeth Antony, wife of the Defence Minister Shri...
View ArticleRussia-India’s strengthened bilateral military cooperation
September 1, 2015 will witness the 50th anniversary since the first agreement with India was signed for the delivery of Soviet naval equipment, i.e. four Project I641K diesel-electric submarines, five...
View ArticleIndia & Australia first maritime exercise
The inaugural bilateral maritime exercise between India and Australia, AUSINDEX15, has commenced, with an opening ceremony held in Visakhapatnam, India. Building on the personal relationship of Prime...
View ArticleBrahMos missile successfully test fired from Indian navy stealth destroyer...
BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile on Sunday, November 1, 2015 validated its strike power yet again after being successfully tested from Indian Navy’s newest stealth destroyer INS Kochi on the west...
View ArticleRosoboronexport to conduct negotiations with the government of India during...
Rosoboronexport (forming part of Rostec State Corporation) will participate in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2017. On the sidelines of the Forum, Director General of...
View ArticleRosoboronexport’s Portfolio in India Exceeds $4 bln.
The leadership of Rosoboronexport, a member of Rostec, took part in the 17th meeting of the Indo-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Military and Technical Cooperation. The meeting co-chaired by...
View ArticleIndia To Lease Second Russian Nuclear Attack Submarine
Russian media reports suggest India and Russia have reached an agreement that would see New Delhi leasing a second ‘Akula’ class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) from the Russian Navy at a total...
View ArticleJapan First Export US-2 Deal With India Delayed Once More
Japan and India’s Defence Ministry were supposed to finally sign the sale of twelve ShinMaywa Industries’ US-2 amphibious aircraft in a deal worth between $1.5 billion and $1.6 billion. The deal was to...
View ArticleBuilding Bridges
Boeing’s defence, space and security division is enlisting Asia Pacific companies to support its weapons platforms’ life cycle requirements, and is using Insitu’s ScanEagle to enter the region’s...
View ArticleRosoboronexport Records Increase in Joint Advanced Weapons Projects
JSC Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) pursues active cooperation with its foreign partners in the field of joint research and development works. “At present Rosoboronexport and...
View ArticleThe Tiger’s Talons Sharpen
India has re-booted its military modernisation drive by emphasising indigenously sourced materiel, developed and built by domestic public- and private-sector companies, in partnership with overseas...
View ArticleRussian helicopters to discuss cooperation with India’s defense minister
Making his business trip to India, “Russian helicopters” (a Rostec subsidiary) CEO Andrey Boginskiy is going to meet India’s defense minister Nirmala Sitharaman. They will discuss the Ka-226T...
View ArticleRosoboronexport and Almaz – Antey Corp. show innovation technology park to...
During the ongoing visit to Russia, Director General (acquisition) Indian Ministry of Defence, Mr. Apurva Chandra attended the site of North-Western Regional Centre (NWRC) of the Almaz – Antey Corp.,...
View ArticleMaritime Rotorcraft Growth Predicted
With naval expansion happening across the world, maritime helicopter operators can cross the gamut of options from the most ‘built-for-purpose’ helicopters to breathing new life into old machines. The...
View ArticleIndia’s careful approach to China continues
The speculation of Chinese dominance in the Indo-Pacific region has been well documented in the Indian press. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has raised New Delhi’s fears that Beijing’s...
View ArticleIndia and Pakistan Aerial Battle
David Oliver – For the first time in the 21st Century, the air forces of India and Pakistan are becoming involved in air combat. Following the terrorist attack which killed forty Indian personnel and...
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