With India determined to develop itself as a hub of defence manufacturing, how it handles the sale of the BrahMos would be an important factor in its potential emergence as a net provider of regional security in the Indo-Pacific. By: HARSH V. PANT and JAVIN ARYAN Earlier this month, India and the Philippines signed the “Implementing Arrangement”… Continue reading The BrahMos: Potential buyers, Competition and Hurdles
Month: March 2021
Indigenous light choppers get go-ahead, delivery in 2022
India is going ahead with an indigenous light utility helicopter (LUH) after it proved it worth during high altitude operations, including at the Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) airstrip on the China border. The defence ministry has given the go ahead for placing an order for 12 of the choppers, with developer and manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics… Continue reading Indigenous light choppers get go-ahead, delivery in 2022
Special Operations: British Future Commando Force
Britain is implementing a lot of their Future Commando Force modernization measures in 2021. These include new combat equipment, weapons, organizational concepts and tactics. One example of the new organizational concepts are two new commando units called Royal Marines Vanguard Strike Companies (VSC). These have been in development for several years and are entering service… Continue reading Special Operations: British Future Commando Force
The Typhoon proved more powerful than the F-35
The Italian Air Force has just announced the strongest configuration of the Typhoon – a ‘monster’ mode that makes this fighter much stronger than the fifth-generation F-35 aircraft. The published image shows Typhoon fighter carrying a total of 14 rockets and bombs of all kinds. In this special configuration, Typhoon carries Brimstone missiles, SPEAR 3 missiles,… Continue reading The Typhoon proved more powerful than the F-35
US new hypersonic missile can reach China in just 30 minutes
According to the British “Daily Express” report on March 17th, US President Biden is preparing to display the most advanced hypersonic missiles in the United States. The missile can travel at 20 times the speed of sound to the target, can reach Moscow in 20 minutes, and Beijing in half an hour. According to reports,… Continue reading US new hypersonic missile can reach China in just 30 minutes
300 refugees, 150 police personal came to India after “military coup” in Myanmar
Nearly 300 refugees have arrived in India after the coup in neighboring Myanmar. The special thing is that among these refugees there is 150 Myanmar Police personnel, who are opposing the military-junta (regime) and supporting the movement of civilians. Ever since the coup, military-rule has shut down Myanmar for the whole world. According to media reports, the… Continue reading 300 refugees, 150 police personal came to India after “military coup” in Myanmar
Four LeT terrorist gundown by Indian army in Shopian
Four Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces on Monday in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Manihal area of the district around midnight, following information about the presence of militants there, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Vijay Kumar said.… Continue reading Four LeT terrorist gundown by Indian army in Shopian
Indian army will get new light specialist vehicle from Mahindra
The light specialist vehicle is a modern fighting vehicle and will be authorised to various fighting units for carriage of medium machine guns, automatic grenade launchers as well as anti-tank guided missiles The Defence Ministry today signed a contract with Mahindra Defence Systems Ltd (MDSL) for supply of 1,300 Light Specialist Vehicles to the Indian… Continue reading Indian army will get new light specialist vehicle from Mahindra
Reasons why China’s FC-31 can’t be use as a shipborne aircraft
Advanced ship-borne aircraft can perform many tasks such as air defense, anti-ship and ground attack, and the carrier’s combat power has a great relationship with ship-borne aircraft performance. The better the performance of the ship-borne aircraft, the more powerful the aircraft carrier will be. And China’s aircraft carrier’s only carrier fighter is the J-15, which… Continue reading Reasons why China’s FC-31 can’t be use as a shipborne aircraft
Russia to equip nuclear submarine with hypersonic missile
To increase the ability to cope with the risk of external attacks, Russia will equip the Zircon hypersonic missile to all nuclear submarines. According to the Commander of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, the life expectancy of the multipurpose nuclear submarines of the 949A and 971 projects of the Russian Navy will be doubled,… Continue reading Russia to equip nuclear submarine with hypersonic missile