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India's first indigenous carrier 'INS Vikrant' to be commissioned on Sept 2

India's first indigenous aircraft carrier carries on board an air wing consisting of 30 aircrafts

Boeing says its Super Hornet fighter makes economic and operational sense

Reveals plans to indigenise components and sub-systems, bolstering its Make-in-India claims and building on a successful track record of contributing to India's indigenous aerospace and defence

HAL signs agreement establishing footprint in Malaysia to export weaponry

Aerospace giant preparing for likely success in exporting Indian Tejas Mark 1A fighter

Lack of consensus delays construction of third indigenous aircraft carrier

The Navy has a difficult task ahead to convince the other two services, as well as elements in the Navy itself, that India needs a third, large, expensive carrier

Atmanirbhar push: PM Narendra Modi for innovation in defence products

"The world is seeing that India is changing. There is hope from India and the reason is the skills of 1.3 billion Indians," the PM said

Indigenously developed artillery gun to fire 21-gun salute on I-Day

The gun salute is a dramatic, centuries-old military salute or mark of respect, that involves firing guns or artillery

The view from Beijing

Mr Saran's credentials for authoring a book on China are exceptional, perhaps even unique

A first, US naval ship Charles Drew arrives in Indian shipyard for repair

According to senior Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials, New Delhi had proposed during the 2 + 2 dialoge in April that the US Navy could avail of the services and expertise of Indian shipyards

The aircraft and the carrier

The decision on the choice of a second indigenous aircraft carrier, which the navy is pushing for, will be crucial in determining India's maritime future

Taiwan ignores threats from China, braces for Pelosi visit aftermath

America has trodden carefully in its relations with communist China, especially on the issue of Taiwan

First indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant handed over to Navy

Until the Vikrant was decommissioned on January 31, 1997, she served the Indian Navy well

Hindustan Aeronautics signs $100-mn deal with Honeywell for trainer engines

The IAF, which currently imparts basic training to army and navy pilots in addition to its own, calculates that it needs 181 basic trainer aircraft

Ministry of Defence's iDEX-DIO signs its 100th innovation contract

Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar says, "We are confident that iDEX will make India the biggest defence innovation ecosystem in the world'

MoD bans imports from 18 top defence platforms, items to be made in India

Items include light-weight tanks, self-healing minefields, "plug-and-play housing" for soldiers at extreme altitudes, 127 mm naval gun, multi-role helicopter, among others

Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet completes operational demonstration

Rafale fighter also passed testing in Jan, but does not have twin-seat variant, which Indian Navy requires

Indian defence firms seek protection from exchange rate variation

India's private defence firms had last campaigned for ERV protection after being bruised by the rupee's fall from Rs 44 a dollar in October 2010 to below Rs 56 just a few months later

INS Sindhudhvaj retired after 35 years; India faces submarine shortfall

The 10 Kilo-class submarines that India bought from Russia between 1986 and 2000 are now down to seven conventional boats, as the navy calls submarines

Boeing fighter Super Hornet shows it can operate off Indian carriers

Super Hornet takes off from ski-jump, remotely controls three UAVs

Stealth frigate INS Dunagiri set for launch into the Hooghly River

INS Dunagiri is the reincarnation of an earlier frigate with the same name, which was part of the six-frigate Leander class

INS Vikrant finishes sea trials, to be delivered to navy soon

INS Vikrant will complement the INS Vikramaditya, currently the navy's lone carrier, which was acquired from Russia in 2013