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Navy and Air Force modernise, Army remains mired in high personnel costs

Budget allocations barely diverge from a simple formula: Give the army 60 per cent, the air force 24 per cent and the remaining 16 per cent to the navy

Defence Ministry clears Rs 40,000-cr project for 6 advanced submarines

The six submarines will have 'air independent propulsion' (AIP), which will allow them to remain submerged for up to 14 days

India asks Russia for 18 more Sukhoi-30MKI fighters to alleviate shortfall

Rs 8,000-crore contract will boost IAF's Sukhoi-30 fleet to 290 fighters

NDA has had both success & failure with defence industry: Baba Kalyani

The SP Policy is intended to build private sector capability in defence production.

New naval base in Andamans boosts military posture in Indian Ocean

Expanding the airfield to 10,000 feet would also allow wide-bodied airliners to carry out commercial operations from INS Kohassa, facilitating tourism in the Andamans

Pakistan tests tactical nuclear missile against Indian 'Cold Start' attack

Tactical nuclear weapons like the Nasr are globally recognised as highly destabilising weapons since their use is very likely to trigger escalation to higher-yield bombs by the adversary

Future of IAF's Jaguars uncertain as high cost plagues engine upgrade plan

Future of four Jaguar squadrons uncertain as Air Force puts project on hold

Derailed by Russia's Crimea invasion, IAF's AN-32 upgrade resumes

The upgrade programme was halted in 2014, when Antonov had refurbished only 45 of the IAF's 105 AN-32s

HAL successfully test-fires air-to-air missile from Light Combat Helicopter

Firm has begun building the 15 LCHs cleared for production, even though the Army and IAF are still to place orders

HAL fights for indigenous HTT-40 trainer as IAF seeks Swiss Pilatus planes

Even as HAL seeks a green light for manufacturing the HTT-40, the IAF is pressing for buying 38 more Pilatus PC-7 Mark II basic trainers from Switzerland, to supplement the 75 it already operates

Travels and travails on the LoC

This book is, ultimately, a useful and interesting read for students of India-Pakistan relations

Production of Tejas Mark 1A disrupted as IAF sits on HAL's proposal

The Defence Procurement Procedure of 2016 (DPP-2016) requires the TEC to complete its evaluation in 10 weeks. It has already been with the IAF for 10 months

Army's new war structures for swift attacks to be field-tested in May

Good post-Wuhan relations see Indian soldiers teaching Chinese the bhangra

Army Chief Bipin Rawat open to talks with Afghan Taliban, sans conditions

The Army chief was participating in a discussion on terrorism at the ongoing Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi

Malaysia shows interest in India's Tejas fighter jets, may buy 30 of them

Malaysia's switch to the Tejas fighter would be a second disappointment to Pakistan, after Sri Lanka earlier backed away from the JF-17 after first expressing interest

IAF holds back Rs 20,000 crore from HAL, as foreign vendors get paid

With zero cash balance, firm takes Rs 781-crore loan to pay salaries

Defence acquisition: Not yet in the fast lane

Whether for this government or the next, there is no avoiding reform

HAL's light chopper tested to 20,000 feet, ready for high altitude trial

Success of Light Utility Helicopter opens door to civilian, export markets

Israeli radar means Tejas aircraft won't have world-class Meteor missile

The IAF had made the Meteor an essential pre-condition for ordering the fighter in large numbers

Rafale deal: SC seeks pricing details of 36 fighters from Centre

On October 10, SC stated it would not get into 'the issue of pricing or the question of technical suitability' of the French fighter