Year: 2021

Quad, has TINA factor. Scope in Space and Defence

Posted on by india defence | 111 Views | 8 min read

NATO had looked after post-world war interests of Europe and US, the common security interests of ‘Quad’ are still being defined, but would be clearly aimed at countering Chinese aggression of not following a rules based order.

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Biden: Will hold China accountable, matches Trump’s policy

Posted on by india defence | 231 Views | 3 min read

The US is clear that in order to deal with these things in the future, we are going to hold China accountable to follow the rules whether it relates to the South China Sea or the North China Sea, or their agreement made on Taiwan, or a whole range of other things.

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Russia losses share in military equipment market in India

Posted on by india defence | 362 Views | 4 min read

Russia was the largest arms supplier to India in both 2011–15 and 2016–20. However, Russia’s deliveries dropped by 53 per cent between the two periods and its share of total Indian arms imports fell from 70 to 49 per cent”

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India seeks ASW capable ‘Predator’ drones

Posted on by india defence | 409 Views | 5 min read

India is looking at two variants. One for the Navy and the other for the Army and the IAF. India has, so far, been studying the MQ9B-Sky Guardian and the Sea Guardian, models of the company. However, some of the drones will the latest variant of the predator family called the MQ-9A block 5, that has been successfully tested for anti submarine warfare (ASW) capability in January this year.

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Fighters, Brahmos, Tanks, missiles and Guns can be exported from India

Posted on by india defence | 947 Views | 3 min read

The export list, among other items, includes the fighter jet Tejas, locally made artillery guns the ATAGS and notably the Brahmos missile systems a joint venture between India and Russia.

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$130 billion to spend, India opens arms to local and foreign makers

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We plan to spend 130 Billion Dollars on military modernization over the next 7-8 years ,” Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

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Decisive shift India allocates $ 18 Bn for military equipment

Posted on by india defence | 1157 Views | 2 min read

An allocation of almost $ 18 billion, under what is called the ‘Capital head’ of its budget, is the largest increase in 15 years when calculated on an year-on-year basis. It also almost doubles the allocation within past four years. In the budget presented in February 2017 the allocation was Rs 69,473 Crore ( approx $ 9.26 billion).

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Boeing F-15EX offer, adds new dimension to Indo-US ties

Posted on by india defence | 892 Views | 4 min read

The F-15EX, is the latest and most advanced version of the combat-proven, multi-role, all-weather day/night aircraft from the F-15 family of jets. The F-15EX can offer a future-ready, multi-role solution to the Indian Air Force in the form of unmatched payload, performance, and persistence by integrating leading edge technologies, networks, and weapons and sensors

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