DefenceTalkThe Indian Air Force’s Sukhoi Su-30MKI (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H) multipurpose fighter jet equipped with an air-launched version of the BrahMos cruise missile has performed the first flight, spokesman for the Russian-Indian BrahMos Aerospace Company Praveen Pathak told TASS. “India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has carried out the first flight of the Su-30MKI fighter jet […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-su-30mki-jet-equipped-with-brahmos-cruise-missile-performs-first-flight-67723/

DefenceTalkThe world’s biggest nuclear powers, the US and Russia, are slowly reducing their nuclear arsenals but are modernizing their capacities, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said on Monday. Nine states — the US, Russia, Britain, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea — had 15,395 nuclear warheads at the start of 2016, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-russia-cutting-nuke-arsenals-but-modernizing-study-67646/

DefenceTalkR&D work on the hypersonic version of the Russian-Indian BrahMos missile will start approximately in 2022, Marketing Director of the Russian-Indian BrahMos Aerospace Company Praveen Pathak told TASS on Thursday. A prototype of the BrahMos hypersonic missile is expected to be manufactured in 2024, the marketing director added. “This will be another missile with a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-india-prototype-brahmos-hypersonic-missile-67582/

DefenceTalkA massive fire that erupted at one of India’s largest military ammunition depots Tuesday killed at least 16 soldiers and firefighters, reigniting safety concerns about military equipment and installations. The blaze broke out in the early hours at the high-security facility which stores bombs, grenades and other ordnance outside the central city of Pulgaon. Flames […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-army-depot-fire-kills-16-raises-safety-fears-67568/

DefenceTalkTalks with the UAE, Chile, South Africa and Vietnam are in advanced stage concerning export the world’s fastest anti-ship cruise missile BrahMos NEW DELHI — India and Russia have agreed ‘in principle’ to export the world’s fastest anti-ship cruise missile, BrahMos, to third countries – the UAE, Vietnam, South Africa and Chile, Praveen Pathak, spokesman […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-russia-agree-to-export-brahmos-missiles-67542/

DefenceTalkThe government has decided to cancel all ongoing tenders for defence equipment won by Italy’s Finmeccanica as a precursor to blacklisting of the firm which is being investigated for bribery in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal. This was disclosed by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, who in an interview to news agency PTI also said that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-to-cancel-all-defence-tenders-bagged-by-finmeccanica-67537/

DefenceTalkUS Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will meet Indian leaders in New Delhi later Tuesday, seeking to bolster a strategic relationship Washington sees as crucial in the face of China’s growing military ambitions. Carter will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Manohar Parrikar and with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the visit, aimed at shoring up […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-courts-india-to-balance-chinas-military-ambitions-67235/

DefenceTalkUS Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and his Indian counterpart agreed Tuesday to strengthen their cooperation on maritime security, as concerns grow in Washington over Beijing’s growing military ambitions. Carter is in New Delhi to bolster a strategic relationship Washington considers crucial in the face of what it sees as China’s rising assertiveness, particularly in the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-india-agree-to-strengthen-maritime-cooperation-67232/

DefenceTalkChief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, speaking at the Peace and Prosperity seminar on Tuesday, said Indian intelligence agency RAW is actively involved in destabilizing Pakistan. “Hostile intelligence agencies are averse to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC),” said the chief of army staff. Let me make it clear that we will not allow anyone to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indias-raw-involved-in-destabilizing-pakistan-says-general-raheel-67225/

DefenceTalkDespite being the tenth largest arms importer in the world last year, Pakistan did not make it to a list of 15 countries with the highest military expenditure in 2015, compiled by a military think tank. Pakistan spent $9.5 billion on military expenses, up from its expenditure of $8.7 billion in 2014, according to data […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-worlds-sixth-largest-military-spender-report-67197/