DefenceTalkPARIS: France has agreed ‘in principle’ to India’s request for a crucial internal guidance technology to be provided by French company Safran (Sagem) for the BrahMos missiles. The issue was discussed in a bilateral meeting between the French Minister of Defence Jean-Yves Le Drian and visiting Indian Minister of State for Defence Production Rao Inderjit […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-to-supply-key-technology-for-brahmos-missiles-64604/

DefenceTalkSTOCKHOLM: The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reported Monday that nuclear states — including Pakistan and India — continue to upgrade their stockpiles despite an international trend towards disarmament. Between 2010 and 2015, the number of warheads fell from 22,600 to 15,850 according to the institute’s annual disarmament report which said that US and Russia […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-india-increase-arsenals-despite-disarmament-trend-report-64504/

DefenceTalkIndia’s new indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC), the INS Vikrant, has been floated out of her building drydock and towed over to a fitting-out quay for the final steps in her construction. She is due to be delivered to the Indian Navy in late 2016. Sea trials will commence in 2017 and last two years before […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-navy-floats-out-new-aircraft-carrier-64486/

DefenceTalkIndia is unlikely to buy more than 36 French Rafale fighters as of now, less than one-third of the 126 jets that were envisaged under the now-scrapped $20 billion MMRCA (medium multi-role combat aircraft) project. But another 20 Rafale jets might be procured at a later stage to make a total of three squadrons, much […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-unlikely-to-go-for-more-than-36-rafale-fighters-at-this-stage-64375/

DefenceTalkThe defence ministry has cleared two crucial deals worth more than $3.1 billion to equip the Indian Air Force with US-built attack and heavy-lift helicopters. Defence minister Manohar Parrikar has sent the proposals to buy 22 AH-64D Apache Longbow attack and 15 CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift copters — both platforms manufactured by US defence giant Boeing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-mod-okays-deals-worth-over-3bn-to-buy-15-chinook-22-apache-copters-64306/

DefenceTalkhe Indian Air Force (IAF) doesn`t intend to ground its fleet of Sukhoi SU-30MKI combat jets despite a sixth plane crashing in six years, says Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar even as concerns over the frontline fighter continue. The SU-30 fleet has in the past been grounded thrice after accidents but this would not happen again […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-to-investigate-su-30-fleet-after-sixth-crash-64285/

DefenceTalkThe defence ministry on Wednesday night cleared several major long-pending stalled projects worth over Rs 25,000 crore ($3.91 billion), including the Rs 11,929 crore ($1.86 billion) one for 56 medium transport aircraft by the Tata-Airbus consortium, Rs 2,900 crore ($453 million) for 145 American M-777 ultralight howizers and Rs 3,000 crore ($469 million) for around […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-to-acquire-airbus-c-295s-m-777-guns-helicopters-64211/

DefenceTalkIndia’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft project, in the works for over three decades, came under severe criticism from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on Friday, which said the Mark-I version has several shortcomings and does not meet IAF specifications. Not only that, Indian Air Force (IAF) would be “constrained” to induct the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-auditor-faults-lca-aircraft-project-says-it-fails-to-meet-air-forces-needs-64148/

DefenceTalkThe multi-billion deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets could see French defence major Dassault Aviation entering into a joint venture with state-run HAL or any private player to set up a base here for augmenting its existing production line. Defence sources said such a step, if taken, will not only allow the French firm to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rafale-deal-dassault-likely-to-enter-joint-venture-with-hal-64097/

DefenceTalkThe armed forces’ quest for new helicopters has seen controversies, scams and scrapping of tenders, much like the lingering Bofors ghost not allowing the induction of any new artillery howitzer in the Army for the last 30 years. In a bid to break the jinx, the Centre is set to kick off the hunt for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-set-to-scout-for-100-naval-helicopters-64095/