DefenceTalkIndia’s Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile ASTRA was once again successfully test fired today by the Indian Air Force off the coast of Odisha near the Integrated Test Range, Balasore. The missile has been indigenously designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). In today’s test flight an ASTRA missile carrying […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indias-bvr-air-to-air-missile-astra-successfully-test-fired-63608/

DefenceTalkThe Indian Air Force plans to start mounting BrahMos cruise missiles on its aircraft in 2016, BrahMos Aerospace CEO Sudhir Mishra told RIA Novosti Wednesday. The short-range supersonic missile was jointly developed by Russia and India and has been in use by the Indian Navy since 2005. “The missile is scheduled to be adopted in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-air-force-to-use-brahmos-missile-by-2016-63576/

DefenceTalkJOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii: From Feb. 18 through 22, more than 95 U.S. military personnel and Defense Department civilians were among the thousands assembled from around the globe to participate in Aero India 2015, the region’s largest tradeshow. “The tradeshow allowed the U.S. to strengthen its ties with India while furthering military-to-military relationships,” said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/aero-india-15-showcases-india-us-partnership-63541/

DefenceTalkIndia’s defence ministry Saturday cleared a project worth Rs.32,000 crore for 12 mine sweeping vessels to be made in the country, along with some other projects including one for buying 38 basic trainer aircrafts. In a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, the government also cleared acquisition of 38 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-to-buy-mine-sweeping-vessels-trainer-aircraft-63324/

DefenceTalkIndia’s Kalyani industrial group announced on Thursday a “substantial” joint venture with Israel to make missiles and other weapons, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi eased rules on foreign ownership in defence. Kalyani and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defence Systems will make advanced missile systems and other technologies at a facility near the the southern Indian city […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indias-kalyani-group-announces-israel-defence-venture-63252/

DefenceTalkIndia has successfully test-flown a nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface missile from a test range in the eastern state of Odisha. The Prithvi-II missile was launched Thursday by personnel of the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) from a road mobile launcher at 9.15 am, The Hindu, an English-language daily newspaper, reports. Around seven minutes later the missile splashed down […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-test-fires-nuclear-capable-missile-3-63247/

DefenceTalkIn a major step towards building a formidable blue-water Navy for the future, the Modi government has cleared the indigenous construction of seven stealth frigates and six nuclear-powered attack submarines, which together will cost well upwards of Rs 1 lakh crore ($16.1 billion—Ed.) The Cabinet committee on security (CCS) took these decisions in tune with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-approves-construction-of-7-stealth-frigates-6-nuclear-subs-63199/

DefenceTalkAccording to Sputnik News, India and Russia are to discuss modernizing India’s Su-30MKI Flanker-H fleet at Aero India 2015 in Bangalore. India is in the midst of a massive, military-wide modernization push that includes procurement of new assets as well as multiple and intensive upgrades to existing inventory. Some estimates put the total cost at […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-su-30mki-may-receive-brahmos-capability-aesa-63142/

DefenceTalkThe defence ministry is likely to soon take a decision on the joint bid of Tata and Airbus to replace Indian Air Force’s aging fleet of 56 Avro aircraft with C-295 military transport carriers. Defence ministry sources said the next meetings of the defence acquisition council (DAC) will deliberate on the bid worth multi crore […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-set-to-approve-c-295-purchase-62864/

DefenceTalkIndia on Saturday succeeded for the first time in using a mobile launcher to test-fire a long-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead deep inside rival China. Although Saturday’s launch was the third test of the Agni V missile, it was the first time the weapon had been fired from a so-called canister mounted […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-tests-long-range-missile-from-mobile-launcher-62494/