DefenceTalkPakistan Tuesday said it opposed a new nuclear deal signed between the US and India during a recent trip to New Delhi by President Barak Obama, saying it was detrimental to stability in South Asia. The US and India reached an agreement Sunday during Obama’s visit to New Delhi, breaking the deadlock that has stalled […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-opposes-new-india-us-nuclear-deal-62243/

DefenceTalkRenewing their expansive defense framework for another 10 years, India and the US on Sunday decided to kick off joint manufacturing of four relatively modest military products and explore the development of two more high-end technologies. The two nations agreed to step up joint combat exercises, maritime security endeavors, intelligence-sharing mechanisms, military exchanges and the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-us-to-kick-off-joint-production-on-4-defense-projects-62210/

DefenceTalkRussia could supply the Indian Navy with “stealthy” submarines, equipped with air-independent propulsion (AIP) systems if India opens a tender for them, a senior official at Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation told RIA Novosti on Wednesday. “The Russian side is ready to supply a foreign client with a submarine refitted to meet any requests […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-ready-to-supply-india-with-anaerobic-submarines-62095/

DefenceTalkThirty-two years after the project was sanctioned, the first indigenously-built Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) was today handed over by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to the IAF, a red letter day for Indian defence and aerospace sector. The handover signals the start of a process of induction of the fighters, a 4.5th generation aircraft being […]https://www.defencetalk.com/tejas-light-combat-aircraft-handed-over-to-indian-air-force-61999/

DefenceTalkRussian and Indian engineers have completed the preliminary design for the export version of the fifth generation fighter jet – the PAK-FA, announced Andrey Marshankin, Regional Director for International Cooperation of the United Aircraft Corporation. “At the moment, together with our Indian colleagues, we have finished creating an export version of the PAK-FA, known in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-india-agree-fgfa-preliminary-design-61868/

DefenceTalkIndia on Monday said France would have to adhere to the conditions specified in the original tender for the $20 billion MMRCA (medium multi-role combat aircraft) project, even as defence secretary R K Mathur left for Paris amid the deadlock over the mega deal for 126 Rafale fighters. “The RFP (request for proposal) terms have […]https://www.defencetalk.com/original-terms-have-to-be-met-in-rafale-jet-deal-parrikar-61866/

DefenceTalkAn advance Electronic Warfare suite (EW suite) developed by Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE), a DRDO laboratory, flew for the first time onboard the “Tejas-PV1 Light Combat Aircraft” today at Bengaluru. In addition to the Radar Warner, the EW suite is also equipped with jammer. It gives to the pilot an additional capability of nullifying […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-gen-electronic-warfare-equipment-integrated-on-tejas-aircraft-61853/

DefenceTalkThe Hon’ble Raksha Mantri, Shri Manohar Parrikar handed over the first overhauled Su-30 MKI to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Nasik today. The handing over of the world’s first overhauled SU-30 MKI coincides with 50 years of establishment of Nasik Division of the HAL. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/hal-delivers-first-upgraded-su-30-to-indian-air-force-61851/

DefenceTalkIndia plans to take a final call, one way or the other, on the gigantic $20 billion MMRCA (medium multi-role combat aircraft) project to acquire 126 French Rafale fighters before Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits France and Germany in April. Sources said the defence ministry is now hopping mad with French aviation major Dassault’s continuing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-rafale-deal-hits-rough-weather-61849/

DefenceTalkPakistan and India on Thursday exchanged lists of their nuclear sites under an agreement barring them from attacking each others atomic facilities in the event of war, officials said. The annual New Year’s Day exchange was established under a 1988 agreement. The neighbors, who have fought three wars, have also set up a telephone hotline […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-india-swap-lists-of-nuclear-facilities-prisoners-61236/