The soldiers came after midnight, Abid Khan says, his hands trembling, one of around two dozen young men in just one part of occupied Kashmir who say they have been tortured by the Indian army. The alleged abuse, residents say, is aimed at creating a climate of fear after India stripped the long-restive, blood-soaked Himalayan […]

DefenceTalkIndia will shortly take delivery of two M-777 ultra-light howitzers, manufacturer BAE Systems said on Thursday, the country’s first such acquisition in over three decades after a major corruption scandal in the 1980s. The equipment is a part of a US$750 million deal New Delhi signed with the US last year to buy 145 howitzers […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indias-army-to-get-first-howitzers-in-three-decades-69991/

DefenceTalkThe Indian Army on Tuesday successfully test fired an advanced version of the Brahmos land-attack cruise missile in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, revalidating the weapon’s strike capability. The land-to-land configuration of Brahmos missile was launched from a mobile autonomous launcher (MAL). The test firing of the block-III version of the missile demonstrated the weapon’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-army-successfully-test-fires-brahmos-land-attack-missile-69901/

DefenceTalkThe Defence Ministry today approved the much-delayed purchase of 145 Ultralight howitzers, worth about Rs 5,000 crore, from the US and also the bulk production of 18 Dhanush artillery guns, the first acquisition of such weapon systems by the Army in three decades since the Bofors scandal. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-to-buy-145-m777-howitzers-67715/

DefenceTalkNEW DELHI: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Moscow, the government Thursday cleared an approximately Rs 30,000-crore (approx. $4.8 billion—Ed.) plan to purchase five units of the Russian S-400 Triumph air defence missile system. The acquisition will pave the way towards plugging the gaps in the existing air defence (AD) capability of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-approves-acquisition-of-russian-s-400-missile-system-66139/

DefenceTalkFrustrated by long delays in replacing their growing stockpile of obsolescent equipment, India’s three armed service chiefs have been warning the government that procurement delays are compromising the country’s war preparedness, military sources have told The Hindu. The government, the sources said, was told the Air Force’s combat jet fleet would soon begin shrinking dangerously, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indias-ageing-war-machine-could-grind-to-a-halt-govt-warned-58891/

DefenceTalkIndia’s Defense Ministry has signed a contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited for delivery of T-90 tank missiles manufactured under Russian license to the Indian army, The Hindu daily newspaper reported Tuesday. Under the contract, estimated at $470 million, the deliveries of the Invar missiles, to be put on T-90 tanks, are to be completed within […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-defense-ministry-signs-contract-for-t-90-missiles-48823/