The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) a part of India's Ministry of Defense, established the Extreme Altitude Research Center at Chang La, a mountain pass at an elevation of 17, 590 ft. The center which is 47 miles off Leh town towards Pangong Lake, is poised to be the world’s...
India Wants to Export Weapons
India’s Defense Research and Development Organization has identified 15 weapon systems that may have an export market, the country’s top military scientist Avinash Chander said. The military hardware shortlisted for export includes Astra beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles, Prahar surface-to-surface missiles, Akash missiles, Light combat aircraft, Tejas, supersonic cruise missile Brahmos, Sonars,...
Indian Defense Minister’s Shopping List
India currently has an outdated system of weaponry, and the armed forces face a shortage of ammunition, submarines, helicopters, and fighter jets to mention a few of the items that are urgently needed, according to a report on NDTV, a media company that owns a news channel in India The...
India to develop own AWACS aircraft
According to the Defense Minister A.K Antony, three Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) aircraft are now operating in the Indian Air Force. The aircraft are meant as force multipliers for specific area cover in Net Centric Operations and not for the surveillance of the country. IAF is keen to acquire...
India celebrates Republic Day, in Delhi in San Francisco and all over
India celebrated its 63rd Republic Day on January showing off its latest weapons at a military parade in the capital, Delhi. According to the BBC, thousands of people turned up at Rajpath (King's Avenue) to watch the parade amid tight security. More than 25,000 policemen and paramilitary forces guarded the...
India hikes defense budget, is now world's largest arms importer
India is now world's largest arms importer, receiving 9 per cent of the volume of international arms transfers during 2006–11 according to The Stockholm International Peace Research Insititute (SIPRI). While 82 percent of these shipments came from Russia, and while Russia remains a major supplier for the future, American companies...