According to an Indian defense source, a highly-maneuverable version of a sea-based Brahmos supersonic cruise missile was successfully tested by the Indian Navy . India has updated BrahMos missiles by installing the advanced satellite navigation systems from Russia’s Kh-555 and Kh-101 strategic long-range cruise missiles, adding GPS-GLONASS technology to the...
Boeing C-17 enters acceptance testing for India
India’s first C-17 has entered flight acceptance testing by the U.S. Air force at Edwards AFB, California, as part of a fast-track foreign military sales (FMS) program that will see four other deliveries to India’s Hindon Air Force Station near New Delhi this year. Only the first aircraft will be...
India's Navy to spend $1 billion on Utility Helicopter, releases Requests for Proposal
The Indian Navy has sent requests for proposals (RFPs) to all major rotorcraft vendors, including Bell Helicopter Textron, EADS's Eurocopter, Finmeccanica's AgustaWestland, Russian Helicopters and Sikorsky. According to Aviation Week, the navy requires vendors to offer twin-engine helicopters that can operate in adverse weather day/night conditions for SAR and conduct...
Boeing hopes for up to $10 billion of orders of P8-i Aircraft from India
On New Year's Day in 2009, the Indian Navy announced the $2.1 billion purchase of eight Boeing P-8i Poseidon aircraft. The first of these modified 737s have already been delivered as of last month. According to a report in the Business Standard newspaper, The P8-Is will operate from INS Rajali,...
India expected to order $86 million of torpedoes from US
The U.S. Congress was officially notified of the potential sale of Mk-54 Lightweight Torpedoes to the Indian Navy. The Mk-54 is the most advanced lightweight torpedo in the U.S. Navy inventory and is intended to be deployed with the Boeing P-8I maritime patrol aircraft, eight of which are currently being...
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...