India will issue request for proposals for 100 microlight aircraft which are used to train air wing cadets of its National Cadet Corps. The Defense Acquisition Council meeting headed by defense minister Manohar Parrikar made a decision to issue the RFPs, reports Defense World. The National Cadet Corps is an...
India Keen to Utilize U.S. Expertise For Next-gen Aircraft Carrier
India is hoping to incorporate American expertise in catapult launch technology into its recently announced indigenous 65,000-ton aircraft carrier INS Vishaal, India’s most ambitious aircraft carrier project. This was disclosed after the signing of the 10 year U.S.-India Enhanced Defense Framework Agreement by Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Indian Defense...
India looks to European and American Companies for a Light Fighter to Replace MiG 21
Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar announced that, in addition to the Rafale, India could buy a second foreign fighter, in the lightweight category, to replace several MiG-21 squadrons that will retire this decade. Lockheed Martin’s F-16IN Super Hornet, Swedish company Saab’s Gripen NG, the Russian Yak-13, may be contenders for the...
U.S. and India Moving Ahead on Joint Defense Projects
India and the United States have sealed two agreements, one to jointly develop protective gear for soldiers against biological and chemical warfare, and the other on building next-generation power sources for the battlefield, according to Reuters. Each of these projects have $1 million in funding shared equally by the two sides,...
India to Finalize $5 Billion Fighter Jet Deal in May
India and France are likely to finalize the purchase of 36 Dassault Rafale fighters for the Indian Air Force by end May reports IHS Janes. France is likely to divert Rafale jets from its own military production in order to fulfill India’s urgent requirement for these warplanes. The French Defense...
Modi Accelerates India Defense Spending
In a concentrated effort to modernize its armed forces, the Defense Acquisition Council of India has approved 41 proposals at a cost of $19 billion since June, defense minister Manohar Parrikar told parliament in New Delhi this December. In July this year, Modi increased the limit on foreign direct investment...