Asia Pacific Daily News India floating AESA radar bids for HAL Tejas Mk-1A by Bilal Khan December 19, 2016 2729Views 7Comments Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has issued a tender for active electronically-scanned array (AESA) radars for the HAL Tejas Mk-1A…
Asia Pacific Daily News Indian Navy not yet ready to push ahead with Naval Tejas by Bilal Khan December 4, 2016 2584Views 22Comments The Indian Navy has determined that the Naval Tejas is not yet adequate for carrier operations because its low thrust-to-weight ratio…
Asia Pacific Daily News India inks M777 lightweight howitzer purchase by Bilal Khan December 1, 2016 2688Views 6Comments The Government of India has inked a $750 million U.S. contract for 145 BAE Systems M777 lightweight towed howitzers…
Asia Pacific Daily News India test flies homegrown unmanned aerial vehicle – RUSTOM-II by Bilal Khan November 17, 2016 2621Views 3Comments India has successfully test flown its indigenously developed medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, the RUSTOM-II…
Asia Pacific Daily News India will lease a second Akula-class nuclear attack submarine by Bilal Khan October 28, 2016 2690Views 7Comments The Indian Navy will lease a second Akula-class nuclear attack submarine (SSN) to take over from its current Akula-class SSN, INS Chakra…
Asia Pacific Daily News Reports claim India will not use DRDO AIP to power Scorpenes by Bilal Khan October 26, 2016 2705Views 4Comments The Indian Navy has reportedly decided to omit to integrate a homegrown air-independent propulsion system to its forthcoming DCNS Scorpene submarines …
Daily News India’s HCL Technologies Ltd. will acquire U.S.-based Butler Aerospace by Bilal Khan October 23, 2016 2624Views 1Comment Indian IT services giant HCL Technologies will acquire the U.S.-based engineering consulting firm Butler Aerospace for $85 million U.S. …
Daily News India & Russia will jointly manufacture Ka-226T helicopters by Bilal Khan October 20, 2016 2628Views 3Comments New Delhi and Moscow agreed to jointly manufacture Kamov Ka-226T light utility helicopters in India as a means to help meet Indian armed forces needs…
Daily Views The impact of India’s S-400 purchase by Bilal Khan October 18, 2016 2652Views 34Comments An overview and analysis of India’s air defence strategy, especially with its recent agreement to purchase S-400 long-range SAM systems from Russia …
Asia Pacific Daily News India begins search for MiG-21 replacement by Bilal Khan October 17, 2016 2656Views 22Comments The Government of India has begun the process of selecting probable candidates for replacing the Indian Air Force’s legacy MiG-21 interceptors …