India, Russia 5th Generation Fighter Jet Deal is ‘Lost’

SOURCE: THE DIPLOMAT India and Russia have hit another hurdle in moving forward with one of their most prestigious joint defense projects, the co-development and production of the the Sukhoi/HAL Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA), known in India as the Perspective Multirole Fighter (PMF). A senior Indian Air Force official revealed last week that Russia […]

The post India, Russia 5th Generation Fighter Jet Deal is ‘Lost’ appeared first on Indian Defence Research Wing.

from Indian Defence Research Wing http://ift.tt/2rdd0ae
via IFTTThttp://idrw.org

Hopeful of getting INS Vikrant by 2020, says Navy chief

SOURCE: ENS The Navy is hopeful of getting INS Vikrant, India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier which is being made at the Kochi shipyard, by 2020. “We are hopeful she will start trials in 2019 and we will take delivery in 2020,” Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba told reporters Wednesday on the sidelines of a seminar […]

The post Hopeful of getting INS Vikrant by 2020, says Navy chief appeared first on Indian Defence Research Wing.

from Indian Defence Research Wing http://ift.tt/2qHPIGe
via IFTTThttp://idrw.org

Four Players Evince Interest to Supply 57 Fighter Jets to Indian Navy

SOURCE: PTI Four international players have shown an interest in providing the Navy with 57 multi-role combat fighter jets for its aircraft carrier, Indian Navy chief Sunil Lanba said on Wednesday. The chief of naval staff also said the Scorpene submarine Kalvari is going through its final phase of trials and should be delivered by […]

The post Four Players Evince Interest to Supply 57 Fighter Jets to Indian Navy appeared first on Indian Defence Research Wing.

from Indian Defence Research Wing http://ift.tt/2rdodYF
via IFTTThttp://idrw.org

Jammu and Kashmir: Indian Army kills five Pakistani soldiers in LoC strike

SOURCE: LIVE MINT The Indian Army’s special forces in Kashmir on Wednesday eliminated a Pakistani Border Action Team (BAT) of five enemy soldiers, a government official said. The offensive was conducted along the Line of Control in the Muzaffarabad sector by the Army’s Para (special forces), the official said on condition of anonymity. BAT is […]

The post Jammu and Kashmir: Indian Army kills five Pakistani soldiers in LoC strike appeared first on Indian Defence Research Wing.

from Indian Defence Research Wing http://ift.tt/2qI7s4n
via IFTTThttp://idrw.org

Pak seeks info from India on its Lt Col who went missing in Nepal

SOURCE: TNN In what might turn out to be another twist in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, Pakistan has written to India seeking information about its former army officer, Lt Col Mohammed Habib Zahir, who went missing from Nepal on April 6. Anonymous Pakistan security officials in the past have been quoted by Pakistan media as […]

The post Pak seeks info from India on its Lt Col who went missing in Nepal appeared first on Indian Defence Research Wing.

from Indian Defence Research Wing http://ift.tt/2rdfRjt
via IFTTThttp://idrw.org

India hasn’t ‘closed door’ on Australia joining Malabar exercises

SOURCE: LIVEMINT India is looking to scale up its defence engagement with Australia from a bilateral to multilateral level in a calibrated manner by including it in naval exercises between India, US and Japan in the future, two people familiar with the development said on Wednesday. This follows news reports that India has rejected a […]

The post India hasn’t ‘closed door’ on Australia joining Malabar exercises appeared first on Indian Defence Research Wing.

from Indian Defence Research Wing http://ift.tt/2qImMh4
via IFTTThttp://idrw.org

Indian Navy to build force armed with cutting-edge technology

SOURCE: FE The Indian Navy has underlined four primary expectations to build a force of tomorrow which is armed with cutting edge technologies with a distinct ‘Make in India’ stamp. Talking to media persons on the sidelines of a two-day international seminar with the theme ‘Building India’s Future Navy: Technology Imperatives’, organised by FICCI, Navy chief […]

The post Indian Navy to build force armed with cutting-edge technology appeared first on Indian Defence Research Wing.

from Indian Defence Research Wing http://ift.tt/2rd08B6
via IFTTThttp://idrw.org