Indian Naval Aviation turns to the United States
India’s naval aviation, which was
overwhelming equipped with Russian and Soviet era hardware, has emphasized
supplies from the United States to bolster its maritime surveillance and anti-submarine
assets.
The latest acquisition is a contract for
the supply of 24...
Damen Shipyards investigated for corruption over sales in the Caribbean
After dominating the Caribbean market of the supply of patrol vessels, the Damen shipyards in Gorinchem, the Netherlands, have been the subject of an investigation by the Dutch authorities.
The investigation began with Damen's...
India’s Tejas Mk.1 enters a new production phase
After being inducted into No. 45 sqn of
the Indian Air Force in 2016 and with the latter unit reaching its sanctioned
unit establishment of sixteen Tejas Mk. Initial operational clearance aircraft,
an upgraded version of the...
India to order 83 Tejas Mk1A despite modest defence budget
India’s defence budget, presented as
part of the country’s annual budget on February 1 2020, registered a very
modest 5.6% increase over last year but only 1.9% more after 2019 saw additional
purchases of munitions and spares...
India’s Air Force Supports Indigenous Projects
India’s new Chief of Air Staff Air Chief
Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, has strongly come out in support of indigenous
products to move the Indian Air Force’s modernization plans forward.
Confirming plans to procure 21 MiG-29...
Argentina has two submarines in a warehouse
At present, Argentina has two half-finished submarines stored in a warehouse waiting for a budget and a political decision that does not arrive. It was in the 70s when Argentina embarked on an ambitious...
India’s SFC and DRDO to Investigate Agni-III Missile Failure
On 30th November 2019, a
routine user trial of an Agni-III missile, conducted by the Indian Strategic
Forces Command, ended in failure. This has prompted an investigation to be initiated
with the SFC and the development agency,...
Clearer Plans Emerge on the Fate of Trinidad’s Air Guard AW-139s
In answering questions placed in the country’s Parliament on 18 October 2019, Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of National Security Stuart Young, gave some clearer indications of plans for the four AW-139 helicopters belonging to...