Vivek Raghuvanshi
Vivek Raghuvanshi is the India correspondent for Defense News.
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India awards contracts for Akash and BrahMos missiles, plus more ships
The ministry selected state-run Bharat Dynamics to supply the fully indigenous Akash weapon system, a short-range air defense system.
India orders Army communications satellite
Currently, the service is using 30% of the communications capabilities provided by the GSAT 7A, a satellite designed for the Air Force.
India awards three contracts to Bharat Electronics without competition
India’s Defence Ministry has awarded defense contracts to BEL worth a cumulative $814 million.
India to buy three homemade cadet training ships
The ships are to help train officer cadets at sea following basic training for the Indian Navy. India could also use them for humanitarian missions.
India approves purchase of 70 HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft
The new aircraft will complement the existing basic training fleet of Swiss-made PC-12 Mark II basic trainers with the Indian Air Force.
India successfully lands light combat aircraft, MiG-29K on carrier
A technology demonstrator of India’s single-engine light combat aircraft successfully landed on the country’s first locally built aircraft carrier.
India to boost defense spending by 13%, with billions for new weapons
The capital expenditure is meant for the procurement of weapons and platforms, and payment of outstanding committed liabilities for past defense contracts.
Indian lab teams up with France’s Naval Group on submarine tech
The partnership is for fuel cell-based air-independent propulsion systems in Kalvari-class submarines.
