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.
Indian weapons buyer approves $10B fund to equip military
About 97.4% of the funds will be used to procure indigenous materiel.
Indian Army seeks more than 2,200 drones
According to the Defence Ministry, orders are to be fulfilled within one year after contract signing.
Industry exercise finds India ‘underestimated’ future engine demand
Currently, India's engine demand is met by foreign imports and by state-run defense companies working under license.
India’s private defense firms seek level playing field as MoD preps new arms embargo
India has banned hundreds of defense technologies from import, but is the domestic industry seeing the benefits of government action?
Hindustan Aeronautics awards $100M engine contract to Honeywell
HAL is exploring export opportunities for the HTT-40 basic trainer with Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates.
See India conduct first flight of autonomous technology demonstrator SWiFT
The 1-ton SWiFT platform is powered by a Russian NPO Saturn 36MT turbofan engine.
India orders Astra weapon in move to break dependence on foreign missiles
The missile is expected to reduce India’s dependency on Russian R-77, French MICA and Israeli Derby beyond-visual-range missiles.
India halts Ka-31 helicopter deal with Russia
India asked to buy Ka-31 helicopters from Russia in May 2019, but the acquisition program faced inordinate delays due to the coronavirus pandemic and the platform’s high price tag.
Indian government clashes with foreign defense sector over offset demands
About half of India’s offset obligations across a set of 57 contracts worth $13.52 billion have resulted in either penalties or the threat of them, hampering the ability of foreign defense companies to do business in the country.
