Vivek Raghuvanshi
Vivek Raghuvanshi is the India correspondent for Defense News.
All Stories By
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, Russia to Announce Ka-226T Helicopter Joint Venture
India and Russia are to announce a joint venture agreement to produce the Ka-226T light utility helicopter on Oct. 15, the first day of this weekend's meeting in Goa, India, of the association of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
Indian Naval LPD Program Making Headway With 2 Domestic Vendors
Only Reliance Defence and Engineering Limited and private sector business Larsen & Toubro cleared the financial and technical tests from September.
India Launches Global Search for Single-Engine Fighter Jets
India has begun a fresh program to acquire single-engine fighter aircraft to be built in India on the basis of foreign technology.
Indian Army in Global Hunt for Assault Rifles, Endangering Excalibur
India has begun a global hunt to buy specific caliber assault rifles, putting into question the fate of the homegrown assault rifle Excalibur, which is still in development.
India Unlikely To Buy Additional Rafale Fighter Jets, MoD Source Says
India is unlikely to acquire additional Rafale fighter jets because the Indian Air Force is "fully satisfied" following the recently signed $8.8 billion deal to purchase 36 of the fighters, according to a source with the Indian Ministry of Defence.
Dassault Aviation, Reliance Group Form Joint Venture in India
The announcement of Dassault Reliance Aerospace comes less than two weeks from when India and France signed a deal for the procurement of 36 Rafale fighters for the Indian Air Force.
India Claims 'Surgical Strikes' on Terrorist Camps Across Pakistani Border
"The strikes were launched on Wednesday based on very specific and credible information that some terrorist units had positioned themselves with an aim to carry out infiltration and terrorist strikes."
India's BEL Eyes Missile Integration Market
Indian defense electronics giant Bharat Electronics Limited plans to develop into a leading missile systems integrator within the next five years, according to the company's outgoing chairman.
Interview With Sunil Kumar Sharma, Chairman of BEL
Bharat Electronics Limited's chairman, who is retiring on Sept. 30, 2016, participated in a Q&A by email with Defense News about his experience with the defense industry and Indian policies.
India Inks Deal With France for 36 Rafale Fighter Jets
India has signed a contract for 36 Rafale fighter jets, manufacturer Dassault Aviation said.
Featured Video
0 seconds of 2 minutes, 10 secondsVolume 0%
Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts
Shortcuts Open/Close/ or ?
Play/PauseSPACE
Increase Volume↑
Decrease Volume↓
Seek Forward→
Seek Backward←
Captions On/Offc
Fullscreen/Exit Fullscreenf
Mute/Unmutem
Decrease Caption Size-
Increase Caption Size+ or =
Seek %0-9
Live
00:00
02:10
02:10
