NEW DELHI: Observing the growing challenges in the Indo-Pacific region, Head of General Defense Staff Bipin Rawat on Friday he said the world is witnessing a race for strategic bases in the Indian Ocean region (IOR), adding that it is only going to gain momentum in the times to come. …
Read More »India Leases Top-Notch US Drones for Surveillance Amid Border Dispute with China | India News
NEW DELHI: India has installed two MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones for top-tier surveillance missions leased by an American company, in a major leap in capacity for the armed forces amid the ongoing military confrontation with China in eastern China. Ladakh. The two unarmed Sea Guardians, variants of the iconic armed …
Read More »Indian Navy Installs Two US Predator Drones on Lease, May Be Deployed to China Border | India News
NEW DELHI: In a sign of growing closeness between India and the United States amid the conflict with China, indian navy has incorporated two Predatory drones of a North American company hired for conducting surveillance in the Indian Ocean region and that can also be implemented along the Line of …
Read More »BrahMos Missile: India Launches Multiple ‘Live Tests’ of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile | India News
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday kicked off what will be multiple operational firefights from the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile this week, in another rigorous demonstration of its precision strike capabilities amid the ongoing military showdown with China in eastern Ladakh. The first “live missile test” of the 290 km range …
Read More »India Gets New Long Range P-8I Patrol Plane | India News
NEW DELHI: The Navy received the first of four new P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft, which are equipped with sensors and weapons for hunting submarines, on Wednesday at its air station in Goa, the United States. The other three P-8Is, under the $ 1.1 billion contract signed with the US …
Read More »Quad Nations Launch Malabar Exercise, Eyeing China | India News
NEW DELHI: The ‘Quad’ is back after a lapse of 13 years, with an expansionist China firmly in its sights. Another “like-minded” country, Germany, has also declared that it will deploy a warship to patrol the Indo-Pacific to safeguard the “rules-based international order” in the critical region starting next year. …
Read More »Malabar Drill: Eye on China, India Invites Australia to Join Malabar Drill | India News
NEW DELHI: India on Monday formally invited Australia to participate in its Malabar trilateral naval exercise with the United States and Japan this year amid the ongoing military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh. The decision to include Australia in the drills, the first time that all members of the …
Read More »India will start bidding process in October to acquire 6 submarines at a cost of Rs 55,000 crore | India News
NEW DELHI: India is set to launch the bidding process next month for a Rs 55,000 crore megaproject to build six conventional ones submarines for indian navy to narrow the gap with China’s growing naval prowess, government sources said Sunday. The submarines will be built in India under the much-talked …
Read More »After the Galwan Showdown, the Indian Navy Silently Deployed a Warship in the South China Sea | India News
Representative Image (Twitter | @indiannavy) NEW DELHI: Act fast after the Galwan Valley crash on June 15 in Eastern ladakh, he Indian Navy sailed his front-line warship for deployment to the south china sea Much to the chagrin of the Chinese who raised objections to the move during talks between …
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