Bharat Rakshak

^ Agreed. IMHO the Rafale will becoming in more numbers, with some license-manufacturing involved. The Gripen and Viper threaten the LCA, so unless MP wants to doom it, they are out of contention completely. The Typhoon is as expensive as the Rafale, so that too should be out of running. An American...

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Chinmay wrote:The deal includes importing 136 RWSs with electro-optic modules off the shelf

Is this by any chance the new local products?

Unlikely. The article mentions kit assembly so everything will be made in Israel.

http://www.janes.com/article/61483/india-finalising-naval-guns-deal-with-israel-s-elbit-systems India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) is finalising price negotiations with Israel's Elbit Systems for 747 12.7 mm naval remote weapon stations (RWSs), worth an estimated INR19 billion (USD282 million), for t...

Indian woman working with NGO abducted in Kabul - PTI An Indian woman has been abducted from Taimani area of Kabul and Afghan authorities are trying to secure her release, official sources said on Friday. The woman from Kolkata was working for Aga Khan Foundation , Afghanistan . She was abducted on...

A better option would be to use the new F21 torpedo. The French Navy has already placed orders for them, plus there wont be compatibility issues as both are French systems.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/invest ... t-leonard/

Fun times in the USN! Drugs, money and hookers!

India has actually taken a lead in the development and testing of its 'First Fully Indigenised' Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW). Highly placed sources in the Union ministry of defence shared exclusively that the SAAW was successfully test launched from a Jaguar aircraft towards the fag end of fir...

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/india-successfully-test-fires-supersonic-interceptor-missile/237107.html Balasore (Odisha), May 15 In its effort to have a full fledged multi-layer Ballistic Missile Defence system, India on Sunday successfully test-fired its indigenously-developed supersonic ...

Why wont the Sukhois perform CAS, if required? It doesn't have to be unguided munitions as shown in that 26 bomb image. PGMs can be delivered like any other modern aircraft. Lack of PGMs in the inventory could be an issue though...

http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/hal-in-talks-with-swedish-firm-for-upgraded-tejas-1395507 HAL In Talks With Swedish Firm For Upgraded Tejas NEW DELHI: State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL is in talks with Swedish aerospace major Saab, makers of single engine Gripen fighter planes, to colla...