Supreme Court ensures glitch-free Rafale induction into IAF

The Supreme Court of India today ensured a glitch-free induction of the French-made Rafale fighters into the Indian Air Force. rescued the Indian Air Force (IAF).  A three-judge bench dismissed a review petition seeking an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation – an anti-corruption agency – into the Rs 59000 crore deal to buy

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India needs second production line for fighter jets

IDD Bureau India immediately needs a second assembly line to produce fighter jets. The existing production line at the Ministry Defence owned public sector giant Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) may not be enough to meet the needs of the Indian Air Force which has projected the need for more than 300 India-made jets over the

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Russia agrees to Indian demand for quick servicing of equipment

IDDBureau Following demands formIndia for quicker availability of military spares, Russia has agreed to formspecific groups that will take care of after-sales servicing of Russianequipment being used by armed forces in India. Indian Defence MinisterRajnath Singh at a meeting with his Russian counterpart General Sergey Shoiguin Moscow on November 6 highlighted the importance of the

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reaches Russia; spares for Russian platforms likely to made in India.

Spares for Indian Air Force’s top-line platforms like the twin-engine fighter Su-30Mki, Mig 29, Mi -17 helicopters could soon be made in India in collaboration with Russian manufacturers. Majority of India equipment is still of Russian origin. Unavailability of easily available spares has been a cause of major concern for India. Internal estimates indicate that

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US Made 5th Generation fighter F35 matches cost of French-made 4th generation Rafale fighters which were recently bought by India

IDD Bureau In a significant move on the F-35 fifth-generation fighter jet, the US has placed an order of 478 aircraft for $ 34 Billion after bringing down costs of the progarmme. The average per plane cost of the F-35 would be $ 80 million means matching what India is paying for the French-made Rafale

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Rosoboronexport to make splash at expo

IDD Bureau Rosoboronexport JSC (part of the Rostec State Corporation) is taking part in the four day ( Oct 22 to 25)  International State Security Exhibition, Interpolitex 2019, which opened Tuesday at the VDNKh All-Russian Exhibition Center in Moscow. At Interpolitex 2019, Rosoboronexport will undertake active efforts to promote the entire range of security products

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Indian Navy goes “global” for 100 heavyweight torpedoes

By IDD Bureau The Indian Navy is looking to buy 100 heavy weight submarine-launched torpedoes from global manufacturers despite the stated policy of the government to acquire weapons and equipment made in India. The ship-launched heavyweight torpedoes will made  sourced from indigenous manufacturers. The Indian Navy is looking to buy 100 heavy weight submarine-launched torpedoes

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