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First Combat Deployment Of Indian-made AWACS: Reports

February 26, 2019 @ 09:48 AM

India today deployed an indigenously-made Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEWACS) mounted on an Embraer aircraft in the aerial strike against terror group based in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir making it the first time such a system has been used in combat by the Indian Air Force (IAF). The IAF on Tuesday carried out pre-dawn air strikes on terror camps in Balakot, Muzaffarabad and Chakoti, across the Line of Control (the unofficial border between India and Pakistan in Kashmir region) using 12 Dassault Mirage 2000 single-engine multirole fighter jets guided by Heron UAVs and an Embraer EMB-145 AWACS aircraft, various media reported
Belarus Transfers Four MiG-29 Fighter Jets to Serbia

February 26, 2019 @ 09:38 AM

The Belarusian government has transferred four MiG-29 fighter jets to Serbia as part of a military-technical cooperation between the two countries. “During a visit, a solemn ceremony of transferring four MiG-29 planes to the Serbian Ministry of Defense took place, in which the leadership of the Belarusian Defense Ministry and the Chairman of the State Military Industrial Committee of the Republic of Belarus Roman Golovchenko took part,” Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus said in a statement Monday
China Displayed Unmanned 20-Ton Warship Model at IDEX 2019

February 26, 2019 @ 08:34 AM

China displayed a model of its most advanced naval weapon at the recently concluded IDEX 2019 exhibition in Abu Dhabi- a 20 ton unmanned warship with vertical launched missiles dubbed ‘Aegis killer, indicating that it is superior to Aegis, a US-made ship command and control system that can detect and fire missiles at enemy targets. The15 metre unmanned surface vessel ‘JARI developed by China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) has a displacement of 20 tons
Indian Defence Orders from Russia Touch $10B

February 25, 2019 @ 06:59 PM

The portfolio of defence orders from India to Russia are currently standing at US$10 billion. At the recently concluded Aero India 2019 airshow, Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec Corporation) conducted a series of productive negotiations and consultations with the Indian partners on military and technical cooperation, which resulted in signing a number of contractual documents, the company said in a statement
Su-30MKI To Be Fitted With Indigenous 3D Printed Fuel System Elbow

February 25, 2019 @ 11:04 AM

Su-30MKI manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will be fitted with an elbow for its fuel system made for the first time using additive manufacturing technology. The 3D printed fuel system elbow part is certified by Centre of Military Airworthiness & Certification (CEMILAC)
BEL Wins $33M for EOIR Payloads from Elbit Systems at Aero India

February 25, 2019 @ 09:49 AM

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has won a $33 million (INR 230 crore) contract from Israel's Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd (ELOP) for Electro Optic Infra Red (EOIR) payloads during Aero India 2019 airshow. The systems are being manufactured under license from, and using the technology supplied by the Israeli company
Cruise Missile Launched from Submarine in Iran During Velayat-97 Navy Drill

February 25, 2019 @ 08:44 AM

Iran has, for the first time, launched a cruise missile from submarine during the annual "Velayat-97" military drill in the Strait of Hormuz. A video of a green submarine on the surface of water launching an orange missile was released by Fars news agency
India To Acquire 100 Heavyweight Torpedoes

February 23, 2019 @ 08:05 PM

Defense Ministry of India has approved the acquisition of more than 100 heavyweight torpedoes which will be equipped on six Scorpene-class submarines being built at Mazagon Dockyards in Mumbai, located at the western coast of the country. "The proposal for acquiring heavyweight torpedoes for the submarines for the Indian Navy was cleared at a high-level meeting of the Defence Ministry and a tender is expected to be floated soon by the government in this regard," defence sources told ANI
HAL Delivers 3 ALH Dhruv Aircraft to Indian Army at Aero India

February 23, 2019 @ 06:06 PM

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) delivered 3 Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv aircraft to the Indian Army at the Aero India 2019 airshow on Friday. Indian Army placed an ordered for 40 Druv aircraft- 22 ALH Mk III and 18 Mk IV Rudra, with HAL in August of 2017
Aero India Air Show Suspended Temporarily as Massive Fires Breaks Out

February 23, 2019 @ 10:12 AM

A massive fire broke out at the parking area during the Aero India 2019 airshow, bringing the aerial displays to a halt temporarily. The airshow is likely to resume later in the afternoon

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