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India is unlikely to give French naval contractor DCNS a proposed order for three new submarines, in addition to the six it is already building in the country, following the leak of secret data about its capabilities, Indian defense officials said. Details of the Scorpene submarine were published in the Australian newspaper last month, triggering … Read more
The Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC), ‘Tihayu’ built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata was handed over to the Indian Navy on August 30. The warship was handed over by Rear Admiral (Retd) A.K. Verma, Chairman, and Managing Director, GRSE to the Commanding Officer of the ship Cdr. AjayKashov, at a … Read more
If reports are to be believed, it may now cost less to build nuclear submarines in India than to import conventional ones from abroad. When India last imported (or licence-produced) submarines it cost the exchequer upwards of Rs 3,000 crores per unit. This would only be the upfront cost of manufacturing the submarine, early stage … Read more
Indian Naval Ship Trikand of the Western Fleet came as a rescue to fire disaster-hit Ambilobe during its visit to East Africa and Southern Indian Ocean. The ship was at Antsiranana from August to September 3 enhance bilateral ties with Madagascar. The recent calamity at Ambilobe, a region about 140 Km from Antsiranana, saw bush … Read more
India says leak of submarine papers doesn’t compromise security was posted in World of TheNews International – https://www.thenews.com.pk on August 25, 2016, and was last updated on August 25, 2016. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar described the leak as “a hacking” and briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about it yesterday. An internal audit of procedures to … Read more
India plans on purchasing the Kalibr cruise missiles from Russia, according to Izvestia newspaper, quoting a diplomatic source. It is a significant step in boosting Indian-Russian cooperation. Recent years have witnessed rapid growth in all aspects of bilateral partnership. In spite of Russia being India’s main trading partner in the military and technical sphere, Moscow … Read more
French company DCNS has obtained an Australian Court order restricting newspaper ‘The Australian’ from further publishing leaked documents on India’s Scorpene submarine project, and hand over all company material. A report in The Australian said orders handed by the New South Wales Supreme Court prevented the newspaper from using or disclosing the content of any … Read more
The navy chiefs of India, Australia, Malaysia, Chile and Brazil – countries that operate variants of the Scorpene or have ordered the submarine – could end up discussing the leak scandal during an upcoming symposium in the US, a source told Hindustan Times on Wednesday. The International Sea Power Symposium (ISS), to be hosted by … Read more
The United States and India signed an agreement on Monday governing the use of each other’s land, air and naval bases for repair and resupply, a step toward building defense ties as they seek to counter the growing maritime assertiveness of China. The signing of the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA), which has been … Read more
In an incident involving Indian Navy’s supersonic fighter jet MiG-29K,an empty external fuel tank fell from a flying Mikoyan MiG 29K Navy aircraft on Monday at CISF quarters in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.The Naval Mig-29Kwas taking off from the naval air station INS Dega in Visakhapatnam on Monday morning. “A minor fire broke out on the … Read more
Australian investigative journalist Cameron Stewart, who broke the sensational story on the leak of data on Indian Scorpene submarines, has questioned the Indian Navy’s attempt to downplay the leak, saying his newspaper can post all the leaked documents online if India feels they pose no threat. In an email response to questions from IANS, Stewart, … Read more
France will formally investigate the devastating leak of secret French documents on India’s new submarine fleet, as the Turnbull government faces calls to bolster security for Australia’s $50 billion submarine project. The move came as India last night expressed “grave concern’’ at the revelation in The Australian yesterday that 22,400 pages of secret French documents … Read more
Amidst speculation over where the major data leak pertaining to India’s Scorpene-class submarines occurred, Indian Navy has clarified, “It appears that the source of leak is from overseas and not in India.” “A case of suspected leak of documents related to Scorpene submarines has been reported by a foreign media house. The available information is … Read more
The Scorpene class submarines being built in India – Kalvari – went for sea trials in May, 2016 and is expected to be inducted in the Indian Navy soon. Indian Navy officials have said the six submarines, once inducted, would form the core of the Navy’s submarine arm for the next two decades. Here’s all … Read more
The French shipbuilder, which earlier this year won a A$50 billion ($38.06 billion) contract to build Australia’s next generation submarines, has suffered a massive data leak, raising doubts about the security of one of the world’s biggest defence projects. France’s DCNS Group beat out Germany’s ThyssenKrupp AG and a Japanese-government-backed bid by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries … Read more
Ships and aircraft of the US and India will soon be able to use other bases for refueling, refurbishment and replenishment. A long-pending agreement for this is set to be signed when Defence Ministry Manohar Parrikar visits USA on August 29 “The draft agreement has been accepted by both sides,” said a senior Defence Ministry … Read more
The purchase of four P-8Is is a step in the right direction, but more work needs to be done. The Indian government’s decision to purchase four additional Boeing P-8I aircraft through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program addresses a gap in India’s airborne anti-submarine warfare capability. While the additional P-8Is will improve the capabilities of the Indian … Read more
The Indian Navy has initiated the first steps towards acquiring the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) for carriers as well as the long-range Predator B Guardian surveillance drone by sending Letters of Request (LoRs) to the Pentagon under government-to-government deals. According to defence magazine India Strategic the LoRs, requesting price and availability for 22 Guardians … Read more
The MiG 29K fighter jets acquired from Russia by the Indian Navy suffer from operational faults making them hardly available for use, according to an audit report submitted by the Comptroller and Auditor General to the Parliament two days ago, as reported by NDTV. The CAG report that audited the Navy’s MiG-29 programme further said that the … Read more
A 7th-degree black belt holder in Military Martial Arts, Seema Rao is India’s only female commando trainer. A prominent expert in close quarter battle, Seema has been giving commando training to various Armed Forces in India for 20 years, without taking any monetary compensation in return! Seema is also a combat shooting instructor, a firefighter, … Read more