DefenceTalkFrustrated by long delays in replacing their growing stockpile of obsolescent equipment, India’s three armed service chiefs have been warning the government that procurement delays are compromising the country’s war preparedness, military sources have told The Hindu. The government, the sources said, was told the Air Force’s combat jet fleet would soon begin shrinking dangerously, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indias-ageing-war-machine-could-grind-to-a-halt-govt-warned-58891/

DefenceTalkRussian shipbuilders could adopt the design of submarines for an upcoming Indian tender to accommodate Brahmos missiles and an Indian-made air-independent propulsion system, the Rubin design bureau said Thursday. Russia is planning to offer its fourth-generation Amur-1650 boats in India’s $ prospective 11.8-billion tender for the supply of six “stealth” diesel-electric submarines. France, Germany and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-prepared-to-modify-submarines-for-indian-tender-50673/

DefenceTalkAn Indian MiG-29 naval jet landed on a refitted former Soviet aircraft carrier Friday, marking the first such operation since the ship was delivered by Russia to the south Asian nation earlier this year. “An exciting event took place today – the first landing of an [Indian] MiG-29 piloted by an Indian pilot on the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-indian-mig-29-fighter-jet-lands-on-vikramaditya-50685/

DefenceTalkThe Indian Navy has received the first of 17 Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers, becoming the third naval operator of the Hawk along with the US Navy and the Royal Navy. The 17 Hawk aircraft ordered by the Indian Navy form part of a contract for 57 aircraft signed in 2010 of which 40 are for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-navy-receives-first-hawk-trainer-jet-49174/

DefenceTalk“There was an unfortunate incident of explosions and fire onboard Indian Navy Submarine INS Sindhurakshak in the intervening night of 13/14 Aug 2013. At the time of incident, the submarine was berthed at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. I visited the site on 14 Aug 13, accompanied by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, to get a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-issues-statement-on-submarine-fire-accident-48795/

DefenceTalkIndia launched its first indigenously-built aircraft carrier on Monday, a landmark moment in the $5 billion project that seeks to project the country’s power and check the rising influence of China. When the INS Vikrant comes into full service in 2018, India will become the fifth nation to have designed and built its own aircraft […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-milestone-as-it-launches-own-aircraft-carrier-48736/

DefenceTalkA huge explosion accompanied by a fire rocked an Indian Navy submarine docked at the high security naval dockyard early on Wednesday, officials said. The blast followed by a fire occurred shortly after midnight on the INS Sindhurakshak submarine. Many sailors on board the submarine reportedly jumped off to safety. “However, there is likelihood of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-navy-submarine-catches-fire-at-naval-dockyard-in-mumbai-48721/

DefenceTalkIndia announced Saturday that its first indigenously-built nuclear submarine is ready for sea trials, a step before it becomes fully operational, and called it a “giant stride” for the nation. India unveiled the 6,000-ton INS Arihant — Destroyer of Enemies — in 2009 as part of a project to built five such vessels which would […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-indian-nuclear-submarine-set-for-open-sea-trials-48717/

DefenceTalkA Russian-built aircraft carrier due to be delivered to the Indian Navy following a much-delayed refit has successfully passed engine tests during the first stage of final sea trials in the White Sea, shipbuilder Sevmash said Tuesday. The current trials focused on the ship’s propulsion system and its ability to perform as required. The aircraft […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-aircraft-carrier-passes-engine-tests-in-russian-sea-trials-48642/

DefenceTalkA Russian-built aircraft carrier refitted for the Indian navy has set sail for final sea trials prior to handover, a senior Russian defense industry official said Wednesday – five years after it was originally due to be delivered, and more than twice over budget. The Vikramaditya (formerly Admiral Gorshkov), which has been refitted at the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-carrier-sails-from-russia-for-final-sea-trials-48281/