Indian Defence and Diplomacy

United States defence manufacturing giant Boeing will be delivering the first of 22 AH-64E Apache twin-turboshaft attack helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF) by July, a senior company official said on Thursday (21 February), reports.. "We are on plan to deliver the first of 22 Apache starting July. This will give significant combat capabilities (to the air force)," David Koopersmith, vice president and general manager, vertical lift, Boeing Defense, Space and Security was quoted in the report as saying. He added that the Apache helicopters being procured by India are likely to be delivered in batches. The Indian government had placed  an order with Boeing for 22 AH-64 E Apache attack and 15 CH-47 F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters in a $3 billion deal that was signed in September 2015. The delivery for Chinook has already begun with four of these heavy-lift helicopters already arriving at Mundra port in Gujarat in a semi-knocked down condition and will...

Former Head RAW Vikram Sood addressed a Seminar on External Intelligence for National Security here in the city at Administrative Staff College of India(ASCI) on Sunday. Also a book “The Unending Game” authored by him was unveiled and Book Discussion on the same was held. Both these events saw houseful audience and overwhelming response due to Phulwara Terror Attack. Well over 700 people from different walks of life heard him speak various aspects of the Indian Intelligence Bureau— RAW(Research & Analysis Wing). Addressing the gathering immediately after the book was unveiled, Vikram Sood said RAW is an organisation of honour and it does what is asked to do. “We are known for our failures. We don’t mind for that. We don’t take it seriously,” he said. He told how technology overpowering us. “The word privacy is losing its meaning because of the power social media wield and have access to public data. Technology is growing so also threats. Intelligence plays a major role. Ameri...

In a big breakthrough, security forces on Monday gunned down top Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) commander Abdul Rasheed Ghazi alias Kamran, in a 12-hour-long encounter with multiple JeM terrorists in Pulwama area. Ghazi was a Pakistani national and the brain behind the Pulwama attack. TOI had reported on Sunday that Ghazi may still be in the Valley.  Brain behind Pulwama attack :: In fact, Ghazi had a narrow escape during an encounter which took place days before the vehicle-borne IED attack on CRPF convoy last Thursday. A local terrorist was killed and a soldier was martyred in that encounter. Ghazi, who was an Afghan war veteran and an IED specialist, was the one who trained Adil Dar, the terrorist from Pulwama who drove the explosive laden vehicle into the CRPF convoy. Close aide of Masood Azhar :: On January 3, TOI was the first to report about the top Jaish commander having crossed the border on December 9 and hiding in Pulwama. The security forces had intensified the...

Punjab Governor Muhammad Sarwar has said that Pakistan is a peace-loving country but India shouldn't take Pakistan’s desire for peace as its weakness. According to a handout, the Punjab governor said if India tried to attack Pakistan, the whole nation would get united, stand with Pak Army and give befitting response to India. Pakistan is not a weak country and Pakistan will not be afraid of the shallow Indian threats. “We condemn the attack on Indian army and also want the perpetrators should be held accountable,” he added. After coming back to Lahore from Dubai, Punjab Governor Muhammad Sarwar said Prime Minister Imran Khan offered India to solve the problems, including Kashmir, through dialogue but India missed the opportunity due to its stubbornness. India is committing genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Kashmir in complete contravention of UN Charter and Pakistan has always raised voice against state terrorism by India on every forum including United Nations...

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The Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) is at striking distance from being inducted into the armed forces. The designers and test crew at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (LTD) vouch for the LCH's might, with four prototypes having completed the pre-induction trials as mandated by the users—the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Army. During a recent visit to the Rotary Wing Research and Design Centre (RWRDC) of HAL, Onmanorama was briefed by the officials about the future flightpath of the combat helicopter programme. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) had cleared the proposal to induct an initial batch of 15 LCHs. Notwithstanding the final orders to formally come, HAL had gone ahead and began the process of manufacturing the limited series production (LSP) platforms. Of the 15 LSPs, 10 are for the IAF and the remaining five for the Indian Army. There’s an additional projection of 65 LCHs for the IAF and 97 for the Indian Army. The LSP of LCHs was launched in August 2017 by Arun Jaitley,...

USA and Russia for the second consecutive day have asked perpetrators of Pulwama terror attack to be brought to justice with President Vladimir Putin asking for action against attackers and White House demanding that Pakistan dismantles terror infrastructure.  Putin sent his condolences to President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the killing of Indian security force personnel in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir.  “Please accept my most sincere condolences for the Indian security force personnel killed in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir. We strongly condemn this cruel crime. Those who ordered it and carried it out must undoubtedly be duly punished. I would like to reaffirm our readiness to further promote antiterrorist cooperation with our Indian partners,” Putin wrote in his letter offering to strengthen counter-terror partnership.  “The Russian people mourn together with the friendly people of India and hope for ...

The government has already sanctioned Rs 1381.04 crore in March 2017 to ramp up the production capacity from the existing eight aircraft to 16 planes per annum. New Delhi: Tejas MK-1, India indigenous Ligh Combat Aircraft, received the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) in December 2018 and the Indian Air Force will soon start receiving an upgraded and a more lethal version of the fighter jet. Tejas MK-1 is being manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and is equipped with mid-air refuelling system, active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, an electronic warfare array along with the capability to carry smart bombs to ensure pinpoint accuracy. Defence Minister (State) Dr. Subhash Bhamre gave the information in a written reply to Dr R Lakshmanan in the Rajya Sabha on Monday while adding that out of total 16 Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) fighter aircraft, 12 jets have joined the IAF till date while the remaining four planes will join the force by March ...

The Indian Air Force is currently using Mi-17 and Mi-26 helicopters, which are manufactured by Russia. MUNDRA: In a big boost for Indian defence forces, the first batch of four Chinook helicopters for the Indian Air Force (IAF) arrived at the Mundra airport in Gujarat on Sunday.  ANI reported that 15 Chinook helicopters are procured by Indian government from the United States.    These helicopters are manufactured by Boeing and Indian Air Force will induct these helicopters in its arsenal after thorough flight tests. The Indian Air Force is currently using Mi-17 and Mi-26 helicopters, which are manufactured by Russia. It is to be noted that Indian government has already spent USD 3 billion to buy 15 Chinook and 22 Apache attack helicopters and New Delhi has also the option to buy six more Apaches already approved by the US. The Chinook helicopters will be stationed at Chandigarh air base, which takes care of providing necessary items to Siachen and Easter...

China today asserted that it has never recognised the sensitive border state and the Indian leadership should refrain from any action that may "complicate the boundary question" Hitting back, the MEA said Arunachal is an "integral and inalienable part" of India and this position has been conveyed to China multiple times India on Saturday said that Arunachal Pradesh is an "integral and inalienable part" of the country after China "firmly opposed" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the sensitive border state. Condemning Prime Minister Modi's visit, China today asserted that it has never recognised the sensitive border state and the Indian leadership should refrain from any action that may "complicate the boundary question". Reacting sharply to China's remarks, the ministry of external affairs said the state of Arunachal Pradesh is an "integral and inalienable part" of India and this position has bee...

Almost all Indian missiles may fall under the limits of a potential new treaty on intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles that would involve an expanded list of counties, Vice President of India’s Observer Research Foundation Nandan Unnikrishnan told TASS. “If we imagine that such a treaty is made, then most of our ballistic missiles – the Agni class missiles – may fall under its limits,” he said. The expert pointed out that the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) applied to land-based missiles of intermediate range (1,000-5,000 kilometers) and shorter range (500-1,000 kilometers). The bulk of India’s missile arsenal is made up of the Agni class missiles, including the Agni-1 missile with a range of 700-1000 kilometers, the Agni-2 with a range of 2,500-3,000 kilometers, the Agni-3 with a range of over 3,000 kilometers and the Agni-4 that has a range of up to 4,000 kilometers. All of them would fall under the limits of such a treaty. According to earlier...

The United Kingdom will be inviting Indian Air Force (IAF) to co-develop a high-tech sixth-generation stealth fighter called the ‘Tempest’, reports  Business Standard . The concept of Tempest was unveiled last year during the Farnborough air show. According to the  Business Standard  report, a delegation from United Kingdom comprising of country’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials and executives from the British defence manufacturer BAE Systems will arrive on 18 February for the Aero India 2019 exhibition in Bengaluru. They will reportedly brief India’s defence ministry and IAF officials over a potential for collaboration in the project. “We are looking for international partners to access the best assured capability (for developing the Tempest),” head of BAE Systems India, Nik Khanna was quoted in the report as saying. The sixth-generation fighter is expected to enter the service around 2035-2040 and will replace the earliest vers...