While India operates one aircraft carrier at the moment, New Delhi is planning to operate at least three such ships, provided it will have the funds. The construction of such a large machine is a strategic choice not only in purely military terms, however. For a country like India,…
Engineering and construction major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) are betting on big orders from the defence segment in the second half of this fiscal to boost its order book and sustain growth momentum. L&T’s MD and CEO S.N. Subrahmanyan told The Hindu, “In defence shipbuilding, after a long time,…
India is set to test its ballistic missile defense (BMD) Phase II interceptor missiles and other futuristic weapons next year with its first floating test range (FTR) in place to allow trials at different ranges without a landmass limitation or threat to the population. Only a select group of…
The Scorpene submarines, designed by the French Naval Group (Formerly DCNS), are being built by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in Mumbai as part of Project-75 of the Indian Navy. According to MDL, the technology being used for the construction of the Scorpene-class submarines has ensured superior stealth features such…
French President Emmanuel Macron announced a three-pronged security partnership with India in the southern Indian Ocean in the backdrop of China’s growing ambitions in the region. French President Emmanuel Macron announced a three-pronged security partnership with India in the southern Indian Ocean in the backdrop of China’s growing ambitions…
Ranking Philippine Army (PA) officials on Thursday paid a visit to the “Shivalik”-class guided missile frigate, INS Sahyadri (F-49), to learn more about its missile capabilities which include the “BrahMos”, the world’s fastest supersonic missile. Army spokesperson Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala, in a statement Friday, said PA officials led…