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Airbus is throwing its hat in the ring for India’s massive Medium Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) tender, offering its latest iteration of the Eurofighter Typhoon. This Tranche 5 variant promises a significant leap in capability, aiming to secure a place among the 114 jets India seeks to acquire.
The Block 5 Eurofighter boasts a suite of advanced features, including the E-Scan active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. This powerful sensor provides superior situational awareness and target tracking, crucial for modern air combat. Additionally, the Eurofighter benefits from enhanced defensive aids and a human-machine interface (HMI) designed for optimal pilot performance.
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India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has received the green light to develop a critical component for a new long-range, air-launched weapon a Low Observable Air-Launched Cruise Missile (LOALCM). This project signifies a significant advancement in India’s air attack capabilities.
DRDO will develop a cutting-edge Low Observable (LO) Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) seeker. This advanced technology incorporates special materials and shaping to minimize radar signature, making the missile significantly harder for enemy radars to detect. This enhanced stealth capability allows the missile to penetrate enemy defence more effectively and strike high-value targets with greater precision.
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Bharat Forge chairman Baba Kalyani has shed light on some of the advanced technologies incorporated into the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) a 155 mm/52 calibre towed howitzer being developed for the Indian Army. These advancements position the ATAGS as a formidable weapon system at the forefront of artillery innovation.
One of the significant improvements attributed to AI involves a reduction in the ATAGS’s turning circle. This is achieved by employing AI techniques that utilize two Linear Variable Differential Transformers (LVDTs) arranged in a triangular configuration connected to the towing vehicle. The AI system likely processes data from these sensors to optimize the gun’s positioning and minimize the space required for maneuvering during deployment.
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Recent rumors suggesting the Indian Air Force (IAF) is abandoning the Astra MkII BVR-AAM (Beyond-Visual-Range Air-to-Air Missile) in favor of the Astra MkIII which are inaccurate. Astra MkII for Astra MkIII that are under development will be procured in large numbers when it is ready for production.
The Astra MkII utilizes a cost-efficient dual-pulse motor technology, making it a more economical choice for large-scale procurement. This translates to equipping more fighter jets with this potent missile. ramjet-powered Astra MkIII missile boasts an impressive 350km range, enabling the IAF to neutralize enemy threats from much farther distances. While likely more expensive than the MkII, it provides superior long-range strike capabilities.
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The Indian Navy’s anti-submarine warfare (ASW) prowess receives a significant boost from two indigenously built corvettes – INS Kavaratti and INS Kiltan. But behind these “crowning jewels” lies a crucial piece of Swedish innovation: Saab’s advanced carbon fiber superstructure technology.
Saab’s expertise comes into play with the integration of a carbon fiber composite superstructure onto the vessels’ metallic main hulls.
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The United Kingdom and India are set to significantly enhance their naval cooperation, with a major exercise planned for the Pacific Ocean in 2025. This development signifies a growing strategic partnership between the two nations.
This announcement follows the UK’s decision to deploy its high-readiness Littoral Response Group (LRG) to the Indian Ocean region in 2024. This initial deployment is seen as a stepping stone towards the larger 2025 exercise, which will involve the deployment of the prestigious UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG) to the Pacific Ocean for a joint exercise with the Indian Navy.
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India and France on Monday jointly assessed the counter-terrorism challenges, including the use of new and emerging technologies by terrorists, misuse of the internet for terror purposes, radicalisation, and terror financing.
The discussions were held during the 16th meeting of the India-France Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism in Delhi with the Indian side led by MEA Joint Secretary (CT) K.D. Dewal and the French delegation headed by Ambassador Olivier Caron, the Special Envoy for Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime.
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Pakistani authorities are investigating the shooting death of a man who had been acquitted of killing accused Indian spy Sarabjit Singh in a Lahore prison in 2013, a police official said Sunday.
Pakistan has previously accused India’s intelligence agency of being involved in killings inside Pakistan, saying it had credible evidence linking two Indian agents to the deaths of two Pakistanis last year. The man who died in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Sunday was Amir Tamba. He was a suspect in the death of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian national who was convicted of spying in Pakistan and handed a death sentence in 1991.
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India has urged Iran to release 17 Indians onboard a Portuguese cargo vessel seized by the Iranian military, and Tehran was quite responsive, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday.
He said there have been some follow-up conversations between the Indian embassy and Iranian authorities. “Yesterday night, I spoke to my Iranian counterpart (Hossein Amir-Abdollahian). I pressed him. I told him there are 17 crew members from India. We are making the point with the Iranian government that these people should be released, that they should not be detained,” he said.
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Israel is “strong and resilient” and, if needed, it will “confront Iran” after the recent attack, the Israeli envoy here asserted on Monday and said India should play a role in bringing stability in the West Asia region.
In an interview to PTI at the Israeli Embassy here, the country’s ambassador to India Naor Gilon said that Israeli defence forces with the support of the US and “other friends in the region” were able to “intercept 99 per cent” of the UAVs and missiles fired by Iranians.
However, there was “minor damage” suffered at Nevatim air base in the attack late Saturday, he said.
With Iran’s attack on Israel triggering the spectre of a wider conflict in West Asia, India on Sunday said it is seriously concerned over the escalating hostilities between the two sides and called for an immediate halt to violence and return to the path of diplomacy.
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India is very concerned over escalating hostilities between Iran and Israel and New Delhi has told the countries to “calm down,” External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday, amid spiralling tension in the Middle East.
Iran carried out its first direct attack on Israel on Saturday in response to a suspected Israeli strike on its consulate in Damascus on April 1 that killed seven Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards including a senior general.
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The daughter of Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh in Pakistan, Swapandeep Kaur has alleged “conspiracy” of the Pakistgovernment behind the death of her father’s killer Amir Sarfaraz Tamba stating that “this is not justice.” Speaking with ANI, she stated that her family has sought a trial to find out that why her father Sarabjit Singh was killed in Pakistan. Swapandeep Kaur has said that the murder of Tamba, one of the accused who killed her father, could be a “conspiracy” of the Pakistani government.
Speaking to ANI, Kaur, however, said that justice would have prevailed if Pakistan had been exposed, rather than the killing of one of the prepators. “One of those who killed my father in jail has been killed. It is the result of his own deeds. But I also think that this is a conspiracy of the Pakistani government. It is possible that the slain person knew some secrets that they wanted to conceal.
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Chief of Army Staff, General Manoj Pande, is all set to embark on visit to Uzbekistan from April 15-18, marking a significant step in bolstering the defence cooperation between India and Republic of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Defence said.
General Pande’s meetings are planned with Lieutenant General Bakhodir Kurbanov, the Defence Minister of Uzbekistan; Major General Khalmukhamedov Shukhrat Gayratjanovich, the First Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces; and Major General Burkhanov Ahmed Jamalovich, the Deputy Minister and Chief of Air and Air Defence Forces.
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The Indian Army contingent departed today for the 5th edition of India- Uzbekistan joint military Exercise DUSTLIK. The Exercise is scheduled to be conducted from 15th to 28th April 2024 at Termez, the Republic of Uzbekistan. Exercise DUSTLIK is a yearly event conducted alternatively in India and Uzbekistan. Last edition was conducted at Pithoragarh (India) in February 2023.
The Indian Armed Forces contingent comprising 60 personnel is being represented by 45 personnel from the Indian Army, majorly from a Battalion of the JAT Regiment, and 15 personnel from the Indian Air Force. The Uzbekistan contingent comprising approximately 100 personnel, from Uzbekistan Army and Air Force, will be represented by personnel from Southern Operational Command, part of South-West Military District.
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Noting the power of the Indian flag in a foreign land, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it was the strength of the Indian flag that became his guarantee when so many people from India, as well as the youth, were trapped in Ukraine at the time of the conflict.
PM Modi said that it was the Indian tricolour that became his “guarantee” during the time of the raging war between Russia and Ukraine. In an interview with ANI, PM Modi said, “I have been very friendly with both the presidents (Russia and Ukraine). I can publicly say to President Putin that this is not the time for war. I can also say publicly to Ukraine that we should follow the path of dialogue,” underscoring that “this is because I have credibility.”
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