With Orders Drying Out, Private Shipyards Yearn for Level Playing Field
Overfeeding is a health hazard. In the case of India’s public sector defence shipyards, recipients of Rs 1.3 lakh crore worth of orders from the government over the last decade, it can... Read more
Is the Indian Army doing away with Brigadiers?
The Indian Army has undertaken a comprehensive time-bound set of four different studies to achieve (a) An agile structure for field formations, (b) A responsive mechanism at the army headqua... Read more
Indian National Security Strategy Crystallising at a Fast Pace
India’s freshly-minted National Security Strategy (NSS) document is currently under review and is likely to be adopted in coming weeks, informed sources have told. The review, undertaken at... Read more
China is strategically capturing a major share of the international communications satellites market. This includes launching government satellites of developing countries in the Global Sout... Read more
India Planning to Ease Defence Exports
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has proposed a new scheme similar to the FMS (Foreign Military Sales) followed by the United States in facilitating sale of Indian military equipment to... Read more
To Save Time Govt May Bypass Field Trials in MMRCA 2.0
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is working on formulating a set of QRs (qualitative requirements) against which it is likely to benchmark the bids submitted by six major aircraft manufacturers fo... Read more
India’s Engagement with the ‘Breakout’ Nation
Introduction As India seeks to augment its eastern engagement as part of its ‘Act East’ policy, Indonesia is a natural ally to be sought for the cause by virtue of its geographical location,... Read more
Chief of the Naval staff Admiral Sunil Lanba in conversation with Nitin A Gokhale
Indian Navy Chief, Adm. Sunil Lanba, in an exclusive interview with Bharatshakti.in, has dispelled fears about India’s primacy in the Indian Ocean being challenged. India continues to be the... Read more
Retribution: Made In India, Felt By Pakistan
Editor’s Note The cross-border raids across the Line of Control in J&K by Indian Special Forces undertaken by a country that has practiced enough restraint in its riposte to Pakistani pr... Read more
M777 offset proposal envisages developing opportunities for 30-40 Indian defence suppliers: Dr. Joe Senftle, BAE Systems
Editor-in-Chief’s Note Dr. Joe Senftle of BAE Systems answers a whole range of questions on the M777 Lightweight 155mm Howitzers that the Indian government is pursuing through the FMS route... Read more