Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
March 2018 - India Special Weapons News
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- Indian Navy's Remote-Piloted Spy Drone Crashes Due to Engine Failure Sputnik 22 Mar 2018 -- Israeli Aerospace Industries' MK-II Spy Drone is capable of flying 18 hours at a stretch and the Indian Navy used to deploy it at a height of 20,000 feet above the sea level.
- India Successfully Tests BrahMos Cruise Missile - Defense Ministry Sputnik 22 Mar 2018 -- India successfully tested a supersonic cruise missile BrahMos on Thursday, the country's Defense Ministry said, adding that this would help India to enhance its security.
- Kashmir gunfight leaves 10 Indian soldiers, suspected militants dead Press TV 21 Mar 2018 -- A gunfight has claimed the lives of five soldiers and five suspected militants in the disputed region of Kashmir, police say.
- India to Locally Upgrade 130mm M-46 Russian Artillery Guns to 36km Target Range Sputnik 21 Mar 2018 -- The contract for the upgrade of the field guns was originally awarded to the Israeli firm Soltam, which completed the first lot of 180 guns, but was blacklisted following allegations of corruption. The contract for upgrading the remaining 130mm M-46 was later awarded to a state-owned ordnance factory.
- India, EU to Have Free Access to Each Other's Earth Observation Satellite Data Sputnik 20 Mar 2018 -- As per the arrangement, while data gathered by India's Oceansat-2, Megha-Tropiques, Scatsat-1, SARAL, INSAT-3D, and INSAT-3DR will be made available for distribution on Europe's Copernicus hub, India will have free access to data from the EU's Copernicus family of satellites.
- Indian Opposition Alleges $5.5 Billion Misappropriation in Rafale Fighter Deal Sputnik 16 Mar 2018 -- The alleged corruption in the Rafale fighter jet procurement was raised by the opposition in Parliament earlier this year, but defense minister Nirmala Sitharaman had refused to disclose details of the contract, including the prices, citing the clause of confidentiality in the said contract.
- Indian Air Force Lists Russian S-400 Air Defense System as Top Priority Sputnik 16 Mar 2018 -- The Indian Air Force desires to induct five firing units of the S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile system by the year 2022. If the proposed deal with Russia is finalized, it would be one of the biggest arms contracts India has ever had with Russia.
- Indian Space Agency Working on 16 Ton Payload Capacity GTO Launch Vehicle Sputnik 15 Mar 2018 -- The Indian space agency has proven its versatility in launching multi-satellite/multi-orbit missions, as well as lunar and interplanetary missions, it's now developing a heavy lift launch vehicle which can carry satellites of up to 16 tons to the geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO).
- India to Fulfill Most of Its Fighter Jet Shortfall With Home-Grown Tejas Sputnik 15 Mar 2018 -- This is being considered a major setback by global manufacturers like Lockheed Martin and Saab, which have been aggressively trying to market their aircraft F-16 and Gripen-E, respectively, to India for the last two years.
- India Lands Its C17 Globemaster Heavy Transport Aircraft at China's Doorstep Sputnik 14 Mar 2018 -- In 2009, India started reconstruction of disused advanced landing grounds in Arunachal Pradesh – just 29 kilometers from China. Six of them have become operational, and work is in progress to make the seventh operational. Construction of the eighth is pending, due to connectivity issues.
- India Extends $100 Mln Defense Loan as Mauritius Seeks to Boost its Arsenal Sputnik 13 Mar 2018 -- New Delhi has often described Mauritius as key to the security architecture of the Indian Ocean Region. Moreover, both countries share unique historical and cultural ties, especially with the island in the Indian Ocean having a large population of ethnic Indians who were taken there by British colonizers to work as indentured laborers.
- Nine Indian Security Personnel Killed in Blast Allegedly Triggered by Insurgents Sputnik 13 Mar 2018 -- The insurgents, inspired by China's revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, are considered as the country's most serious internal security threat.
- Indian soldiers kill three militants in Kashmir Press TV 12 Mar 2018 -- Three militants have been killed in a gun battle with Indian forces in the Himalayan region of Kashmir.
- India Considers France as One of Most Reliable Partners in Defense – Modi Sputnik 11 Mar 2018 -- France is one of the most reliable partners for India in the area of defense and bilateral cooperation is burgeoning, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday following the talks with French President Emmanuel Macron.
- Pakistan approves exchange of Kashmir detainees with India Press TV 07 Mar 2018 -- Pakistani authorities have endorsed a proposal from India on exchange of prisoners that could also cover detainees from the disputed Kashmir region.
- Pakistan 'shoots down Indian recon drone in Kashmir' Press TV 07 Mar 2018 -- The Pakistani military says it has shot down an Indian reconnaissance drone that had violated Pakistan's airspace in the disputed Kashmir region.
- Revealed! What Made Chinese Warships Headed to Troubled Maldives Make a U-Turn Sputnik 07 Mar 2018 -- India's tri-service war games in the Indian Ocean coincided with a Constitutional crisis in the strategically located island nation Maldives. It was apparently this exercise that forced China to abort a naval mission reportedly aimed at containing New Delhi's influence over the troubled country.
- China Building Trenches and Helipads at Doklam - Indian Defense Minister Sputnik 06 Mar 2018 -- India's defense ministry has informed the nation's parliament about the massive infrastructure construction by the Chinese People's Liberation Army at the Doklam plateau, which was the site of a bitter standoff between the Indian Army and Chinese forces last year.
- Kashmir Seething Again Over Alleged Civilian Deaths in Indian Army Operation Sputnik 05 Mar 2018 -- Rail services and telecommunication facilities have been cut in the Kashmir Valley as protests have erupted over the killing of six alleged militants by the Indian Army. The local governments, as well as separatist leaders, claim that all of those killed were not militants but civilians.
- Fearing protests, India places Kashmir under curfew after army killings Press TV 05 Mar 2018 -- Authorities have imposed a curfew in the Indian-administered Kashmir in anticipation of fresh public protests after New Delhi's soldiers killed at least six people in the restive Himalayan region.
- India Saves Its Foreign Reserves Over $5 Billion With Homegrown Akash Missiles Sputnik 05 Mar 2018 -- TheAkash, India's surface to air missile system, has 96 percent indigenous component, a range of 25 km, can simultaneously engage multiple targets in all weather conditions, and has a large operational envelope, from a low altitude of 30 meters to a maximum of up to 20 km.
- India Lagging Behind China in Strategic Infrastructure Along Border - Report Sputnik 05 Mar 2018 -- While the 73-day long standoff between the Indian Army and China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) at the Doklam plateau last year put the spotlight on the war preparedness of both forces, it also put the extent of infrastructure development by both sides along the border on the radar screen.
- Indian Air Force Denies Interest in American F-35 Fighter Jets Sputnik 02 Mar 2018 -- India has been considering various options to fulfill the required strength for 42 squadrons. After an older tender was recently scrapped, an Indian publication reported that the air force had asked Lockheed Martin to give a classified presentation related to F-35 fighter jets.
- India Becomes Sole Global Producer of AH-64 Apache Fuselage Sputnik 02 Mar 2018 -- A facility in the southern city of Hyderabad expects to deliver the first fuselage in 2018. It will also produce secondary structures and vertical spar boxes for the Apache multi-role combat helicopters.
- India's Homegrown Anti-Tank Guided Missile Clears Final Trial Sputnik 01 Mar 2018 -- Last December, the Indian government canceled a plan to purchase the Israeli Spike ATGM in favor of homegrown NAG. The Indian Army reportedly has a current requirement for around 68,000 ATGMs of various types and over 850 launchers over the next 20 years. Nag can hit high-speed moving tanks without the support of an operator.
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