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May 2018 - India Special Weapons News
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- Indian, Japanese and US Maritime Forces to Participate in Exercise Malabar 2018 NNS 31 May 2018 -- Naval ships, aircraft and personnel from India, Japan and the United States will participate in exercise Malabar 2018, in mid-summer 2018 off the coast of Guam.
- Major Russian, Indian Energy Firms Reportedly Moving To Pull Out Of Iran RFE/RL 31 May 2018 -- The threat of U.S. sanctions has prompted Russian oil giant Lukoil to put its plans to develop projects in Iran on hold while the Indian company that owns the world's largest oil refining complex plans to stop buying oil from Iran, Reuters reported on May 30.
- India Tests Guided Pinaka Multi-Barrel Rocket Meant to Replace Russian Smerch Sputnik 31 May 2018 -- The upgraded Pinaka rocket is equipped with a navigation, guidance and control kit, which have considerably enhanced its range and accuracy. The Indian Army intends to have 22 Pinaka regiments by 2026.
- Maiden Test of India's Next Gen SFDR Air to Air Missile Successful Sputnik 31 May 2018 -- India has developed Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology in collaboration with Russia. Its successful use in missiles will mark India's entry into a select club of nations that use next-generation missile technology against maneuvering targets, compromising the effectiveness of conventional missiles.
- Indian, Pakistani Military Agree to Honor Ceasefire, Restore Peace at Border Sputnik 30 May 2018 -- The armies of India and Pakistan have agreed to undertake measures to improve the existing situation on the border in order to ensure civilians are not harmed.
- Pakistan, India agree to fully implement 2003 truce deal in Kashmir Press TV 30 May 2018 -- The military chiefs of Pakistan and India have agreed to "fully implement" a ceasefire deal struck in 2003 and stop the recent cross-border exchanges of fire in the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir.
- Pakistan, India Agree To Restore Truce In Kashmir RFE/RL 30 May 2018 -- The Pakistani and Indian militaries say they have agreed to deescalate tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) that divides the disputed region of Kashmir, where exchanges of fire between the two neighbors have killed dozens of civilians and soldiers since the beginning of the year.
- India, Top Iranian Oil Importer, Says Will Not Heed U.S. Sanctions RFE/RL 29 May 2018 -- India will keep trading with Iran and Venezuela despite the threat of penalties for violating U.S. sanctions recently announced against the two countries, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has said.
- India to Locally Build Infrared Tracking System for Su-30MKI Sputnik 29 May 2018 -- Over the last eight months, India's defense ministry has approved procurement of equipment valued at approx $6.5 billion of which $4.8 billion will be Made-in-India.
- India will not follow US sanctions on Iran: FM Swaraj Press TV 28 May 2018 -- India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj says New Delhi will keep trading with Iran and will only follow sanctions imposed by the United Nations and not those imposed by any other country, such as the United States, against the Islamic Republic.
- Iran FM: India not supporting unilateral sanctions IRNA 28 May 2018 -- Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that New Delhi has clearly announced that it does not support unilateral sanctions.
- India Slams Pakistan Over Executive Order for Part of Kashmir Area - Ministry Sputnik 27 May 2018 -- The Indian authorities on Sunday summoned Deputy High Commissioner of Pakistan to India Syed Haider Shah to convey New Delhi's protest against Pakistan's executive order for the region of Gilgit-Baltistan, claimed by India, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.
- Four militants killed in Indian-controlled Kashmir Press TV 26 May 2018 -- At least four suspected militants have been killed in a gun battle with Indian government troops after crossing into the New Delhi-controlled part of Kashmir.
- India Bolsters Naval Might at Andaman, Nicobar Islands Sputnik 25 May 2018 -- As the Narendra Modi government reinforces its involvement in a range of strategically located port facilities around the Indian Ocean region, augmenting the strength of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has become crucial.
- Russia, Italy Vying for Indian Navy's $5 Billion Minesweeper Contract Sputnik 25 May 2018 -- With the Indian Navy's mine countermeasure vessels (MCMV) scheduled to retire by the end of 2018, the world's fifth-largest navy will be left without minesweepers. The Indian Navy needs at least 24 MCMVs to plug the shortfall. China, on the other hand, has more than 100 MCMVs.
- Cross-border firing between India, Pakistan kills five civilians Press TV 23 May 2018 -- Cross-border firing and shelling between Indian and Pakistani forces along their Kashmir border have claimed the lives of five civilians on the sixth day of clashes.
- Indian Warships Reach Vietnam for First Ever Joint Naval Exercise Sputnik 21 May 2018 -- For the last few years, India has stepped up its engagement with Vietnam in what is being seen as an attempt to boost its military exports. In 2016, India offered the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile and the Akash surface to air missile to Vietnam besides announcing $500 million loan for defense purchases.
- India Successfully Tests BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile - Defense Ministry Sputnik 21 May 2018 -- Indian Defense Minister Raksha Mantri Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday congratulated the manufacturers and the country's Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on a successful test of a land-based supersonic cruise missile BrahMos.
- India's Modi To Fly To Sochi For Talks With Putin RFE/RL 20 May 2018 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is heading to the Black Sea resort of Sochi to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 21 to discuss ways to strengthen the two countries' "privileged strategic" relationship.
- Indian-held Kashmir shuts to protest Modi's visit Press TV 19 May 2018 -- Large parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir have been shut down ahead of a visit by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to inaugurate a hydroelectric power plant in the volatile region on Saturday.
- India's ruling party fails to form govt. in Karnataka Press TV 19 May 2018 -- India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has suffered a setback as the chief minister of the southern state of Karnataka stepped down after admitting he did not have enough support to form a government.
- Pakistan, India Military Clashes Kill 11 in Kashmir VOA 18 May 2018 -- Pakistan and India accused each other's militaries on Friday of launching unprovoked shelling across their disputed Kashmir frontier – skirmishes that officials said caused mostly civilian casualties on both sides.
- Indonesia Gives India Military Access to Strategic Island of Sabang Sputnik 18 May 2018 -- In what could lend a major thrust to India's ambition in the Indian Ocean Region, Indonesia has agreed to allow India economic and military access to the strategic island of Sabang, located at the northern tip of Sumatra and close to the Malacca Strait
- India Issues Formal Tender to Purchase 200 Kamov Ka-226T Multi-Role Helicopters Sputnik 17 May 2018 -- The Indian Defense Ministry had cleared the proposal to buy 200 Kamov Ka-226T in 2015 and in October 2016, India and Russia finalized a broad agreement for the supply of lightweight multi-role helicopters for the Indian Armed Forces.
- Indian Aerospace Firm Offers to Build 40 More BrahMos-Equipped Su-30MKIs Sputnik 15 May 2018 -- If the Indian Air Force accepts the proposal, it would generate another big contract for the Russian manufacturer as the Indian firm has to purchase ready to assemble kits for putting them together at its Nashik facility.
- India Says Its Nuke-Missile-Carrying Submarine Fully Operational Sputnik 15 May 2018 -- The INS Arihant is India's lone nuclear submarine equipped with a B-O5 Submarine Launched Strategic Missile (SLBM) having a range of 650 km. Indian scientists have been developing longer range SLBMs which will provide the country with a much-needed capability to take down long-range targets from underwater.
- India to Base Its Fighter Jets on Andaman & Nicobar Islands in Bengal Bay Sputnik 10 May 2018 -- The Andaman and Nicobar Islands host India's single tri-service command. Currently, fighter jets need to be flown in from the mainland, at least 1,200 km away. With the new air base on Great Nicobar, larger fighters like the Su-30MKI can be stationed on site.
- India Downplays Chinese Threat in Indian Ocean, Says No Tension With China Sputnik 09 May 2018 -- Last month, the Indian Navy revealed that as part of its mission-based deployment, 50 ships have been constantly keeping vigil to keep India's maritime domain safe.
- Historic Win for Indian PM: Naga Insurgents Set to Sign Peace Accord Soon Sputnik 08 May 2018 -- Insurgent groups NSCN-K and NSCN-IM have been demanding a restructuring of the northeastern part of the Indian union so that a separate state for the Naga tribes called Greater Nagalim can be carved out. They also want a small territory of Myanmar to be included in the proposed state.
- BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missiles to Feature Indian Quad Launchers Sputnik 07 May 2018 -- Furthering its quest to localize the production of the world's deadliest missile, India has successfully designed and built a rototype of the 'Quadruple Canisterized Inclined Launcher' or Quad Launcher for BrahMos missiles.
- 10 Killed in Indian Kashmir As Violence Flares for Second Day VOA 06 May 2018 -- Violence flared in Indian Kashmir for a second day as 10 people – five rebels and five civilians were killed in the restive Himalayan region and dozens were injured during anti-Indian protests.
- Indian forces kill ten as violence surges in Kashmir Press TV 06 May 2018 -- Indian soldiers have shot and killed at least 10 people in a series of fierce clashes and ensuing protests across Indian-controlled Kashmir.
- Kashmir: Four killed in gun battle between Indian soldiers, pro-independence fighters Press TV 05 May 2018 -- Three pro-independence fighters and a civilian have been killed in a gun battle in Indian-controlled Kashmir as violence continues to rock the disputed Himalayan region.
- Indian Court Reopens ISRO Espionage Case; Compensates Acquitted Scientist Sputnik 04 May 2018 -- Acquitted scientist Nambi Narayanan, in his autobiography, has pointed a finger at the US and Europe, claiming that the espionage case was produced out of thin air by the police at the behest of some foreign spies to derail India's collaboration with Russia in developing cryogenic rocket engines.
- India Joins the League of Top Five Military Spenders - SIPRI Report Sputnik 02 May 2018 -- Going by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report, India continues to occupy a spot among top defense importers despite efforts to promote local industries of the defense equipment manufacturing category.
- No More Pellet Guns in Kashmir: Forces to Use Rubber Bullets, Chili Grenades Sputnik 01 May 2018 -- In Kashmir valley, security forces have been using pellet-firing shotguns to disperse violent mob protests in the last few years. Pellet guns are considered non-lethal but hundreds of locals have allegedly turned blind due to their injuries.
- Indian, Russian Scientists Pursue Mach 7 For BrahMos Missile Sputnik 01 May 2018 -- The present version of the BrahMos missile travels at a speed of Mach 2.8. The makers are now aiming to achieve the speed of Mach 3.5 and Mach 5 in three years. They will subsequently increase the speed to a hypersonic level – Mach 7.
- India Successfully Tests Indigenous Engine Meant to Power UAVs in the Himalayas Sputnik 01 May 2018 -- The 450 kg thrust class engine is a generic twin spool engine without an afterburner. The Indian armed forces have been in dire need of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) capable of operating over mountainous areas.
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