Bipin Rawat, India's top general, was killed in a helicopter crash
According to the Indian Air Force, India's top military commander was killed in a helicopter crash in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
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Navy / Maritime
Indian Navy commissioned submarine INS Vela
On Thursday, the Indian Navy commissions INS Vela, its fourth stealth Scorpene-class submarine under Project 75.
Navy / Maritime
The Indian Navy's first Project 15B Destroyer, INS Visakhapatnam, is launched
On November 21, 2021, INS Visakhapatnam, a P15B stealth-guided missile destroyer, was commissioned into the Indian Navy.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
Russia Delivers S-400 to India
Russia has begun delivering the first S-400s to India ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit early next month.
Navy / Maritime
India’s New Aircraft Carrier Vikrant back on New Sea Trials
India’s aircraft carrier INS Vikrant left Cochin Shipyard at Kochi to begin the second round of sea trials in the southeast Arabian Sea.
Weapon / Missile
India Tested a New Missile Akash Prime at Test Range
India announced that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the maiden test of the Akash Prime Missile.
Air
India completes the plans to acquire 56 Airbus C295 planes
The acquisition of 56 Airbus C295 aircraft to replace the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) AVRO fleet has been finalised.
Weapon / Missile
IAF gets its Air Defence System MRSAM
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has received the first Firing Unit (FU) of the Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) System.
Air
IAF Formally Inducts 2nd Rafale Squadron at Hasimara Airbase
The IAF inducted the second squadron of Rafale aircraft -101 Squadron- at Hasimara Air Base in West Bengal's Hasimara in Eastern Air Command on July 28.
Weapon / Missile
India tests surface-to-air missile Akash-NG
Indian Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the New Generation Akash Missile (Akash-NG), at Integrated Test Range (ITR) on July 21, 2021.
Weapon / Missile
India to acquire Akash Missiles
India stated that Bharat Dynamics Limited has signed a contract worth about Rs.499 Crore to manufacture and supply Akash Missiles to the IAF.
Navy / Maritime
India’s INS Vikrant Begins Sea Trials
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) to see the country’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC), INS Vikrant.
Air
French Dassault Aviation handed over three Rafale to IAF
The fourth batch of three Rafale fighter jets landed in India on Wednesday evening after a ferry flight from France.
Bilateral Relations
Pakistan to Decrease Tension with India
The Imran Khan-led Pakistan’s Economic Coordination Council (ECC) gave its nod to import cotton and cotton yarn from India till June 30, 2021.
