Sinking of the ship has raised eyebrows in the Indian defence and security establishment. Lankan navy has recovered several bodies, believed to be of crew members.
Announcement comes amid sustained strain on trans-atlantic alliance, with French President Macron declaring that France will forge an independent European security architecture.
It is estimated the deal would eventually work out to cost around $9 bn at least for 6 submarines—negotiated down by India. Original bid by state-run MDL & TKMS was over Rs 1.2 lakh cr.
Analysis of IAF proposal shows that the true Make in India component is much lesser than expected, therefore negotiations will focus on increasing that component.
Every February, headlines focus on defence budget allocation. But real question is—how much money was actually spent & why did promise-delivery gap widen in some years, narrow in others?
The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.
Orders issued by Army Headquarters reassign key operational commanders and senior intelligence officials, including the head of DGFI, the country’s premier military intelligence agency.
Other key promises in the budget include AI- and other technology-enabled services for farmers and continuation of the Ladki Bahin Yojana, which will have the same outlay.
IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.
The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.
Only God can understand the mindset of the Indian armed forces. Or maybe even s/he cannot.
Why did the Indian Navy request for an AIP system which does not even exist? If Navantia and Thyssenkrupp don’t have it, it simply means that the said system is just not available in the market. It’s quite obvious that the AIP is under development and it may take time. Research and development efforts in defence takes years, at times, even decades. Hence, it makes no sense to demand something which does not even exist now.
Only God can understand the mindset of the Indian armed forces. Or maybe even s/he cannot.
Why did the Indian Navy request for an AIP system which does not even exist? If Navantia and Thyssenkrupp don’t have it, it simply means that the said system is just not available in the market. It’s quite obvious that the AIP is under development and it may take time. Research and development efforts in defence takes years, at times, even decades. Hence, it makes no sense to demand something which does not even exist now.