India Issues RFI For Intermediate Jet Trainers

Published February 28, 2014 | By admin

SOURCE: Aviationweek

Saddled with obsolete training aircraft, the Indian air force (IAF) has decided to snub the long delayed home-made HJT-36 Sitara intermediate jet trainer (IJT) and go in for new trainers from abroad.

The IAF has issued a request for information for a light weight single-engined, twin-seat trainer with a secondary light attack capability, an official at the ministry of defense says.

India-China navies to hold joint training: Chinese military

Published February 28, 2014 | By admin

SOURCE: PTI

China and India will organise a joint training for their navies, besides holding the fourth edition of joint military exercise this year, a top Chinese defence official said here today.
China and India have agreed to hold a joint army training exercise named "Hand-in-Hand 2014," and to organise joint navy training in due time, Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said commenting for the first time on the just concluded the sixth Defence Dialogue in New Delhi.

In two years, navy may lose sub-sea edge over Pak

Published February 28, 2014 | By admin

SOURCE : HINDUSTAN TIMES

The accident on board Russian-built INS Sindhuratna comes at time when the Indian Navy is grappling with fast deteriorating underwater force levels.

The navy is projected to lose its sub-sea superiority against Pakistan over the next two years. Also, it is nowhere close to China in terms of its submarine fleet.

India’s depleting naval strength

Published February 28, 2014 | By admin

SOURCE : LIVE MINT

The fire on board the submarine INS Sindhuratna on Wednesday, off the coast of Mumbai, could not have come at a worse time for the Indian Navy, already grappling with the recent spate of accidents. Taking moral responsibility, the chief of naval staff, Admiral D.K. Joshi, has resigned.

TATA SED developing “desi Blackberry” for Armed Forces

Published February 28, 2014 | By admin

SOURCE : My Digital Fc

The $110-billion Tata group may shortly be ready with desi version of technology-rich Blackberry phones to handle security communication in Indian defence forces.

Tata Power’s strategic engineering division (SED) is working on a highly-secure android phone on a unique platform with versatile applications referred to as “desi Blackberry” internally. This is for exclusive use by three defence forces and security establishment.

What ails the Indian Navy: 10 mishaps that led to the Navy Chief’s resignation

Published February 28, 2014 | By admin

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE

The Navy’s tryst with accidents involving its frontline warships and submarines continues, exposing major chinks in the armour.

In the latest accident to have hit the Navy, two officers were feared dead and seven other personnel seriously injured following a mishap involving the submarine INS Sindhuratna off the coast of Mumbai on Wednesday.

Joint aviation projects discussed by IRIGC-MTC sub-group

Published February 28, 2014 | By admin

SOURCE: INDRUS

The 31st session of Indo-Russian Subgroup on Aviation (IRSA) was held in New Delhi on February 20. The biennial event discussed concerning the manufacture, repair and overhaul of aircraft, aero engines and accessories. The IRSA is a sub-group of the Indo-Russian Inter Governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC).