IWI s Tavor X 95 rifleWikimedia Commons
Until now, India got its Tavor X 95 rifles from the Israel Weapons Industry (IWI). Now, these guns are being made in India and being supplied to the central and state forces, according to The Print.
1. India-made Israeli Tavor X 95 rifles
Until now, India got its Tavor X 95 rifles from the Israel Weapons Industry (IWI). Now, these guns are being made in India and being supplied to the central and state forces, according to The Print.
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2. ₹48,000 crore deal with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to procure 83 new Tejas light combat aircraft
Air Force s Tejas aircraft performs during the final day of the Aero India 2021 at Yelahanka air base in BengaluruBCCL
Indian Army leases four Heron TP UAVs from Israel
15 February 2021
by Rahul Bedi
The Indian Army (IA) has leased four Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron TP medium-altitude, long endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for potential deployment near India’s disputed border with China, along the Line of Actual Control (LoAC) in the Himalayas.
Official sources told
Janes on 15 February that the lease for the unarmed UAVs was signed around mid-January under the ‘emergency powers’ granted by India’s federal government to the military chiefs in June 2020 as part of efforts to speed up the acquisition of materiel needed to overcome equipment shortfalls amid the ongoing military tensions with China.
India Pursues Self-Reliance in Defense Production, Spurred by Global Supply Chain Disruptions
NEW DELHI India is taking steps to become self-reliant in defense production, after disruptions to the global supply chain due to the pandemic.
Foreign direct investment in defense production has increased to 74 percent, from 49 percent, and the government says it will promote “made in India” in that industry.
That was one of the steps outlined by the country’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a special economic package of $307.65 billion (20 lakh crores) under its “Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan,” or “Self-Reliance Campaign.”
“A list of weapons/platforms will be released which will be banned for import based on a year wise timeline. Further, the government has planned to improve the autonomy, accountability, and efficiency in Ordnance Supplies by the corporatization of Ordnance Factory Board,” the Indian government said
Why Is the US Saying India Could Face Sanctions for Buying Russian S-400 Missile Systems?
Washington has repeatedly said India is unlikely to get a waiver under the Countering Americaâs Adversaries Through Sanctions Act.
An S-400 Triumf launch vehicle. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Security20/Jan/2021
New Delhi: The US has yet again warned India that it could face sanctions over it acquiring five Russian Almaz-Antei S-400 Triumf self-propelled surface-to-air (SAM) systems for $5.5 billion.
Senior US officials told Reuters on January 15 that New Delhi was unlikely to get a waiver over Washington invoking its Countering Americaâs Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) on the Indian Air Force (IAF) for its S-400 buy. Reuters reported that this position was unlikely to change under the incoming US administration headed by President Joe Biden that assumed office on Tuesday.
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India’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) released its Year End Review for 2020 on January 1, 2021. Compared to the previous review, there is an understandable emphasis on India’s confrontation with China, given the Ladakh confrontation. The 2019 review, conversely, was very positive about China, including highlighting the Indian Navy’s participation in the International Fleet Review held in China’s Qingdao harbor in April 2019 commemorating the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).
That it so explicitly discusses China is the first noteworthy element in the 2020 report. This is noteworthy because Indian officials have generally been reluctant to name or blame China while discussing the confrontation in Ladakh. Just a few months ago, MoD put out a report explicitly mentioning China, but as soon as the media reported on it, the ministry withdrew not only that report but all its monthly reports since 2017. The explici