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Delhi Defence Review
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Security News & Analysis from India and beyond for practitioners, academics and enthusiasts. Founder: @SJha1618
Mar 11, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
BREAKING: India's MoD announces Hypersonic Glide Vehicle & Directed Energy Weapons among 18 major platforms have been identified for Industry-led
Design & Development under various routes to utilise allocated 25% of Defence R & D budget in the year 2022-23. Programs identified also include Naval Ship Borne Unmanned Aerial System (NSUAS), Electric Propulsion (Engines) for Ships, High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Drones & Low Orbit Pseudo Satellites.
Sep 7, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Huge! Raksha Mantri announces successful flight testing of Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator vehicle (HSTDV) which uses an indigenous scramjet engine. ISRO has successfully test flown a scramjet engine in 2016. This test marks the success of two parallel acramjet programs in India. Read our article on the future of this program delhidefencereview.com/2019/09/05/exc…
Sep 6, 2020 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
MT New Diamond Update

INS Sahyadri is closely monitoring fire-fighting efforts on the MT New Diamond currently 70 km away from Sri Lankan coast. ImageImageImage Additional assets including Emergency Towing Vessel Ocean Bliss have been pushed into service.

Flames are still visible with smoke emanating from superstructure from aerial reconnaissance.

Air-Dropping of Dry Chemical Powder is also being undertaken. ImageImageImageImage
Sep 1, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Ministry Of Defence yesterday signed contracts worth ₹ 2580 Crore for supply of Six Pinaka Regiments to the Artillery Regiments of Indian Army with Bharat Earth Movers Ltd, Tata Power Ltd. (TPCL) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T). Image The Six Pinaka Regiments comprise 114 Launchers with Automated Gun Aiming & Positioning System (AGAPS) and 45 Command Posts to be procured from TPCL and L&T and 330 Vehicles to be procured from BEML. Image
Jun 17, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Prime Minister Modi calls for an all-party meeting on 19th June to discuss India-China border issues. Text of Prime Minister @PMOIndia speech earlier today on the India-China border issues and the deaths of Indian Army soldiers. Image
May 16, 2020 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
BIG: FM @nsitharamanoffc announces notification of a negative list for platforms banned from import & enforcement of local procurement. Implementation to be handled by Department of Military Affairs under Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat. More News: Ordinance Factory Boards to be Corporatised & listed to bring in greater efficiency, autonomy and accountability.
May 4, 2020 • 4 tweets • 4 min read
@indiannavy "joined the entire nation to express gratitude & salute the Corona Warriors on Sunday 03 May 20. Expressing gratitude and appreciation of the entire nation while representing the Indian Armed Forces towards the determination & committed efforts of our Corona Warriors" ImageImageImageImage ImageImage
Feb 5, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Making an expo debut is the Naval Anti Ship Missile - Short Range NASM-SR at #defexpo2020 Image And here's @palepurshankar 's baby. The Ramjet propelled artillery shell. Image
Feb 5, 2020 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Nirbhay cruise missile will be tested this year with the Manik Small Turbo Fan Engine (STFE). The engine is ready after bench testing. Other versions are in the works. Detailed piece later. #defexpo2020 Image Guess who showed up at the #defexpo2020 Prahar Weapon System Image
Feb 4, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Curtains Raiser #DefExpo2020
Presided over by Defence Minister @rajnathsingh & UP CM @myogiadityanath Image MoUs and JVs to be signed at the Defence Expo this year. Image
Jan 21, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) of Ministry of Defence approved several procurement proposals earlier today.
DAC accorded approval for procurement of Electronic Warfare Systems for the Army designed by @DRDO_India to be manufactured locally by Indian industry. @SpokespersonMoD The DAC approved prototype testing of trawl assemblies designed by @DRDO_India for T-72 and T-90 tanks providing important indigenous de-mining capability to the Army. @SpokespersonMoD
Jan 20, 2020 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Review of indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-1), by @drajaykumar_ias & Empowered Apex Committee to examine current status of project as IAC-1 is in advanced stage of construction and scheduled to commence Basin Trials in early 2020 followed by Sea Trials by mid 2020. @indiannavy Image Defence Secretary @drajaykumar_ias
was accompanied by Vice Adm Ashok Kumar, VCNS, Vice Adm GS Pabby, Chief of Materiel, Vice Adm SR Sarma, Controller Warship Production & Acquisition @indiannavy, other senior officers, Warship Overseeing Team and Carrier Acceptance & Trials Team. Image
Jan 13, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Curtain Raiser for Republic Day 2020 Tableau of #IndianAirForce coming up in a short while from now. @IAF_MCC #IndianAirForce Republic Day 2020 Curtain Raiser:
Indian Air Force to be the lead service for Inter-Services Guard of Honour at the National War Memorial.
The Air Force will participate with an IAF Marching Contingent, Marching Band, Tableau and a Flying Display. Image
Jan 8, 2020 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
In backdrop of deteriorating security scenario in Gulf region, post attacks on merchant ships in Gulf of Oman June 2019, @indiannavy commenced Maritime Security Operation, #OpSANKALP, in the Gulf on 19 June 2019 ensuring safe passage of Indian Vessels transiting Strait of Hormuz Warships and aircraft of the @indiannavy were deployed to establish presence, provide a sense of reassurance to the Indian mercantile marine, monitor the ongoing situation and respond to any emergent crises. One Indian Naval Ship is presently deployed for #OPSANKALP
Dec 15, 2019 • 4 tweets • 4 min read
INS Trikand @indiannavy deployed as Escort for World Food Programme Ship: Indian Naval Ship Trikand providing escort for MV Annika, a @UN affiliated merchant vessel transporting relief material from Berbera (Somaliland) to Mombasa (Kenya) through piracy prone waters, under WFP Image Indian Navy @indiannavy Escorts @WFP Ship:
The World Food Programme initiative of the United Nations @UN supplies relief and nutrition material to the underprivileged in Africa. The vessels transporting materials are often targets of pirates operating in East Coast of Somalia. Image
Nov 12, 2019 • 4 tweets • 4 min read
Tri Service Exercise #TigerTriumph between @indiannavy and @USNavy
scheduled from 13 to 21 Nov 19.
Indian Naval Ships Jalashwa, Airavat & Sandhyak along with troops from 19 MADRAS and 7 GUARDS of Indian Army, & Indian Air Force Mi-17V5 helicopters will participate in the HADR Ex Image Along with HADR exercise, a Rapid Action Medical Team (RAMT) would also be participating in the exercise.
The @USNavy would be represented by USS Germantown with troops from US 3rd Marine Division. The Exercise is aimed at developing interoperability for HADR operations. Image
Jun 3, 2019 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
An Indian Air Force AN-32 transport aircraft has been reported missing with 13 people on board in Arunachal Pardesh.
The aircraft was on a routine air courier sortie.

Further details awaited Image Wreckage of the Indian Air Force AN-32 transport aircraft found.
May 10, 2019 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
The #IndianAirForce has confirmed of an unknown foreign aircraft being intercepted and forced to land at Jaipur Airport. The Antonov 12 aircraft entered Indian Air Space in North Gujarat Sector at 1515 Hrs with its IFF (Identification, Friend or Foe) ‘on’. The aircraft entered the Indian Airspace from an unscheduled point, in the North Gujarat sector, and did not follow the authorised Air Traffic Services (ATS) route and was not responding to Radio calls from Indian controlling agencies.
May 9, 2019 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
EXERCISE VARUNA DAY TWO

The level of operations intensified on the second day of Varuna 19 Sea Phase with participation of increased number of fighter aircraft, helicopters and coordinated exercises between the ships. Image The day commenced with submarine exercise with dedicated Maritime Reconnaissance phase and ship phase detecting the submerged submarine. Air defence exercise between the Task group Delhi and Paris progressed with larger number of fighters participating from both sides. Image
May 8, 2019 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
EXERCISE VARUNA SEA PHASE - DAY ONE

After a fruitful harbour phase over the last six days, the visiting French Naval ships sailed out of Goa harbour to begin the Sea Phase of #Exercise #Varuna. ImageImageImageImage The aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, and FN ships Provence, LaTouche Treville, Forbin and tanker Marne along with an FN submarine will exercise with IN units. Image
Feb 28, 2019 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
IAF officially states Mig-21 Bison shot down a PAF F-16. PAF fighters targetted Indian military installations but were thwarted by IAF fighters.