Defense

As per the details of the project, the immediate requirement of the Navy for heavyweight torpedoes will be met by the acquisition to be made through the foreign vendors while the long-term bulk requirement will be fulfilled through the Made in India route.

The personally designed and developed missiles include the 297-km strike range cruise missile Vel and stand-off missile Khagantak, which can glide to its targets and destroy them completely.

One of China’s key connectivity projects, the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor, passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, which is a concern for India.

The partners are developing comprehensive plans to set-up a new ‘factory of the future’ to manufacture Super Hornet locally, Boeing said after the discussions at the Aero India air show at the Yelahanka air base here.

Thales’s fully certified, field-proven, competitive rocket launchers are suitable for use on both light and combat helicopters, the company said.

The Brahmos NG – which will also be integrated with the Su 30 MKI fighter jets – is being designed to take down slow moving `force multipliers’ deep within enemy territory.

The air chief further said that the IAF will soon issue the Request For Proposal (RFP) for 83 Tejas MK-1A aircraft to further boost the force’s squadron strength, which is fast depleting.

A release by Irkut Corporation said the Su-30MKI programme has become a vivid example of the implementation of “Make in India” strategy.