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Could the Indian armed forces finally see a path toward desperately needed light utility helicopters for logistics operations at high altitude — including supply at forward posts on the Siachen Glacier and Tibet border? Possibly. With nearly no forward movement over two years since Russia landed a surprise win to build its Ka-226T Sergei light utility helicopter in India, Moscow is pushing what appears to be the panic button. Amidst speculation that the deal has done nothing beyond remain in a tense hover for over 24 months, top officers from the supplier firm Russian Helicopter Co. are on their way to India on what is being seen as a rescue mission of sorts. Confirming the development today in a statement, RusHeliCo has that its CEO Andrey Boginskiy is on his way to India to “meet India’s defense minister Nirmala Sitharaman” where they “will discuss the Ka-226T helicopter project to assemble this helicopter in India — specifically, they will negotiate when to sign a contra...

Source:- Modi govt writing finis to Tejas? All work related to designing and developing the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft and its variants, including the right-weighted naval Tejas, has come to a stop at ADA and HAL. The plan was for the air force Mk-II version of the LCA Tejas light combat aircraft — a much improved version of the Mk-IA equipped with the indigenous DRDO AESA radar that Parrikar succeeded in forcing on the Indian Air Force to, in turn, lead in a natural progression to the follow-on advance medium combat aircraft (AMCA), which would also incorporate design features of the Russian Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA). The FGFA to be produced in India is to include the features the IAF wanted in it, such as the 360 degree radar surveillance and tracking, a two-pilot configuration (the IAF under Charlie Brown asked for, but better sense prevailed as Vayu Bhavan realized that would increase its RCS) and  even a new power plant. The Indian Govt has already ...

Source:- Poor Pakis seeks $1.5b credit from Turkey to manufacture Chopper parts A credit line of $1.5 billion from the Turkish government for manufacturing parts of T129 Turkish attack helicopters in Pakistan was a key attraction for Pakistani negotiators in recent days in sealing the crucial deal. Pakistan has requested the financial arrangement from Turkey for manufacturing spare parts of the T129s choppers and the Turkish government is working to allocate $1.5 billion in credit , sources said. The Pakistan Army has selected the T129 attack helicopters to replace its aging AH-1F/S Cobra attack helicopters and to complement the Bell Helicopter AH-1Z Viper. Besides exploring the credit to back the deal, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has also offered Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) parts manufacturing work for the T129 choppers. According to the sources, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi during his recent visit to Turkey , where he participated in the D-8 conference, int...

Source:- China’s planning a 1,000km tunnel to divert water away from one of India’s largest rivers China is working on an incredibly ambitious water diversion project involving the Brahmaputra, one of India’s largest rivers, which may become another point of tension between the two Asian neighbours. Chinese engineers are testing techniques that could be used to build a 1,000-kilometre (km) tunnel—the world’s longest—to carry water from Tibet to Xinjiang, a barren region in northwest China, according to a report in the South China Morning Post (SCMP). The project would divert water from the Yarlung Tsangpo River in southern Tibet, which turns into the Brahmaputra once it enters India, to the Taklamakan desert in Xinjiang. “The proposed tunnel, which would drop down from the world’s highest plateau in multiple sections connected by waterfalls, would ‘turn Xinjiang into California’,” the SCMP reported, quoting an anonymous geotechnical engineer. Xinjiang, China’s largest administrative...

Source:- MoD aims to buy hi-tech sniper rifles for Army The Ministry of Defence has launched a global hunt to procure an advanced sniper rifle with thermal imaging night sights and a strike range of 1,200 metres. A request for information has been sent to international and Indian weapons manufacturers. The new rifle will replace the Indian Army’s ailing Soviet-era Dragunov guns.”As per the Army’s field requirements, the MoD has decided to procure about 5,500 advanced sniper rifles with night sights. The procurement will be carried out in phases and the desired quantity must be delivered by the supplier within six to 18 months from the day of signing the contract,” a senior official with the MoD told TOI over phone. Army snipers have been using the obsolete Dragunov since it was first inducted in the Indian Army back in 1990. The weapon’s ammunition has become expensive and there have been reliability, ability problems. “The 7.62 mm-calibre Dragunov has been suffering from several p...

Source:- Russia plans to pump gas into India through Pakistan’s Gwadar Port The Vladimir Putin led Russian authorities is planning to export fuel to India by its enormous reserves in Iran by way of the route of Gwadar, defying the resistance from Washington and different worldwide gamers. The Russian plan wouldn’t solely profit India, however the offshore fuel pipeline would additionally pump fuel in fuel-strapped Pakistan because the Kremlin is exploring new markets fearing it might lose vitality markets in Europe following an extended tussle with the USA and the European Union. Detailing the brand new technique mulled over by Kremlin, a senior Pakistani authorities official revealed that Russia was even able to finance the feasibility research on the viability of the offshore pipeline including that the bigwigs in Islamabad have been additionally briefed in regards to the plan. ‘US knew in regards to the fuel reserves held by Russia in Iran, which was the explanation why Washing...