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Saurabh Joshi

Founded India's first defence news and analysis website in 2008. Trained in journalism. Studied law. Pioneered online video to tell stories of defence technologies. Video journalist. Analyst. Reporter. Follow him on Post.News: https://post.news/@/saurabhjoshi and Twitter.

IAF C-17 price confusion clarified

The amount of USD 4.1 billion ‘more closely represents the case value in its current state and that figure only includes the options India is actually considering’, according to a US Government source.

Meanwhile, in Alaska…

It hasn’t been all work and no play for the Indian paratroopers exercising with the US Army in Alaska. In fact, after last week, they might not be missing home all that much.

Obama in India: No big deal

India is going to be disappointed with President Barack Obama’s visit beginning Saturday after next. The upside of this is that the Indo-US relationship has come a long way in so short a time as to engender expectations that could induce performance anxiety.

No F-35 for India

The Indian Defense Secretary on Wednesday dismissed the possibility of India planning the acquisition of a fifth generation fighter aircraft, alternate to the Russian PAK FA.

Eurocopter sets up India subsidiary

Eurocopter announced its wholly owned India subsidiary, Eurocopter India Private Limited on Wednesday, saying it intends to develop a countrywide MRO network. The Indian unit is Eurocopter’s 25th subsidiary and will be headquartered in New Delhi.

Neighbors feverishly adding military muscle: Antony

Indian Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony said on Wednesday that India needed to be ‘vigilant and prepared’ and ‘quicken the pace of modernization’ of its armed forces, while pointing out, “Our neighbors are building their military capabilities at a feverish pace.”

IAF pitches for airbase at Nyoma

The proposal is currently being vetted by the Ministry of Defense and if cleared, it would take at least four years to construct the requisite infrastructure at Nyoma, which is envisaged to allow fighter operations.

GE 414 picked for LCA

The Price Negotiating Committee for the Alternate Engine of the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Mk-2 issued a statement on Thursday, saying that it had finalized the Comparative Statement of Tenders. “After evaluation and acceptance of the Technical offer provided by both Eurojet and GE Aviation, the commercial quotes were compared in detail and GE Aviation was declared as the lowest bidder,” said the statement.

Unmanned Bell 407 powers up

Fire-X, an unmanned cargo version of the Bell 407 utility helicopter was supplied external power for the first time earlier this month and is expected to fly by the end of the year. The Fire-X combines the qualities of the Bell 407 and Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout.