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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) ambitious HLFT-42 program, unveiled in 2023 as the “Next Gen Supersonic Trainer,” seems to be facing delays. While the initial reveal showcased a promising design with a 4.5-ton weapon payload and the ability to act as a light combat jet, crucial decisions regarding final configuration and engine selection remain unresolved.
The HLFT-42 captured attention with its impressive capabilities. Boasting a 4.5-ton weapon payload capacity and a 16.5-ton Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW), it promised to not only provide advanced pilot training for 4th and 5th-generation fighters but also function as a light combat jet. This versatility, coupled with the potential for combat teaming scenarios, made it an attractive proposition for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
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On March 20, 2013, India witnessed a historic feat: the successful test-fire of a submarine-launched BrahMos (SLCM) supersonic cruise missile from a submerged platform in the Bay of Bengal. This marked a significant step forward in India’s underwater deterrence capabilities. However, over a decade later, the SLCM variant remains absent from operational Indian submarines.
The BrahMos, a joint Indo-Russian venture, boasts impressive range and speed. While the initial SLCM variant tested in 2013 had a range of 290 km, BrahMos Corporation has since developed even longer-range variants: the BrahMos-ER (450 km) and even a very longer version exceeding 800 km. Integrating these missiles with submarines would offer an unmatched underwater stand-off capability.
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Airbus is set to showcase its military muscle at India’s upcoming mega-exercise, ‘Tarang Shakti,’ in a bid to win key Indian Air Force (IAF) contracts. The European aerospace giant will demonstrate its A400M military transport aircraft, a contender for the IAF’s ambitious program to acquire 60-80 Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA).
The A400M demonstration, taking place alongside the exercise in Tamil Nadu this August, presents a unique opportunity for Airbus to impress IAF officials. Notably, the German Air Force, a participant in Tarang Shakti, will be deploying Tornado jets, Eurofighters, and Airbus A330 mid-air refuelling tankers – all platforms that Airbus is also actively pushing for IAF consideration. The Eurofighter is a competitor in the IAF’s MRFA tender for new fighter jets, while the A330 competes for the IAF’s requirement of six mid-air refuelling tankers.
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Left-Leaning Media Outlet ” The Wire ” has reported that Munitions India Ltd (MIL) was granted was granted in January 2024 by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), underscores the complex nature of dual-use technologies and their significance in military and civilian applications.
MIL, a public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Defence, has been permitted to export certain products to Israel, with a repeat order application submitted in April 2024. While the approval for the second export is still under consideration by licensing authorities, the initial clearance has brought attention to the classification of these products as ‘dual-use’ items.
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Godrej & Boyce’s business Godrej Aerospace has achieved a significant milestone by developing a high-temperature brazing process crucial for Aero Engine performance, marking a first for India. This innovation aligns with Godrej Aerospace’s commitment to fostering indigenous capabilities within the Indian aerospace sector.
The successful development of this brazing process strengthens India’s aerospace manufacturing ecosystem by offering a critical capability previously reliant on foreign technologies.
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Pakistan’s Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General, Maj-Gen Ahmed Sharif, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, alleged that India’s leadership is aware of “multiple threats” emanating from the eastern border. He further claimed that India is planning “diversionary tactics” to divert attention from its internal violence.
Sharif cited what he called “multiple violations of ceasefire by India on a small scale” in the current year, including:
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The High Commissioner of India to Canada, Sanjay Kumar Verma has described the relationship between the two countries as having “decade-old issues” that have resurfaced, with unfortunate crimes, and threats emanating from the land of Canada. Speaking at an event in Montreal on Tuesday, the Indian envoy said that “Indians will decide what will happen to India” and not the foreigners. “A lot of discussions at the government level, both sides, is happening and through the diplomatic channels.
These channels are not open to the public and they are trying to find solutions and resolutions to the issues of concern on both sides. And the way in which it is moving, I think it will come to both sides to see the virtue of resolving the issues, satisfying the concerns of both sides. My concern is national security, and threats emanating from the land of Canada, these threats are largely emanating from the Canadian citizens…we are ready to sit down on the table any day, and we are doing that.
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India is becoming bigger and its progress in many ways will shape the rest of the world because of which the rest of the world is trying to influence it in different ways, particularly through the media, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday.
In reply to a question at a lecture event in Hansraj College, New Delhi, EAM Jaishankar underscored that it’s not necessarily the governments which influence the country, it is often done by the media in the present day.
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India on Tuesday accused the Canadian government of allowing “celebration and glorification” of violence and called on Ottawa to stop providing criminal and secessionist elements a safe haven in Canada after a parade in Ontario’s Malton displayed pro-Khalistan sentiments.
In its reaction to the ‘Nagar Kirtan’ parade that featured a controversial “float”, India called upon the Justin Trudeau government to stop providing criminal and secessionist elements a “safe haven” and political space in Canada.
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Three Indian Naval Ships have arrived in Singapore for a three-day visit as part of the operational deployment of the Navy’s Eastern Fleet to the South China Sea, underscoring the strong linkages between both navies.
Led by Rear Admiral (RAdm) Rajesh Dhankhar, Indian Naval Ships Delhi, Shakti, and Kiltan reached the Changi naval base in the city-state on Monday, the Indian Navy spokesperson said in a post on X. The three ships will leave for Malaysia on Thursday and then visit the Philippines.
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The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday charge-sheeted three members of the CPI (Maoist) for allegedly supplying explosives and other items to the banned outfit for attacking and spying on security forces, according to an official statement.
In its first supplementary charge sheet filed before the NIA special court in Telangana’s Nampally, the anti-terror agency has charged arrested accused Kamala and absconding Communist Party of India (Maoist) members Hidma and Bade Chokka Rao alias “Damodar” in the matter, it said.
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The CBI has arrested four people including a contractual translator in the Russian Defence Ministry for their alleged involvement in the human trafficking network that pushed Indians into the Russia-Ukraine war zone, officials said Tuesday.
The agency arrested two recruiters, Arun and Yesudas Junior alias Priyan, from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala on Tuesday, while two other accused, Nijil Jobi Bensam, a contractual employee in Russian Defence Ministry, and Anthony Michael Elangovan, a resident of Mumbai, were arrested on April 24.
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A man in Rajouri district was booked on Tuesday for using virtual private network (VPN) which was banned last month by the district administration, officials said. This was the third such instance when a case was registered against a man in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district for using VPN in the last two days.
In an order issued on April 24, Additional District Magistrate of Rajouri Rajeev Kumar Khajuria ordered immediate suspension of VPN services in the district as a preventive measure to protect all information related to the ongoing Lok Sabha elections and other sensitive data from cyber attacks.
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A 21-member delegation of the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) of the UK visited the National Defence College here on Tuesday with an aim to understand new challenges and deliberate on defence-related issues affecting both the UK and India, officials said.
The National Defence College (NDC) is a prestigious military institution in India. “A 21-member delegation of the Royal College of Defence Studies RCDS, UK led by Lt Gen Sir George Norton (Retd.) Commandant, RCDS visited NDC, New Delhi today to enhance defence interaction at senior military leadership level,” the principal spokesperson of the Ministry of Defence posted on X.
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Troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered a China-made drone in Punjab’s Amritsar district, officials said on Tuesday. They said that the China-made drone was recovered from outside a house in Hardo Rattan village.
The Public Relations Officer, Punjab Frontier, BSF, said in a statement, “On 7th May 2024, based on specific information regarding the presence of a drone in the border area of district Amritsar, BSF troops promptly launched an extensive search operation in the suspected area.” “During the search, at about 12:5 pm, the troops successfully recovered one drone from the outside area of a house in village Hardo Rattan in Amritsar District.
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