April 2022 - Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.

Thursday, 28 April 2022

BHEL, GE partner to build propulsion system for indigenous aircraft carrier

INS Vikramaditya, the Russian-origin aircraft carrier that is the first of three carriers the Indian Navy wants to have in the fleet By Aj...

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Tuesday, 26 April 2022

region

Pat on the back for Himalayan rescue volunteers

Defence minister felicitates civilian non-profit outfit for saving army lives through avalanche rescue and trainin g By Ajai Shukla Busine...

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Monday, 25 April 2022

Indian Navy

Top navy admirals meet: weapons readiness, Ukraine on agenda

By Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 26th Apr 22 The first Naval Commanders' Conference of 2022 commenced on Monday, with the Indian Navy...

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Sunday, 24 April 2022

Indian Army

Flashback: An article I wrote in 2011 on India-Pakistan negotiations about demilitarising Siachen

As the Siachen confrontation becomes political, rather than military, we wonder whether what was bought with blood and guts will be bartered...

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Friday, 22 April 2022

region

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh invites US firms to help India meet export targets

$2.5 bn defence exports to US in last 5 years; which is 35% of all defence exports By Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 22nd Apr 22 Orders ...

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Wednesday, 20 April 2022

shipbuilding

Launched with a coconut, INS Vaghsheer will boost India’s submarine fleet

INS Vagsheer, the last of the Scorpenes, is the reincarnation of a diesel-electric boat that the Soviet Union supplied in 1974 Ajai Shukla...

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Private Sector

MoD spends 65% of this year's defence capital budget on domestic procurement

No surrender of funds: 99.5% of defence budget utilised By Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 21st Apr 22 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) an...

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Tuesday, 12 April 2022

russia

IAF chief laments too many different aircraft, but global tender for 114 fighters may bring in even wider variety of aircraft

Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari explains the IAF’s battle tactics By Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 12 April 2022 The Indian Air Force (IAF)...

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Monday, 11 April 2022

US military

World’s stockpile of usable nuclear weapons is increasing, says Norwegian watchdog

A photo of the 1956 nuclear test on the Bikini Atoll By Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 11th April 22 The number of nuclear warheads in usa...

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Friday, 8 April 2022

US military

First Indian batch of crew members complete training to fly “Romeo” naval chopper

10-month training ended in US on April 1; Sikorsky to supply 24 MH-60R naval helicopters, 99 more to be made in India By Ajai Shukla Busin...

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Thursday, 7 April 2022

shipbuilding

Rajnath releases third list of defence items banned for import

The 101 items embargoed for import today were preceded by two earlier lists: One of 101 items on August 21, 2020; and a second one of 108 it...

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Thursday, 28 April 2022

BHEL, GE partner to build propulsion system for indigenous aircraft carrier

Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Pat on the back for Himalayan rescue volunteers

Monday, 25 April 2022

Top navy admirals meet: weapons readiness, Ukraine on agenda

Sunday, 24 April 2022

Flashback: An article I wrote in 2011 on India-Pakistan negotiations about demilitarising Siachen

Friday, 22 April 2022

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh invites US firms to help India meet export targets

Wednesday, 20 April 2022

Launched with a coconut, INS Vaghsheer will boost India’s submarine fleet

MoD spends 65% of this year's defence capital budget on domestic procurement

Tuesday, 12 April 2022

IAF chief laments too many different aircraft, but global tender for 114 fighters may bring in even wider variety of aircraft

Monday, 11 April 2022

World’s stockpile of usable nuclear weapons is increasing, says Norwegian watchdog

Friday, 8 April 2022

First Indian batch of crew members complete training to fly “Romeo” naval chopper

Thursday, 7 April 2022

Rajnath releases third list of defence items banned for import

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