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May 14, 2020
India’s Defense Chief Opposes Aircraft Carrier Plans
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
CDS General Bipin Rawat reiterated doubts about acquiring a third carrier in a recent interview.
October 29, 2019
How India’s Aircraft Carriers Tell the Story of Its Diplomatic History
By Krzysztof Iwanek
India’s five aircraft carriers through time may represent the four stages of its evolving foreign policy.
July 10, 2019
India’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier to Conduct Basin Trials in 2020
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India’s IAC-1 aircraft carrier will likely conduct basin trials in February and March next year, according to a senior Indian naval official.
January 30, 2019
India Test Fires Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile From Destroyer
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India has conducted its first test of a Barak 8 long-range surface-to-air missile since November 2017.
December 04, 2018
India’s First Homegrown Aircraft Carrier to Begin Sea Trials in 2020
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India’s first domestically built aircraft carrier is expected to be inducted into the Indian Navy in 2020.
October 25, 2018
Israel to Supply Missile Defense Systems to India’s Navy for $770 Million
By Franz-Stefan Gady
New Delhi has awarded an Israeli defense firm an additional contract for supplying Barak 8 LR-SAM Air and Missile Defense Systems to the Indian Navy.
September 07, 2018
Indian Navy to Receive 7 Additional Long-Range Surface-to-Air Systems
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Bharat Electronics Limited announced on September 5 that is has been awarded a contract to supply seven missile defense systems to the Indian Navy.
July 25, 2018
Boeing Aims for Indian Navy’s 57 New Carrier-based Multirole Fighters Contract
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A Boeing study concludes that heavily armed F/A 18 Super Hornets can safely operate from Indian aircraft carriers.
July 21, 2018
India’s First Homegrown Aircraft Carrier to Enter Sea Trials in Early 2020
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India’s first domestically built aircraft carrier will begin sea trials in early 2020, according to the Indian Ministry of Defense.
February 24, 2018
US and French Fighters Contend for a Place Aboard India's New Aircraft Carrier
By Abraham Ait
Would the Boeing F-18E or Dassault Rafale M be better suited to operating from India's new aircraft carrier?
January 24, 2018
India’s First Homegrown Carrier to Be Ready By 2020
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India’s first domestically built aircraft carrier will be ready for operational deployment by 2020.
December 12, 2017
What Good Are the Indian Navy's Aircraft Carriers Against Pakistan?
By Robert Farley
Just how useful will India's carriers be in a potential future war with Pakistan?
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