A team from Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) has just finished training India’s Special Forces (Para) in the use of the Tavor TAR-21 5.56mm assault rifle. About 3,000 rifles were supplied to the Paras about six months ago to replace the…

From top: Rafael Derby air-to-air missile; C-130J Super Hercules in IAF colours; Saab JAS-39 Gripen wall mount; OFB Upgraded 155mm Howitzer; Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning-II; DRDO AAD interceptor missile; DRDO Nag anti-tank guided missile; Lockheed-Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon in IAF livery;…

From top: DRDO Nag anti-tank guided missile; IAI Phalcon AWACS; Finnemecanica stand; Eurocopter Fennec; Eurofighter Typhoon; Nexter (Giat) Caesar towed 155mm gun; Schiebel Cam Copter; DRDO Pinaka MBRL; Akash SAM; DRDO autonomous ground vehiclePhotographs Copyright & by Shiv Aroor

Bumped into Commodore (retd) C.D. Balaji, project director LCA (Navy) this morning at Def Expo’s DRDO pavilion. He says that while the fore and aft duselage assemblies of the Naval LCA are almost complete, the mid section of the aircraft…