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At the military exhibition in Seoul, Korean shipyard showcased the KSS-III submarines, emphasizing their compatibility with the future requirements of the Royal Canadian Navy. These advanced submarines, which South Korea has already offered to India under the Project 75 India tender, possess the capabilities and features necessary to meet Canada’s naval defense needs. Until recently, South Korea was the sole bidder in India’s Project 75 India tender for the acquisition of submarines. However, secret talks between the German and Indian defense ministers cleared the path for German company TKMS to submit its bid before the August deadline, effectively preventing a single vendor situation. This development solidifies the German bid and it seems South Korea is not so happy about it. → The Indian Navy is set to strengthen its operational capabilities with the imminent arrival of two MH-60 Romeo anti-submarine warfare helicopters later this month. These helicopters will be deployed on board the INS Vikramaditya, which recently underwent an extensive refit lasting nearly two and a half years. The delivery of the helicopters is expected to coincide with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit to the United States. The induction of the two MH-60 Romeo helicopters will bring the total count to five of these advanced aircraft in the Indian Navy’s fleet. These state-of-the-art helicopters will serve a crucial role in anti-submarine warfare operations, further bolstering the capa...

Two world powers are in an intense war in attempts to grab lucrative contracts to be part of India’s multi-billion dollar nuclear submarines program without raising the eyes of the world community. Both Russia and France want to be India’s Strategic depth partner in defense technology but the race is to take each other place in terms of offering technologies that are not often traded or sold unless it is to close friends and allies. American and United Kingdom joined hands to develop nuclear-capable attack submarines for Australia to thwart any Chinese Naval activities in Indian Ocean Region in mind, the same games are being played in the power corridors of India where both countries are eager to help India achieve the same. → REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE OF MICA IR What started as an offshoot of the Astra Mk1 program now has turned into a full-fledged program that will see an extensive redesign of the current Astra Mk1 while maintaining the same airframe and aerodynamics for the development of new air-to-air missile system that will feature an infrared and radio frequency seeker in a single missile casing. Infra-red homing missile tentatively classified as Astra-IR by the local media started as a variant but now has turned into a full-fledged engineering program that will see new technology incorporated into the missile for the development of a medium-range air-to-air missile that can even be fielded on 5th gen platforms. → The world’s second-largest maker of aircraft engines, ...