Radars

LLM-105

LLM-105 was first produced at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1995.

RDX

Powerful explosive, discovered by Georg Friedrich Henning of Germany and patented in 1898 but not used until World War II, when most of the warring powers introduced it. Relatively safe and inexpensive to manufacture, RDX was produced on a large scale in the United States by a secret process …

HMX

HMX, also called octogen, is a powerful and relatively insensitive nitroamine high explosive, chemically related to RDX. The compound's name is the subject of much speculation, having been variously listed as High Melting Explosive, High-velocity Military Explosive, or High-Molecular-weight RDX. HMX is more complicated to manufacture than most explosives, …

CL-20

CL-20 is hailed as one of the most explosive non-nuclear substances on Earth. In comparison to commonly used explosives like RDX and HMX, CL-20 boasts a higher energy output, making it an intriguing prospect for military applications. It was first synthesised in 1987. It was named after the base …

Westland Sea King Mk.42B/C

UK origin SAR / utility helicopter, six are UH-3H variants, flown by the Indian Navy

HAL Dhruv

Indigenous utility helicopter, flown by the Indian Navy

HAL Chetak

French origin liaison / utility helicopter, flown by the Indian Navy

Chetak

See HAL Chetak

Kamov Ka-31

Russian origin AEW&C, employs a Planar array radar, flown by the Indian Navy

Kamov Ka-28

Russian ASW helicopter, flown by the Indian Navy

HAL Tejas

Indigenous multirole light fighter, flown by the Indian Navy

Eurofighter Typhoon

The Eurofighter Typhoon is a European multinational twin-engine, supersonic, canard delta wing, multirole fighter. The Typhoon was designed originally as an air-superiority fighter and is manufactured by a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo that conducts the majority of the project through a joint holding company, Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug …

HAL Kiran

Indigenous Jet trainer, flown by the Indian Navy

Reaper

See MQ-9 Reaper

Heron 1

See IAI Heron 1

MiG-29K

Russian multirole, 9 KUB variants provide conversion training, flown by the Indian Navy

MQ-9 Reaper

US made surveillance UAV, flown by the Indian Navy

IAI Searcher Mk. I / II

Israeli surveillance UAV, flown by the Indian Navy

Boeing E-7 Wedgetail

The Boeing E-7 Wedgetail is a twin-engine airborne early warning and control aircraft based on the Boeing 737 Next Generation design. It is lighter than the 707-based Boeing E-3 Sentry, and has a fixed, active electronically scanned array radar antenna instead of a rotating one. It was designed for …

Boeing E-3 Sentry

The Boeing E-3 Sentry is an American airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft developed by Boeing. E-3s are commonly known as AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System). Derived from the Boeing 707 airliner, it provides all-weather surveillance, command, control, and communications, and is used by the United States …

Boeing P-8I

US origin ASW / patrol, flown by the Indian Navy

Britten-Norman BN-2B/2T

UK origin utility / patrol aircraft, flown by the Indian Navy

BAE Hawk

UK origin Jet trainer, flown by the Indian Navy

Dornier Do 228

German surveillance aircraft, flown by the Indian Navy

Dhruv

See HAL Dhruv

Dreadnought-class

The Dreadnought class is the future replacement for the Vanguard class of ballistic missile submarines. Like their predecessors, they will carry Trident II D-5 missiles. The Vanguard submarines entered service in the United Kingdom in the 1990s with an intended service life of 25 years. Their replacement is necessary …

Vanguard-class

The Vanguard class is a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) in service with the Royal Navy. The class was introduced in 1994 as part of the Trident nuclear programme, and comprises four vessels: Vanguard, Victorious, Vigilant and Vengeance, built between 1986 and 1999 at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers …

Magura V5 Sea Drone

Ukrainian multi-purpose unmanned surface vehicle (USV) is designed for a variety of maritime tasks, including surveillance, reconnaissance, patrolling, search and rescue, mine countermeasures, maritime security, and combat missions. Developed by the state-owned Ukrainian firm SpetsTechnoExport, the Magura V5 was first presented at the International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF) in …

INS Sahyadri

Guided Missile Frigate

INS Imphal

INS Imphal is the third ship of the Visakhapatnam-class stealth-guided missile destroyer of the Indian Navy. Imphal has the unique distinction of being the first warship to be named after a city in the Northeast.

INS Agray

Launched in Kolkata on 13 Mar 2024

INS Akshay

Launched in Kolkata on 13 Mar 2024

Challenger 3

Challenger 3 (CR3) is a planned British main battle tank in development for the British Army. It will be produced by conversion of existing Challenger 2 tanks by the British/German Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land joint venture. The British Army is ordering 148 of them (source: The Economist)

SCALP-EG

see Storm Shadow

Storm Shadow

The Storm Shadow, known as SCALP-EG in France, is a long-range, air-launched cruise missile developed collaboratively by France and the UK. It is a product of a partnership between Matra and British Aerospace, now manufactured by MBDA, a European defense company. The development of this missile began in 1994, …

Starlink

A mega-constellation of over 4,000 satellites, run by SpaceX, designed to provide off-grid high-bandwitdth internet access. Starlink has been vital to Ukraine's war effort.

Morpheus

Morpheus is the name of the programme that will deliver the next-generation Tactical Communication and Information System (TacCIS) to the British Armed Forces. It is pegged at £3.2bn (source: The Economist)

Ajax

The Ajax, formerly known as the Scout SV (Specialist Vehicle), is a group of armoured fighting vehicles being developed by General Dynamics UK for the British Army. With a contract value of over £5.5bn (source: The Economist), it has suffered serious development and production difficulties.

IAI Heron 1

Israeli surveillance UAV flown by the Indian Navy. The IAI Heron (Machatz-1) is a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by the Malat (UAV) division of Israel Aerospace Industries. It is capable of Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) operations of up to 52 hours duration at up to …

Falcon 9

A partially reusable rocket used by SpaceX to launch satellites.