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On 15 July 2023, India and France agreed to collaborate for the joint development of a combat aircraft engine, which would power the Mark-2 variant of AMCA as part of the Horizon 2047 document for India-France strategic partnership.
With the test of the PAD missile, India became the fourth country to have successfully developed an Anti-ballistic missile system, after United States, Russia and Israel. [9] On 6 March 2009, India again successfully tested its missile defense shield, during which a test "enemy" missile was intercepted at an altitude of 75 km. [ 10 ]
This system will also feature advanced long-range surveillance and fire control radars. [ 5 ] [ 2 ] The air defence system will be capable of detecting and destroying enemy assets like cruise missiles , stealth fighter jets, and drones at around 250 km range and larger aircraft like airborne early warning and control (AEW&CS) at a range of 350 ...
A joint status report established the current state of the bilateral relationship and plans for the future, through the April 2015 India-France joint statement. [35] On 30 November 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to France for a 2-day visit to attend the COP 21 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris. [36]
[5] [31] Given that the missile and canister were designated "LR-02," it's possible that this was India's second test. [32] Earlier, a report had suggested the test launch of a similar anti-ship ballistic missile that could target warships and aircraft carriers at long distances of over 1,000 km (620 mi).
SMART is a canisterised hybrid system, made up of a long-range missile carrier that can travel at supersonic speed and a lightweight torpedo as payload, for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) role. The objective behind the project was to develop a quick-reaction system that can launch torpedoes from standoff distance . [ 3 ]
India’s new mission, expected to last for about 5 years, could help understand the X-ray emission mechanism of various astronomical sources like black holes, neutron stars, and star forming nebulae.
Forbin (D620) is a large anti-air frigate [5] of the French Navy, lead ship of the Horizon class.Her first task is protecting aircraft carriers, capital ships or civilian ships from supersonic missile attacks; her complement of medium-range anti-air missiles allows her to support the defences of another ship under attack and avoid their saturation.