NEW DELHI — India’s Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), capable of assisting in maritime security and deep-sea operations, is readying for more sea trials. The AUV will be capable of a variety of missions including surveillance, sensor deployment and mine countermeasures, as well as ammunition delivery. It operates via a mother ship from which it is launched, controlled and recovered.

NEW DELHI — India on Jan. 1 canceled its $770 million contract with AgustaWestland for the purchase of 12 AW101 helicopters, following a bribery scandal. “The government of India has terminated the contract on grounds of breach of the pre-contract integrity pact and the agreement by AgustaWestland,” a defense ministry spokesman says. The order to cancel the contract was signed by Defense Minister A.K. Antony, who earlier in the day met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

NEW DELHI — India will soon buy an additional 262 Barak-I Israeli anti-aircraft missiles for its navy, now that the Indian government has closed a bribery investigation that held up the deal for years. In an apparent bid to counter the growing naval power of neighboring China, the Indian navy has been insisting the government clear the Barak missile purchase as its warships equipped with the Barak anti-missile defense systems were low on missiles.