India To Hike Tejas Mk1A Fighter Order To 180
India’s homegrown Tejas fighter program is all set to get a major boost with decks cleared today by the country’s MoD to order 97 more …
AIR FORCE
Tejas’ Most Heavyweight Backer Straps In
India’s Tejas fighter program, already in a steady slipstream of service and onward development, got some very welcome thrust today when India’s prime minister Narendra …
Tejas Squadrons Forward Deployed Next?
This picture of an Indian Air Force Tejas fighter at the Awantipur air force station in Jammu & Kashmir has rekindled speculation that new squadrons …
A330 AWACS Plan Shelved, India To Go Narrow Body
Eight years after they began, India has dropped plans to develop a homegrown AWACS (airborne warning and control system) capability around the Airbus A330 platform …
A330 AWACS Plan Shelved, India To Go Narrow Body Read More »
After 2 Aborts, Here’s How Airbus Feels About India’s Tanker Needs
GETAFE, SPAIN It’ll soon be two decades since the Indian Air Force began a search for new air to air refuelling (AAR) aircraft that can …
After 2 Aborts, Here’s How Airbus Feels About India’s Tanker Needs Read More »
India All Set To Order 26 Naval Rafale Jets
Seven years after India ordered 36 Rafale fighters for the Indian Air Force, advance clearances went through today to procure 26 naval versions of the …
India Eyes Historic Local Content In MQ-9B Drone Deal
The Indian Government is preparing to push for unprecedented levels of local production and sourcing in an unfolding effort to procure up to 31 MQ-9B …
India Eyes Historic Local Content In MQ-9B Drone Deal Read More »
India’s Predator-B Drone Deal Gets Clearance Today
Seven years after the Indian government first requested a sale of Predator-type drones from the United States, it looks like a deal has finally come …
India’s Predator-B Drone Deal Gets Clearance Today Read More »
IAF & HTT-40: From Wanting It Dead To Ordering 70
Ten years ago, the Indian Air Force wanted to kill the program. The Chief of Air Staff at the time declaring that the IAF neither …
IAF & HTT-40: From Wanting It Dead To Ordering 70 Read More »
IAF’s Only Chopper Pilot Chief Just Flew The LUH. And Loved It.
Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major (Retd.), the only chopper pilot to be chief of the Indian Air Force, just flew HAL’s Light Utility Helicopter …
IAF’s Only Chopper Pilot Chief Just Flew The LUH. And Loved It. Read More »