Will the Chile deal work out for Dhruv?
The online business magazine domain-B reports that HAL has received an RfP from the Chilean government for the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv, and will …
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LiveFist EXCLUSIVE: IAF’s SpyDer Purchase Was Opposed By The IDS
LiveFist has come upon some startling (or not, depending on how cynical you are!) new information concerning the IAF’s recent order for 18 SpyDer LLQRM …
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Canberra No More…
It was sort of weird being flown to Agra yesterday because I realised that the first time I was ever going to see an English …
Indian Hawk Soars in Tippy Grey!
Check out this beautiful photograph of the BAe Hawk (HT004 I think) in the skies. Found it on the BAe site, but it totally looks …
Look who’s talking!
I reproduce here R Prasannan’s fine piece in The Week — the other side of the DRDO story. Some of our commenters have referred to …
Astra BVRAAM Tests Continue
The Astra beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) will go through its a series of tests on March 26 and March 27 at Complex II …
The Sun Sets on the IAF’s Rakshak
I was looking up some old stuff the other day and came upon the rare Sept-Oct 1984 edition of Air University Review journal. A particular …
Farewell MiG-23MF of Warlords!
Just got this press release from the IAF. Reproducing it as is: Having soared the Indian skies for nearly 24 years and logging nearly 32,581 …
Hasimara and Third Degree in 1998
Here is an amazing account I received from a retired Air Marshal recently about some of the things that happened in 1997-98 when the government …
First LCA Tejas Squadron at Sulur?
IAF chief Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi said on March 12 that the Air Force station at Sulur (Western Tamil Nadu) was being developed into …