Big Flight-test Milestone For India’s LCA Navy, First Full Launch/Recovery In Single Sortie
It’s been an excellent month for the LCA Navy, India’s first fighter jet for carrier deck operations. Just over two weeks after its debut tailhook […]
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India Conducts First Test Of Hypersonic Air Vehicle, Questions Over Result
An Indian hypersonic weapon technology demonstrator was flight tested for the first time today by the country’s Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), though it
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10 Top Modernisation Priorities For India’s New Defence Minister
The landslide election victory by India’s Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has led to an expected shuffle of top ministerial portfolios. India’s new defence minister is
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ANALYSIS: There’s A Revolution Coming In The Indian Air Force’s Missile Arsenal
By MIHIR SHAH A new generation of air-to-air missiles is set to transform the Indian Air Force’s fighter fleet. It has been an exciting two
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Never A More Urgent Time To Replace The IAF’s MiG-21s With India’s Tejas
90 minutes after Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman punched out of his MiG-21 Bison fighter near the Line of Control, to be
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After ‘Peacetime’ Air Strikes, 5 Homegrown Weapons Programs Deserve Govt Priority
At 3.30am on Tuesday, Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jets conducted India’s first ever peacetime air strikes in Pakistan, destroying a Jaish-e-Muhammad training facility
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SAAW SOON: HAL’s Souped-Up Hawk Trainer All Set To Fire Indian Anti-Airfield Weapon
In April over the Bay of Bengal, a stubby orange box-shaped weapon will separate from an aircraft flying at 20,000 feet, flip open a pair
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NEWSBREAK: Turbulence Ends, India Set To Acquire U.S. ISTAR Jet, 4 More With Indian Sensors
After India’s quest to acquire two Raytheon ISTAR advanced airborne battlefield and ground surveillance aircraft collapsed in 2017 over a preposterous — but not uncommon
India’s Air-To-Air Supermissile A Step Closer With DRDO’s New SFDR Test
If the Indian Air Force’s unusual satisfaction and eagerness with the indigenously developed Astra air-to-air missile is any indicator, then a technology test conducted on
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This Week, IAF’s Dreams Of Meteor-Armed LCA Tejas Could Formally Die
In eight months, the Indian Air Force begins receiving its first of 36 Rafale jets, armed with the the world’s longest range air-to-air missile, the
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