Aircraft And Helicopters
Chinese Fighter Surprise Illuminates Indian Vacuum
China’s aerospace industry has once again taken the global defence community by surprise, unveiling not one but two new stealth fighter aircraft believed to be either…
FGFA/AMCA
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AMCA ‘PPP’ Proposal Stalled For 3.5 Yrs & Counting
An unprecedented decision taken in 2020 to develop India's fifth generation fighter aircraft under a novel public-private partnership has remained stalled for well over three years,…
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Bid To Choose Pvt Partner In India’s 5th Gen Fighter JV Begins
Never before has an Indian private sector company been offered the opportunity to be an equal partner in a military aviation project. Military aircraft development and…
Aircraft And Helicopters
India’s DRDO Forced To Ditch LCA Navy Mk2 For Cleansheet Twin-Engine Jet Design
A new twin-engine naval fighter design proposal is taking shape at India's principal combat aircraft design house in Bengaluru to supply the Indian Navy with a…
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Rajnath’s Paris Visit Puts Spotlight On Indian Jet Engine’s Fight For Survival
After a day centred around the milestone Rafale handover to the Indian Air Force, topped off handily with a flight in the IAF's first Rafale jet,…
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COLUMN: The IAF Is Right To Marshal Its Full Muscle For The AMCA
There have been interesting and varied reactions to the idea that it will be better for the Indian Air Force (IAF) to put in all its…
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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 Meteor.…
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Russia Confirms Indian Pullout From Fifth Gen Fighter Program, Leaves ‘Door Open’
In a first formal confirmation from either government, Russia today said that India had ‘temporarily suspended’ participation in the Su-57 fifth generation fighter aircraft program, a…
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Why Stealth Is Boeing’s Big Buzzword In India’s Looming Fighter Race
The esoteric subject of fighter aircraft contracting, usually restricted in the Indian context to the occasional headline, boomed within the walls of India's Parliament a week…
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PODCAST: Admiral Arun Prakash’s Sharp Prescription For Indian Military Aviation
https://youtu.be/MsqSn7blzIk [dropcap]A[/dropcap]dmiral Arun Prakash, Indian Navy chief from 2004-06, has been an eloquent and unsparing commentator on matters military since he retired from service over a…
