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Rafale Ferry Puts IAF Tanker Woes Back In Focus, Lease Next?
Photographs trickled in today of the Indian Air Force's first batch of 5 Rafale jets getting some gas mid-air over the Mediterranean Sea on Monday on…
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IAF’s New ‘Sword Arm’ C-in-C Knows All About Mid-Air Danger
Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari, 'Chau', couldn't possibly be taking charge of the Indian Air Force's operationally supreme Western Air Command (WAC) at a more eventful…
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Here’s Why The IAF Has Chosen The Hammer For Its Rafale
With just days to go before India's first Rafale jets arrive in country, the Indian Air Force has exercised emergency procurement powers to contract the French…
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Amidst Ladakh Tensions, Indian Navy MiG-29K Carrier Jets Head North
Amidst a gradually loosening standoff between Indian and Chinese ground forces in eastern Ladakh in India's far north, an unspecificed number of Indian Navy MiG-29K fighter…
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Not Keen On NASAMS-II, IAF Wants Indian Missile Defence
It's official: The Indian Air Force doesn't want the American NASAMS-II networked air defence system and has communicated this to the government. Pitched to India since…
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Pilots Fully Ops On Rafale, IAF Declares Days Before Jets Arrive
Indian Air Force aircrew and ground crew have undergone comprehensive training on the aircraft, including its highly advanced weapons systems and are fully operational now, the…
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Indian Army’s Rudra Armed Helos Break Cover In Ladakh
The Indian Army Rudra, the in-service advanced armed version of the HAL Dhruv, briefly broke cover today in Ladakh, confirming the indigenous aircraft's operational deployment amidst…
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Ready In All Respects, $5.2 Billion Order For 83 LCAs By December
A long awaited $5.2 billion contract for 83 indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk.1A jets is ready in all respects and is likely to be…
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Another Import, Or Will Indian Army Choose Indian Infantry Drone
Newspaper reports this week said the Indian Army is all set to procure 200 U.S.-built AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven hand launched drones for infantry units, part of…
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Israel’s ‘Maoz’ Loitering Munition Next For Indian Infantry?
With plenty of Israeli armament already in service with the Indian armed forces, word just in on the next piece of kit in the pipeline. Called…
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This Month, HAL’s Intermediate Jet Trainer Gets Final Shot
Four years after failed spin trials brought the aircraft program to a halt, HAL's HJT-36 Sitara intermediate jet trainer (IJT) will restart a crucial set of…
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Boeing’s India Plans Sharpen Around F-15 & Super Hornet
While India still hasn't defined the kind of fighter it wants in an ongoing contest for 114 jets, Boeing's plans appear to have become more well-defined…