Finally, Southern India Gets First Su-30 MKI Squadron Tomorrow
A force induction tomorrow on India’s peninsular tip will be one of the most significant in years. A squadron of the Indian Air Force’s most capable…
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Your Day Needs These Onboard Videos Of The N-LCA Deck Launch
https://youtu.be/yiGdW0KmYUM With two prototypes, the N-LCA test crew has been churning out sorties from on board INS Vikramaditya. Starting with a historic arrested landing on January…
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HISTORY: India’s LCA Makes 1st Landing On Aircraft Carrier Deck
Making it the first homegrown aircraft to land on an aircraft carrier deck, a prototype of the naval Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) 'trapped' on the Indian…
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And Now, Indian Army Wants 200 Wheeled Armoured Vehicles For Pak Border
Elevated tensions between India and Pakistan this year have compelled the Indian Army to sidestep an endlessly meandering force modernisation program for an urgent acquisition of…
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Sharp Sniping War Erupts Between India’s DRDO & Israel’s Rafael
An unusual, and very public, war of words has erupted between India's DRDO and Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, two sides that otherwise have a series…
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Delighted With Fleet, Indian Navy Clears Decks For 6 More P-8Is
Given how deeply satisfied the Indian Navy has been with the fleet, it was only a matter of time. The Indian Navy's case for more of…
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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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Video Captures Navy Pilots Punching Out Of Doomed MiG-29K Last Week
Last Saturday's crash of an Indian Navy MiG-29KUB fighter in Goa was captured by several citizens on the ground, but none had apparently captured the actual…
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Indian Army Wants 500 Anti-Terror Robotic Vehicles In Kashmir
In perhaps the most tense security atmosphere in the newly divided Jammu & Kashmir -- and perceiving an up in Pakistan-fueled terror -- the Indian Army…
Earlier Unwanted, IAF Chief Makes Historic Personal Push For HAL Aircraft
In the annals of difficult indigenous aerospace projects, HAL's HTT-40 basic propeller trainer aircraft has had a particularly rough birthing. A full three years before a…
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For Second Time, India’s Top Court Dismisses ‘Rafale Scam’ Petition
After a December verdict that found "nothing amiss" in India's 2016 deal for 36 Rafale jets, India's Supreme Court today rejected a raft of petitions asking…
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Sniffing C295 Deal Headway, Airbus Seeks Break From Indian Defence Jinx
In a market strewn with the debris of failed Airbus campaigns for lucrative Indian defence contracts, the European giant is sniffing its first -- and much-needed…