Aircraft And Helicopters
LiveFist EXCLUSIVE: BrahMos on Su-30MKI Not Happening for Now
The photograph you see to the right is one that is printed with BrahMos advertisements in magazines and has been one of the most visible images…
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DRDO
DRDO for “Reputation Management”
I’m sure everyone saw Amitav Ranjan’s report in The Indian Express a few days ago about how DRDO has hired the services of the National Council…
Aircraft And Helicopters
Indo-Russian G5 Fighter Agreement in Sight
In an interview to us (the Indian media delegation at the MAKS 07 air show) on August 23, MiG chief and designated chairman of the UAC…
Aircraft And Helicopters
Take-off Wait
So finally, the long-awaited (and definitely hyped) request for proposal for the IAF's medium multirole fighter aircraft (MMRCA) is out. For us defence correspondents, who willingly…
My MiG-35 Flight – Thursday Evening on Headlines Today
My half-hour special on the flight I took in a MiG-35 at Zhukovsky, and coverage of some of the other aviation events at the show will…
MoD Announces Release of MRCA RfP (Rs 42,000 crore!!)
The Request for Proposal (RFP) for the procurement of 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) at an estimated cost of Rs. 42, 000 crores for the…
MRCA RfP Issued!
The Request for Proposal for the Multirole Combat Aircraft (MRCA) tender has finally been issued today. More later.
Aircraft And Helicopters
Flight in the MiG-35!!!
Monday was a big day. I took a sortie in a MiG-35 fighter from Zhukovskiy air base outside Moscow a day before the MAKS 2007 air…
Aircraft And Helicopters
LiveFist in Zhukovsky!
I will be at the MAKS 2007 air show in Zhukovsky, Russia from August 20-25. Will keep the blog updated with photos and anything else interesting…
Navy
INS Delhi enters Doha
Navy destroyer INS Delhi entering Doha harbour (Qatar) with the tricolour fluttering on August 15. Navy ships are on a 40-day deployment to the countries of…
Shakti-propelled Attack Dhruv takes flight!
HAL's press release today: The Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv took a flight today for the first time with the more powerful Shakti engine and in…
Aircraft And Helicopters
The Tejas MMR Disaster
It's with a sigh that we're all forced to accept that now, even the radar of the Light Combat Aircraft, will be a joint-venture product. So…