Aircraft And Helicopters
It’s Official: ELTA to bail out HAL’s Multimode Radar for LCA
This has of course been known for a while now, but now it's official. Israeli firm ELTA, the radar and electronics subsidiary of IAI, will co-develop…
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DRDO
More on Nirbhay
Prasun K Sengupta has this article with lots of info on the Nirbhay cruise missile programme in the latest issue of FORCE. Here it is in…
Aircraft And Helicopters
Boeing Counters JSF Pitch With Super Hornet
Boeing Integrated Defence Systems briefed journalists on July 31 in New Delhi, where Boeing India President Dr Ian QR Thomas and Vice President and General Manager…
Aircraft And Helicopters
Su-30MKI versus Typhoon: Some lessons…
Saw this interesting article on Defense Industry Daily on the Su-30MKI going head to head against RAF Eurofighter Typhoons at the recently concluded Exercise Indra Dhanush.…
DRDO
*FLASH* MoD Recommends Extention for BrahMos’ Pillai
Good news for Dr A Sivathanu Pillai, CEO & MD of BrahMos Aerospace (also CC R&AD ACE & NS at DRDO HQ). After a meeting with…
Air Force
Su-30s Escort Air India’s New 777-200
Just received these photographs of Air India's new Boeing 777-200 being escorted by IAF's SU-30 fighters at IGI Airport to mark IAF's & Air India's Platinum…
Indigenous Equipment
Fearless Tomahawk-type missile on radar
I had mentioned Project Nirbhay a couple of times before, but didn't get around to actually doing a post on it here, but Sujan Dutta, my…
Exclusive
India’s Base at Ayni, Tajikistan
I did a half-hour show on the Ayni air base in West Tajikistan for Headlines Today last Sunday. The base will be declared ready for operations…
Aircraft And Helicopters
F-35 Lightning II Presentation to IAF
After a first-level-of-detail presentation to the Navy in 2005 on the F-35C Lightning II, a top team from Lockheed-Martin gave the Indian Air Force a classified…
Aircraft And Helicopters
Photos from Royal International Air Tattoo
IAF Team with "Spirit of Tattoo" Trophy IAF Hawk on displayUSAF F-117A Nighthawk on static display
Defence Procurements
After Trenton, Navy’s Eyes Now On USS Nashville
After procuring the USS Trenton (now INS Jalashva) The Indian Navy has expressed its interest in the USS Nashville as its second large amphibious warfare vessel.…
Defence Procurements
Army Can Forget About New Towed Artillery
The government's decision to re-tender the towed artillery competition (450 guns) has come as a deep shock to the Army, notwithstanding indications from the government that…