Some Thoughts About India’s LCA Programme
China’s Carrier Programme: China has been devoting considerable resources and attention to building up the strength of the PLA Navy (PLAN); with the aim of making it one of the […]
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Election 2019: Why it Could Make or Break Defence Indigenisation
In 1957, while speaking on the defence budget in the Lok Sabha, well-known Gandhian J.B. Kripalani said, “The mounting expenses on the Army must be cut down. The followers of […]
Lockheed Martin’s 360-Degree Pilot Visual System Completes First Flight On Bell V-280 Valor
NASHVILLE, Tennessee. Lockheed Martin’s Pilotage Distributed Aperture Sensor (PDAS) system took flight for the first time aboard the V-280 Valor, Bell Helicopter’s next-generation tiltrotor aircraft in a series of flights […]
Rostec Expands New Line of Russian Aircraft
New Delhi. Russian State Corporation Rostec is implementing the project of building the country’s first transport aircraft – Il-112V. The components and assemblies of the new plane, built by Rostec’s […]
Air Marshal D Choudhury Assumes Charge as SASO Hq WAC
New Delhi. Air Marshal D Choudhury has taken over as Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO), Western Air Command (WAC). Air Marshal is an alumnus of National Defence Academy (NDA), and […]
IAF MIG-27 (Upgrade) Crashes
New Delhi. An Indian Air Force MiG-27 (Upgrade) aircraft got airborne from Air Force Station Uttarlai, Rajasthan at 1127 hrs on March 31 for a routine sortie. The aircraft crashed […]
Rear Admiral Suraj Berry Takes Over as Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet
New Delhi. Rear Admiral Suraj Berry, NM, VSM took over the Command of Eastern Fleet, the Sword Arm of the Eastern Naval Command, from Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, […]
HAL Produces 16th LCA of IAF’s IOC Contract
Bengaluru. Indian aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has produced 16th Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) as per the target till March 31, 2019, a company press statement said on March […]
Indian Air Force Sharpens Arsenal; Officially Inducts Chinook Helicopters
Chandigarh. In a major development, while sharpening its arsenal Indian Air Force (IAF) formally inducted Boeing CH 47 F(I)- Chinook heavy lift helicopters into its inventory at a ceremony at […]
Indian Air Force to Participate in LIMA 2019
New Delhi. Indian Air Force is participating in the Maritime Aero Expo for the first time, during which it will showcase its indigenously developed LCA fighter aircraft. Langkawi International Maritime […]
Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT™ Helicopter Achieves First Flight
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT™ helicopter achieved first flight at Sikorsky’s West Palm Beach, Fla., site on March 21. This revolutionary aircraft, developed by Sikorsky, a Lockheed […]
