Indian Air Force
Dassault, not govt, chose Reliance as Rafale partner: Anil Ambani
26 Jul 2018
Anil Ambani has refuted allegation over his company’s eligibility stating that it has the largest shipyard in the private sector at Pipavav in Gujarat and is currently building five Naval Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Indian Navy and 14 Fast Patrol Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard
India, Russia set to sign S-400 Triumf air defence missile deal
28 May 2018
The 'Triumf' interceptor-based missile system can destroy incoming hostile aircraft, missiles and even drones at ranges of up to 400 km and is most advanced long-range surface-to-air missile defence system with Russia
IAF conducts online selection tests for airmen
11 May 2018
IAF's `Gagan Shakti’ war games underway across all bases
17 Apr 2018
The integrated land-air-sea combat exercise, Gagan Shakti 2018, with 1,150 fighter aircraft, helicopters and drones and over 15,000 IAF personnel participating, is being carried out with active participation of the Army and the Navy in a pan-India format
IAF issues global RFI for production of 110 fighter jets in India
07 Apr 2018
A number of fighter jets, including the Eurofighter Typhoon, Lockheed`s F-16, Saab’s Gripen and Russian aircraft MiG-35 are expected to vie for the contract worth over $15 billion that allows makers of both single engine and twin-engine combat jets to participate
Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornets suddenly in race for IAF as Centre shifts goalposts
17 Mar 2018
Until recently, Lockheed Martin’s F-16 and Saab’s Gripen were in a two-horse race supply at least 100 single-engine jets to the Indian Air Force. But the government has now reportedly asked the IAF to also evaluate Boeing’s twin-engine F/A-18 Super Hornet
China deploys advanced fighter jets on border with India: report
24 Feb 2018
China has deployed its Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon multirole fighters and Shenyang J-11, a modified version of the Soviet Sukhoi Su-27, air superiority fighters to counter India’s deployment of Su-30 MKI long-range fighters along the India-China border
Boeing keen to sell F/A-18 Hornets to India, may agree to make locally
06 Feb 2018
Boeing Co is in talks to sell its F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets to the Indian Navy, which is reviewing proposals for 57 jets – though several technical evaluation has yet to take place
USAF chief Gen Goldfein takes India’s Tejas out for a spin
05 Feb 2018
Chief of Staff of the US Air Force General David L Goldfein became the first foreign military chief to fly the indigenously developed Tejas single-seat, single-jet engine, fourth-generation aircraft that can fly at 1,350 km per hour
HAL gets Rs50,000-cr IAF order for 83 Tejas fighter jets
21 Dec 2017
The 83 Tejas aircraft will be of Mark-1 configuration, an improved version of the single-engine fighter that is still in the design stage
IAF successfully test-fires BrahMos missile from Sukhoi fighter jet
22 Nov 2017
The 2.8-mach BrahMos, said to the world’s fastest anti-ship cruise missile, has a range of 290-km and its integration with an aircraft like Sukhoi is a big boost for India’s strike capabilities
IAF successfully test-fires BrahMos missile from Sukhoi fighter jet
22 Nov 2017
The 2.8-mach BrahMos, said to the world’s fastest anti-ship cruise missile, has a range of 290-km and its integration with an aircraft like Sukhoi is a big boost for India’s strike capabilities
20 IAF planes land, take off from highway in unique exercise
24 Oct 2017
The IAF exercise, in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh government, is the first on an expressway
US defence firms ready to make in India, but won’t part with technology
19 Sep 2017
While state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd had made planes under licence, some private players bidding for manufacturing collaboration are to start from scratch, according to commentators
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