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 […]
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
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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
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MRCA RfP Issued!
The Request for Proposal for the Multirole Combat Aircraft (MRCA) tender has finally been issued today. More later.
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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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