Thunderbird! Pakistan’s JF-17, Ten Years On
By Mihir Shah In early 2007, when the first production JF-17 “Thunder” fighter was unveiled to the Pakistani public, it failed to make much of […]
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Four Fighters Throw Hat Into Big Indian Navy Ring
Four months after the Indian Navy announced its big multirole carrier borne fighter (MRCBF) contest for 57 jets, Livefist has the list of four contenders
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DOGFIGHT: The Gripen vs F-16 For India
Things have certainly been allowed to cool down after months of momentum on India’s high-profile Make In India fighter programme, peaking during the Aero India
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IAF Begins Brutal Rejig Of Purchase Priorities. Expect Blood.
Get the feeling that India’s ‘Make in India’ fighter project(s) have gone cold over the last two months? Well, for one thing, you’re not alone.
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Crashed, Grounded, MiG-21 Pilot Wins Landmark Case Against India’s HAL
In a verdict that has big implications for the quality of defence manufacture in India, liability of manufacturers, flight safety and accident investigations, an injured
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Tejas UCAV? Here’s What HAL Needs To Do
A new effort to unman India’s LCA Tejas fighter platform to spin off a UCAV has been revealed in a fresh report in The Economic Times,
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Up Close & Personal With India’s Reborn Saras Light Aircraft
Eight years ago, on 6 March 2009, the second prototype of India’s Saras light civil aircraft crashed near Bengaluru, killing its three-man Indian Air Force
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Indian Kaveri Turbofan’s Last Mile Problem: A Mystery Noise
Decayed performance at high altitude, insufficient thrust, excessive weight. Some of the problems the DRDO has reported on its Kaveri turbofan engine, a project in
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EXCLUSIVE: Israel Failed, India Scouts New Partner To Unman Chetak Copter
India has decided to reload efforts to spin off an unmanned version of its in-service Chetak/Alouette III light utility helicopter, a platform in service
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EXCLUSIVE: As India-Japan Deal Drifts, HAL Amphibian Aircraft Plan Surfaces
UPDATED ON 15 MARCH. SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATES. An India-Japan deal for ShinMaywa US-2 amphibious aircraft remains elusive and has slipped down the ladder in a
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