Limited Combat Aircraft
I didn’t make up that name. It’s a name a whole bunch of folks at Vayu Bhawan are calling the LCA Tejas now. As the […]
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Controversy
The Tejas Engine Quagmire + Tejas hot weather trials results
There was a briefing at South Block today at which it was finally official (posted on this before, and there have been at least three
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FIRE ON GORSHKOV QUARTERDECK!!
A minor electrical fire on the quarterdeck of the INS Vikramaditya broke out last week, and has apparently gutted some electrical wire assemblies, welding equipment
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INS Vikramaditya overkill!
A Naval team is currently in Russia for the next phase of negotiations on the Admiral Gorshkov price. Thought it’s a good time to post
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Mail Today: HAWKS ON HOLD!!
A big story in Mail Today by the paper’s defence correspondent Suman Sharma this morning, so here it is in full: THE HAWKS ARE ON
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More Hawk photos
Still a sense of shock over the Hawk crash. I’m travelling over the next 36 hours — will blog next then. Meanwhile, here are some
Hawk Crash: Photos of its Passage to India
For the break report on the IAF’s first Hawk crash, scroll down to the previous post. A terrible day for the IAF. One Hawk down.
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Gorshkov in September 2007
If Google Earth screen data is to be believed, here’s a September 2007 satellite photograph of the Admiral Gorshkov dry-docked at the Sevmash shipyard in
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MBT Arjun Trouble: Special team to Germany
A special team comprising personnel from the Army EME, Armoured Corps and DRDO has left for Augsburg and Hanover Germany to find just how to
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DRDO release: Army chief at CVRDE
Just received this press release from DRDO regarding the Chief of Army Staff’s sudden visit to Chennai to clear up the Arjun mess. The release
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