Su-30MKMs Fly, India’s Little Victory
This may be a touch parochial, but the delivery of the first two Su-30MKM fighters to the Royal Malaysian Air Force on May 24 at […]
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Army Asks For Man-Portable UAVs
Last week, the Army presented a fresh reworked QR to the Ministry of Defence for upto 32 man-portable UAVs for “tactical, point-of-interest imaging and rapid
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Will the Chile deal work out for Dhruv?
The online business magazine domain-B reports that HAL has received an RfP from the Chilean government for the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv, and will
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Eurocopter Wins? 197 Army Choppers in the Bag
The Army’s massive contract for 197 light multirole high-altitude helicopters, as a fleet replacement for the Cheetah and Chetak fleets, is reported to be in
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The IJT Mishap: Eyewitness Account
What follows is an eye-witness account of the IJT accident at Aero India 2007 that we’ve discussed here before. This is an account by Aditya
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Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder – An Analysis
By Mihir Shahfor LiveFist On March 23 2007, two JF-17 “Thunder” fighters took to the skies for the first time in Pakistan as a part
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JF-17s At Last
Two JF-17 Thunders flew on Pakistan Day on March 23 in Islamabad. The two fighters were flown in from Chengdu on March 12 for further
First LCA Tejas Squadron at Sulur?
IAF chief Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi said on March 12 that the Air Force station at Sulur (Western Tamil Nadu) was being developed into
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Why isn’t the HAL Tejas part of the MRCA push?
A pertinent question if ever there was one. But like almost everything else in our country — especially when it has to do with impossible
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The Needless IJT Incident of February 8
If reports suggesting that the accident involving an indigenous Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) on February 8 at Yelahanka were caused by the pilot’s carelessness –
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