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EXCLUSIVE: Is Someone Trying To Derail The Arming Of India’s Rudra Copters?
On September 11, 2017, exactly a week after she assumed office as India’s new defence minister, Nirmala Sitharaman arrived at the Naliya air base in Gujarat. While being given a tour of equipment and aircraft on site, she paused at…
Aero India 2019 Emphasises The Long, Hard Road To India’s Next Fighter Jet
At one end is an old MiG-21 fighter, that unignorable emblem of what must pass. A short distance away, nestled in a hangar is a new Indian fighter jet model — a new avatar of the troubled LCA Tejas –…
India’s Medium Weight Fighter, The Rechristened LCA Tejas Mk.2, To Be Unveiled
In the absence of any new aircraft, it’s the unveiling of an aircraft model that the aviation community will have to settle for, if it’s looking for for firsts at the upcoming Aero India show in Bengaluru. India’s DRDO has…
EXCLUSIVE: HAL All Set To Announce LCA-Based Jet Trainer
When India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) announced last week that it would be revealing a new program at Aero India 2019 called ‘Supersonic Omni Role Trainer Aircraft (SPORT)’ aviation watchers wondered what this was. A new aircraft? A clean sheet…