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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A Pantheon of Holy Cows
A brilliant column by Harish Khare in The Hindu (quite certainly one of the most sober, eloquent and insightful columnists in the country today) is
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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
Farewell MiG-23MF of Warlords!
Just got this press release from the IAF. Reproducing it as is: Having soared the Indian skies for nearly 24 years and logging nearly 32,581
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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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PGM (Purpose Gone Missing)
In the context of Programme Air Defence (PAD) and Advanced Air Defence (AAD), and all the chatter about Prithvi (most of it incorrect!), I thought
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Farewell, Foxbat
April 16, 2006 The air force station at Bareilly is like any other airbase in the country. Clean, well maintained, neatly pruned hedges, shining insignias
Travels in Bofors Country
June 2005 I’M sure guns are the last thing on most people’s minds when they drive into Karlskoga. This tiny town, three hours west of
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Raw Silk Route – The Opening of Nathu La
June 2006 Rows of prefab warehouses under corrugated iron sheets at Sherathang, 7 km shy of Nathula. A highway still in the making. A wary
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