The naval squadron INAS 315 was commissioned on 1 October 1977 with the induction of IL-38 aircraft, meant for long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare.
IAF seeks 40-80 medium transport aircraft with 18-27 tonne capacity under Make in India route. CEO of Embraer Defense & Security says also looking at setting up assembly line in India.
Govt had sanctioned Rs 180 crore for project in 1999. Improper engine selection had a cascading effect on design and development process of aircraft, says auditor.
The airlines, taken over by Tata Group in 2022, aims to fly an entirely new long haul fleet by 2026. It'll also launch new website, app and loyalty programme, and have refitted interiors.
P-8I was deployed during 2017 India-China standoff in Doklam & 2020 border row in Ladakh, due to its radar capabilities to carry out surveillance and improved readings of on-ground situation.
Last of legacy fleet to be decommissioned by year-end. Long-range surveillance & anti-submarine warfare aircraft proved its mettle in 1978, when it traced wreckage of Air India jumbo.
Japan monitored the operations after Chinese naval group, which included missile destroyers, sailed between the main Okinawa island and Miyakojima island into the Western Pacific.
The Southeast Asian theatre is central to the Great Power contest between the US and China. It’s also a landscape where middle powers—France, the UK, Turkey—are shaping the strategic environment.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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