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Topic: fighter jet

India and France to jointly develop and manufacture 120 kN engine for homegrown AMCA

The new engine, set to be developed over the next 10 years, will power the second tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft. First set will be equipped with GE 414 engines.

British fighter jet grounded in India for over a month flies back

After making an emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram over a month ago, British fighter jet F-35 B, took off at 10.50 am for Darwin, Australia today morning.

Week since emergency landing, UK’s F-35B fighter still grounded in Kerala; military airlift likely 

Larger technical team from UK expected to arrive for repairs. Stealth fighter jet remains parked in the open at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.

As India & France get ready to sign 7-bn Euro deal for Rafale Marine, 87 TEDBFs emerge in shadow

Navy initially gave proposal for 145 twin-engine fighters, basing requirement on 3-carrier force, but planners believe the force should go for 2 aircraft carriers as of now.

Proposal for 5th-gen indigenous fighter AMCA approved, nearly 2-decade-old journey formally begins

Approval is for design & prototype development of stealth aircraft that will eventually be powered by Made in India engines having a capacity of 110 kN.

Russia says transfer of F-16 jets to Ukraine would raise questions of NATO’s involvement in conflict

US President Biden has endorsed training programs for Ukrainian pilots on F-16 jets. Ukrainian President Zelenskiy assured Biden that they would not be used in Russian territory.

Why likely €1 bn French deal is a reminder of India’s failure to build indigenous jet engine

Despite successes in the space and missile programme, India’s hopes of powering fighters with a homemade engine haven’t succeeded.

Search operation on for pilot missing in MiG-29K fighter aircraft crash, Navy says

Russian-origin MiG-29K fighter jet, which had taken off from aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, crashed into the Arabian sea on Thursday. One pilot of the aircraft was rescued.

China’s fifth-gen fighter jet now in operation; India’s plans with Russia still stuck

Proposal to use HAL resources to fund development project blocked even as Air Force faces budget crunch. Project now requires PMO intervention.

There is no overwhelming reason why defence deals should be treated with kid gloves

Is political debate on defence deals like the Rafale fighter jet necessary for accountability?

On Camera

MGNREGA was democratic state-building. VB-GRAMG turns welfare back to mai-baapism

MGNREGA empowered citizens to engage the state on equal terms. VB-GRAMG recasts them as labharthis, who must prove eligibility to receive the largesse of a benevolent leader.

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.