India has long spoken of self-reliance, yet delays have repeatedly necessitated stopgap imports, including Jaguars, Mirages, Su-30MKIs, MiG-29Ks, and Rafales.
There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.
ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.
Request for Information issued by govt seeks transfer of technology. This comes as the planned acquisition of 200 Kamov light utility helicopters from Russia remains in limbo.
India has paid a steep price for HAL’s unchecked dominance, evident in the MiG-era overhauls, the decades-long Tejas saga, and the troubled ALH programme.
HAL won the bid for the development of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) rockets for a cost of Rs 511 crore.
Entire Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) fleet for Army, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard was grounded after a Coast Guard helicopter crash killed 3 personnel in January.
HAL says it booked Rs 30,400 cr (provisional & unaudited) as revenue for financial year ending on 31 March, 2025, as against Rs 30,381 cr in the previous financial year.
SRK's impromptu party looked refreshingly ‘normal’ and as cool as the Birthday Boy himself. King of Kool could be another tag for the man who once declared himself 'the last of the stars'.
The chipmaker at the heart of the AI revolution may be the most influential stock in Wall Street history. Nvidia has been the primary driver of the market’s gains since the start of 2023.
ISRO’s LMV3 rocket set off the CMS-03 satellite from Sriharikota Sunday. It weighs 4,410 kg, will primarily serve Indian Navy and has a life of at least 15 years.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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