The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.
Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.
Authored by military historian Adrien Fontanellaz, the study reveals the drone strategy used by Pakistan & how they tried to hit S-400 air defence system, both of which failed.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
Once acquired by IAF, the medium transport aircraft (MTA) will replace both AN-32s and IL-76s, it is learnt. The idea behind the revamp is to meet modern operational needs.
Sometimes the machine just gives up, unable to keep pace with the will of the military mind of the air warrior. That’s what happened in Palam 1989 and Dubai 2025.
Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.
The lessons of earlier American regime-change efforts should be obvious. The dismantling of Iran’s regime could lead to the breakdown of state authority and the rise of warlords.
Major energy infrastructure is in the crosshairs of the conflict, raising risks of the biggest shock since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Qatar’s largest LNG plant remains shut, fuelling supply fears.
Sinking of the ship has raised eyebrows in the Indian defence and security establishment. Lankan navy has recovered several bodies, believed to be of crew members.
The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.
what ever may might be even after so many collaboration and joint ventures India has not been able to produce its own 6 gen fighter nor any engines again its the America and Russia the Swedish 5-6 gen seems something on china’s J-36 . its sad that so many people highly educated in their respective fields have hot been able to contribute anything the recent and future projects are in limbo . but they take home such fat pay cheque to home.
As a proud citizen of this country, I would feel that we not touch the F-35. We will run into innumerable issues for spares etc and USA will continue to arm-twist us. US is not a dependable country . Instead we should go for the Russian SU 57. Russia has been always supportive of India and what we need is a dependable ally and not a selfish nation
what ever may might be even after so many collaboration and joint ventures India has not been able to produce its own 6 gen fighter nor any engines again its the America and Russia the Swedish 5-6 gen seems something on china’s J-36 . its sad that so many people highly educated in their respective fields have hot been able to contribute anything the recent and future projects are in limbo . but they take home such fat pay cheque to home.
Neither Russia nor US are dependable.
France and Sweden better.
Reply to anonymous who feels LCA is a “mosquito”
The LCA is indeed a mosquito when you take into factor the radar cross section. Glad even adversaries in the comments understand it !
Go for GRIPEN.
As a proud citizen of this country, I would feel that we not touch the F-35. We will run into innumerable issues for spares etc and USA will continue to arm-twist us. US is not a dependable country . Instead we should go for the Russian SU 57. Russia has been always supportive of India and what we need is a dependable ally and not a selfish nation
As a lay person, my vote for the Sukhoi 57.
Theres nobody fighting you and the future is in unmanned dron technology. FIghter jets are a complete waste of precious defense funds
Socialist India has no money to buy SU 57 or F 35, can only afford LCA ‘mosquitoes’ to fight enemy dragons.