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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
TopicIndian Air Force

Topic: Indian Air Force

Tejas keeps India’s capability gap with China under check. It is HAL’s game to lose now

Although several major air forces like France, Germany and the US are still inducting or ordering fourth-generation fighters, their capabilities and threats are distinct from India’s.

Tejas, a tale of India’s nascent aerospace system with a happy ending

It was in 1983 when India rolled out the project to build a new light combat aircraft as a replacement for Russian MiG 21s, which continue to fly despite being obsolete.

What the Tejas deal means for IAF, and India’s chequered history with indigenous fighters

In episode 661 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta looked at India's recent Rs 48,000-crore Tejas deal and also delved into the IAF's misadventures with indigenous fighter aircraft.

Govt clears Rs 48,000-cr deal for 83 Tejas fighters — all you want to know about the aircraft

New aircraft comes with 4 major capability enhancements — mid-air refuelling, Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar, Electronic Warfare suite & Beyond Visual Range missile.

Army’s proposed ‘Tour of Duty’ recruitment model could be expanded to Navy and IAF too

Three-year volunteer scheme is being designed to attract more youth to Army, fill up officers’ vacancies, and reduce ballooning defence pensions.

Border tensions a challenge to defence resources, but govt will ensure success, Rajnath says

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says a realistic assessment of resources is required and the available budget should be efficiently utilised to address all challenges.

Can’t rule out probability of Ladakh skirmish, but China faces logistical issues — Dhanoa

Former IAF chief B.S. Dhanoa said on paper China's air force has huge capability and a much larger economy funding its defence budget, but on the ground, several logistical issues work against it.

Govt sanctions 6 new ‘eyes in the sky’ worth Rs 10,994 crore for Air Force

Govt has also sanctioned Navy's proposal to acquire ship-launched, unmanned aerial systems for Rs 1,000 crore.

Maritime Theatre Command could bring Coast Guard ships under its control

The government will decide which authority the MTC will report to, but it is likely to be the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee headed by the CDS.

Vijayalakshmi Ramanan, first woman IAF officer & a doctor always ‘prepared for an emergency’

Vijaylakshmi Ramanan retired from IAF as Wing Commander in 1979. The 96-year-old died in Bengaluru on 18 October due to health complications.

On Camera

3 survey results that tell us what Indians think about democracy — and it’s not a simple story

The search for a permanent and coherent popular meaning of democracy is futile. The Pew report underlines this ever-evolving tendency of popular democracy in the Indian context.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

India deploys 11 submarines, a first in nearly three decades 

This deployment by the Indian Navy Friday is a stark contrast to the submarine history of the last two decades that has seen the arm hit by dwindling strength, accidents and write-offs.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.