Topic: Pilatus
Defence Ministry clears purchase of indigenous basic trainer aircraft, upgrade of Israeli UAVs
HAL acquisition among projects worth Rs 8,722.38 crore to be cleared. The upgrade of Israeli Heron UAVs will include arming them, a need being pushed due to stand-off with China.
BJP MP links defence middleman Sanjay Bhandari to Robert Vadra in Lok Sabha speech
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey urges Modi govt to look into 2009 Pilatus defence deal, draws links between property bought by Bhandari's firm in London to Vadra.
CAG report pokes holes in UPA-era deal for Pilatus trainer aircraft for IAF
The controversial Rs 2,895.63 crore deal for 75 Pilatus basic trainer aircraft is already under the scanner of the CBI.
As CBI pursues Swiss firm Pilatus, IAF’s trainer fleet remains without maintenance deal
The IAF never signed a pact for maintenance of the fleet in 2011 and now thanks to a CBI probe into Pilatus there's little chance of the deal being signed.
What’s in a name? A lot, if it’s Kamala Harris
Senator David Purdue's mal-pronunciation of Harris's name is emblematic of the struggle minorities have faced while fighting for their rights in US's history.
India at the doorstep of economic revival, says RBI governor Shaktikanta Das
Speaking at a book launch, Das said India followed the fiscal expansion path to deal with Covid-related challenges and govt will have to spell out a fiscal roadmap post-Covid.
Defence
Navy to commission INS Kavaratti, an indigenously-built warfare stealth corvette tomorrow
Like its predecessors, the new corvette does not have air defence systems than the close-in weapons deployed on board and the Navy is looking at getting new Short Range Air Defence System.
NDA is sacrificial horse as Modi-Shah complete their Ashwamedha & redefine Indian politics
You like Modi-Shah’s new plan, good for you. If you don’t, you will need more than viral tweets to challenge this Ashwamedha.