No clarity on whether it was shot down intentionally or accidentally.Some reports suggest that it was purposely brought down to prevent Ukrainians getting their hands on the drone.
Four Su30s bought from Russia in 2019 did not take part in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan as they lacked fire power, including guided air-to-surface munitions.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates regional office of state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in Kuala Lumpur. This is HAL's 2nd such office in the country.
Significant delivery for Tehran as it hasn’t acquired military planes since 1990s. Some analysts believe the Russian multi-role fighters were originally meant for Egypt.
The Chinese have increased their state of alertness in wake of the IAF exercise and have deployed airborne early-warning aircraft at its Shigatse airport.
The missile hit a sinking ship in the Bay of Bengal with accuracy, official sources said. It was fired after the Su-30 MKI aircraft travelled for over three hours.
At the heart of the development is India’s insistence on local manufacturing, which mandates that at least 30 percent of parts in imported defence products are made in India.
The civil aviation ministry could have recognised the enormity of the Air India crash and prepared the AAIB and its investigating team for its sensitivities.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
It is time to examine the R&D contributions of top twenty Business Houses like Tata, Birla, Jindals, Adani, Reliance etc. There appears to be very little technology and product development by private sector industries in India during last few decades. Another related issue is how much royalty is paid to government R&D organisations like CSIR, DRDO etc. for technology transfer and engineering support to private and public sector industries. Fair and justified amounts of royalty payments can boost activities related to research and technology development. Authorities must look into this issue.
It is time to examine the R&D contributions of top twenty Business Houses like Tata, Birla, Jindals, Adani, Reliance etc. There appears to be very little technology and product development by private sector industries in India during last few decades. Another related issue is how much royalty is paid to government R&D organisations like CSIR, DRDO etc. for technology transfer and engineering support to private and public sector industries. Fair and justified amounts of royalty payments can boost activities related to research and technology development. Authorities must look into this issue.