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.
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.
India successfully test-fired Brahmos from Su 30 fighter aircraft; Russia asked for Rs 1,300 crore for missile integration, Indian companies did it in Rs 80 crore.
Rao took an incredibly bold decision which the BJP, locked in a bitter electoral battle with him, was suspicious of, but did not make an issue of, in the national interest.
Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.
Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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.