Thursday, 20 January, 2022
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Topic: Tejas

India places orders for French HAMMER missiles to boost Tejas capabilities

Ajit K Dubey -
Govt sources told ANI that the HAMMER missiles are in the process of being integrated with Tejas & will enhance aircraft's capability to take out hardened targets from stand-off distances.

 Tejas criticism is unfortunate, it has world’s best flying record, says IAF veteran

ThePrint Team -
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Tejas flying record world’s best, criticism unfortunate, says IAF veteran who flew LCA at 78

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Air Marshal Philip Rajkumar (Retd), who turns 80 Sunday, also became the oldest man to have flown the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas after a flight in February 2020.

Tejas aircraft tech comes in aid of oxygen-starved Indian cities. This is how it works

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The tech is an offshoot of On-Board Oxygen Generation System project for medical grade oxygen generation on board Tejas. India is the 4th country to develop this.

Tejas aircraft cleared to carry Python-5 air-to-air missile in its weapons capability

PTI -
Python-5 missile live firing was conducted to validate target engagement from all aspects & beyond visual ranges. In all live firings, missiles hit the aerial target, said official.

Tejas adds wings to indigenous development. Forces must aid India’s internal balancing

Kartik Bommakanti -
Power and interests of supplier States matter. Weapons acquisition from overseas is one area where the Indian State is acutely vulnerable.

India looking at Tejas exports at Rs 309 crore per aircraft, HAL chairman says

Snehesh Alex Philip -
R. Madhavan, chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, says countries from Southeast Asia and the Middle East have shown interest in Tejas fighters.

‘We’ll monitor HAL’s delivery’ — IAF appoints team to ensure mega Tejas order is on schedule

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Defence officials also said the contract for 15 indigenous Light Combat Helicopter is set to be awarded by March this year.

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

Angad Singh -
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

Snehesh Alex Philip -
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.
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How England’s dying industrial towns became the West’s largest jihad factory

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Economy

NTPC looks to coal imports to avoid new power crunch

Rajesh Kumar Singh -
India’s largest electricity producer is aiming to secure cargoes starting from April, when power consumption in India typically surges on summer cooling demand.

Defence

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Indian firm gets foothold in prized global ‘kamikaze’ and armed drones market

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Global demand for loitering munition & armed drones saw a jump after Azerbaijan was able to defeat superior Armenian armed forces in 2020 with the help of these systems.

National Interest

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Read my lips, I’m hurting, says Pakistan’s National Security Policy. What it means for India

Shekhar Gupta -
The new policy is mostly chaff, but it reveals the most inward-looking Pakistan in 3 decades. It needs breathing space, and is realising loss of stature and friendship with US.

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