Topic: Tejas
Tejas aircraft tech comes in aid of oxygen-starved Indian cities. This is how it works
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Cheer LCA Tejas purchase but self-reliance shouldn’t become excuse for delays, poor quality
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As Tejas begins flying near Pakistan border, IAF & HAL join hands to boost LCA availability
About half-a-dozen Tejas aircraft are doing stints at various bases in the western sector, including at two locations that will host Tejas Mk 1A squadrons in the future.
Will order for 83 Tejas soon, HAL to deliver 70 aircraft by 2026: IAF chief Bhadauria
Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria said the plans were being drawn up to depute more officers to HAL to increase accountability.
Pandemic can’t be allowed to devastate nations because of sophisticated, one-sided WTO rules
For President Joe Biden to take a stand against pharmaceutical companies is no small matter. His presidential campaign was the near sole beneficiary of pharma largesse in 2020.
‘Worrying signs’: Covid hits rural India hard, it now has nearly half of all new cases
The total number of daily cases being reported across India is nearly 300 per cent higher as compared to last year, meaning they will exert pressure on rural health infrastructure.
Defence
Armed forces plan to hire 400 retired military doctors to assist in fight against Covid
The forces are looking to hire, on a contractual basis for about a year, medical officers who retired in the last four to five years.
Modi govt is in denial & India is back to being a flailing state
Modi government didn’t strengthen the foundations of basic governance in the last 7 years. Now, the PM has retreated and ministers are failing, adding to the Covid disaster.