The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.
As per the timeline decided, 5 prototypes of India’s own fifth-generation fighter are set to be rolled out by 2031, with the first by 2028 using the GE 414 engine.
Sometimes the machine just gives up, unable to keep pace with the will of the military mind of the air warrior. That’s what happened in Palam 1989 and Dubai 2025.
Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.
Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.
Of the 40 Tejas Mk-1 aircraft ordered—comprising 16 IOC single-seaters, 16 FOC single-seaters & 8 twin-seat trainers—IAF has received 38 with two trainers yet to be delivered.
The Kaveri experience is a story of a glass more than half full. We have developed a functional engine and accrued data points and experience at a relatively low cost. Now is the time to build better.
The ongoing debate between self-reliance and imports in India’s defence sector is often riddled with misinformation and confusion, where facts become the casualty.
The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
It is the age of attack drones like the Predator where the pilot is far away from danger. No point in buying or developing costly piloted aircraft. Developing turboprop engines for low-flying attack drones are well within the capability of Indian industry. Both Russia and the US are trying to sell to India outdated technology as modern technology. The US will show Israel as a model. But Israel is fighting against enemies who have no effective anti-aircraft capability. In Ukraine Russia could not deploy its aircraft because of effective anti-aircraft capability against it.
The author has made huge excuses for the delays in GE engine supply by saying it is due to delays in the US industrial base !! So how is HAL to be blamed for industrial problems in the US ?
Most of the other points are just reading a lesson to us about how procurement takes place in India. India can be blamed for not focusing on engine development , but please blame the US for something it is squarely responsible for.
Good that this fake news peddler was kicked out of the think tank funded by ministry of defence, after she mocked rajnath singh as kadi ninda. Now she is a side kick for coupta
It is the age of attack drones like the Predator where the pilot is far away from danger. No point in buying or developing costly piloted aircraft. Developing turboprop engines for low-flying attack drones are well within the capability of Indian industry. Both Russia and the US are trying to sell to India outdated technology as modern technology. The US will show Israel as a model. But Israel is fighting against enemies who have no effective anti-aircraft capability. In Ukraine Russia could not deploy its aircraft because of effective anti-aircraft capability against it.
The author has made huge excuses for the delays in GE engine supply by saying it is due to delays in the US industrial base !! So how is HAL to be blamed for industrial problems in the US ?
Most of the other points are just reading a lesson to us about how procurement takes place in India. India can be blamed for not focusing on engine development , but please blame the US for something it is squarely responsible for.
Good that this fake news peddler was kicked out of the think tank funded by ministry of defence, after she mocked rajnath singh as kadi ninda. Now she is a side kick for coupta