Indian Airforce

Source:-HAL to deliver three Tejas planes by month-end ioPlane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) said it plans to deliver three more light combat aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) by the end of March, taking the count of planes in the IAF’s first Tejas squadron from six to nine. …

Source:-Boeing makes a pitch for F/A-18s to India Pitching its F/A-18 Super Hornet to India’s air force and navy, US military contractor Boeing Co. has said the twin-engine fighter plane is cheaper to operate than a single-engine jet, citing a US government study. In an interview, Boeing Defence Space and …

Source:-IAF wants 201 Tejas Mark-II, which will fly by 2022 . India’s AWACS Best in Region says DRDO chief The indigenous airborne early warning and control system (AEW&C) built by Defence Research and Development Organisation using modified Brazilian Embraer jets is cost effective and better than the Swedish systems owned …

Source:-Indian Army gets closer to buying 6 more Apache Attack Helicopters The army is inching closer towards its goal of deploying attack helicopters for the first time, with India issuing a Letter of Request (LoR) to the US government for buying Boeing-made Apache choppers, a person closely monitoring the project …

Source:-India, China, Nepal should step up interaction for win-win outcomes: Beijing Expectations are high in China about new Nepalese govt headed by K P Oli as he signed the Transit Treaty with Beijing during his first stint as prime minister in 2015 to end dependence on India. India, China and …

Source:-AMCA News:- ADA Issues EOI to Manufacture AMCA Fighter Jet Demonstrator The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) has issued an expression of interest (EOI) seeking the participation of vendors in the manufacturing of the Next Generation Technology Demonstrator(NGTD), which would demonstrate the capabilities of the basic platform out of which the …

Source:-‘Tejas, a best in class aircraft’ : DRDO Chief Tejas, India’s home-grown Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), has emerged among the best in class aircraft, providing flight stability even under extreme unstable conditions says S Christopher, Chairman, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO). This has been achieved thorough indigenous technology and …

Source:-Report: India Requests Classified F-35A Joint Strike Fighter Briefing The Indian Air Force (IAF) is formally requesting a classified briefing by U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin on the capabilities of its fifth-generation stealth multirole F-35A Joint Strike Fighter Lightning II, the aircraft’s conventional takeoff and landing version, according to Indian …

Source:-India Conducts Unannounced Air Exercise near Doklam Indian Air Force (IAF) rotations of SU-30MKI Flanker continued in 2017/2018 at the Bagdogra Airbase, likely for an unannounced air exercise. Previous commercial imagery acquired in January 2016 also showed a squadron level deployment of the IAF’s advanced fighter. Up to eleven Flanker …

Source:-Indian navy, air force fighter jet contests to heat up in 2019: executives Boeing Co and Saab AB, which are among those vying for a contract to supply 57 fighter jets for the Indian Navy, expect it may take until 2019 for the tender process to enter the next phase, …