After Tejas, India moves ahead to procure more MiG-29s & SukhoisThe acquisition of these MiG-29s at “relatively lower prices” will add to 59 such jets already with IAF. The 12 Sukhoi-30MKIs, in turn, wil...
18 Jan, 2021, 12.59 PM IST
Indian Air Force conducts full dress rehearsal ahead of 88th IAF Day at Hindon baseThe official said IAF's helicopter fleet like Mi17V5, ALH Mark-4, Chinook, Mi-35 and Apache were also part of the fly past. He added that p...
06 Oct, 2020, 01.59 PM IST
China mulls to buy Russia's Su-57 stealth fighter jetChina is weighing options to buy Russia's new Sukhoi Su-57, a fifth-generation multi-role fighter jet.
01 Apr, 2019, 04.22 PM IST
View: The IAF is the loser in the war over RafaleNobody with even a rudimentary interest in national security will dispute that the Indian Air Force (IAF) needs more firepower. Currently, ...
04 Oct, 2018, 10.32 AM IST
Made-in-Pakistan JF-17 fighter goes global, desi Tejas yet to take off"Tejas Mark-II is still on the drawing board, with only the preliminary design review being completed till now. The critical design review ...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.14 PM IST
Jaguar crash: Year's sixth, IAF loses fighter spiritDown to just 35 fighter squadrons, few of which exist just in name, the IAF got another jolt when twin-seat Jaguar fighter crashed in Allah...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.44 AM IST
Russia delivers advanced Sukhoi jets to China after 2-year delayThe Su-35 is an advanced version of the Su-30s operated by the Indian Airforce.
02 Jan, 2017, 07.46 PM IST
Vladimir Putin's visit could help sort out glitches in India-Russia defence tiesRussian president Vladimir Putin's visit here on December 10 is expected to ease some heartburn between the two staunch allies.
09 Dec, 2014, 12.04 PM IST
India tracking Russian move to sell attack helicopters Mi-35 to PakistanRussia has been India's largest defence supplier since the first MiG-21s in 1963 to the present-day Sukhoi-30MKI fighters.
05 Jun, 2014, 10.57 AM IST
India to ink Rs 25,000 crore Sukhoi and helicopter deals with RussiaIndia will soon ink defence deals worth around Rs 25,000 crore with Russia, including two mega ones for 42 more Sukhoi-30MKI fighters and 5...
22 Dec, 2012, 09.28 AM IST
- China 'warns' India with border drill
The People's Liberation Army has conducted a major "live fire" exercise, testing its multi-role J-10 fighters armed with laser-guided and o...
23 Mar, 2012, 08.48 AM IST
- China has five airbases, extensive rail-road networks in Tibet: Antony
Apart from nuclear missile bases in Qinghai province which clearly target India, China has built five fully-operational airbases, an extens...
08 Mar, 2011, 02.08 AM IST
- China used downed US F-117 Nighthawk to reverse engineer its first stealth jet
During NATO's aerial bombing of the country during the Kosovo war, a Serbian anti-aircraft missile had shot the Nighthawk.
24 Jan, 2011, 01.40 PM IST
- 126 fighter jet deal: Tests over, IAF set to announce winner
India is now pressing the throttle to ensure the contract to acquire 126 new fighters under the Rs 42,000-crore medium multi-role combat ai...
17 Jul, 2010, 12.52 PM IST
- New Delhi looks to play facilitator in Indian Ocean region
India might not want to be seen as a regional supercop in the IOR, nor as the prime mover of a naval military bloc in the Asia-Pacific regi...
08 Feb, 2010, 10.16 AM IST
- India came close to striking Pak after 26/11: Air chief28 May, 2009, 12.02 PM IST
- HAL's Sukhoi indigenisation plan grounded
In the face of escalating costs, Hindustan Aeronautics (HLL) has scrapped the plans for full indigenisation of Sukhoi fighter aircraft. A R...
02 Sep, 2006, 02.10 AM IST