Drone incursions sow fear, chaos along NATO's Baltic and Finnish bordersMilitary drones are entering the airspace of Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. These incidents raise concerns about the war in Ukrai...
27 May, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
Indian Air Force Jaguar aircraft issue deepens with shortage of critical ejection seat parts, can indigenous solution work?The Indian Air Force is grappling with a critical shortage of spare parts for its ageing Jaguar fighter jets. This issue particularly affec...
23 May, 2026, 11.16 PM IST
Long before Tejas, how India’s indigenous fighter jet Marut met a painful death that still haunts India todayIndia's HF-24 Marut was its first indigenous jet fighter. Developed with German expertise, it faced engine issues limiting its speed. Despi...
19 May, 2026, 04.46 PM IST
Israel approves plan to buy F-35 and F-15I fighter jets amid Iran warIsrael is poised to enhance its aerial capabilities with the procurement of state-of-the-art F-35 and F-15IA fighter jets. This important d...
03 May, 2026, 05.46 PM IST
Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget includes $750 billion for ships, jets and Golden DomeTrump 2027 defence budget: The Pentagon unveiled Donald Trump’s ambitious 2027 defense budget, prioritizing missile defense, drones, AI, an...
21 Apr, 2026, 09.54 PM IST
Did US try to steal uranium in Iran under guise of F-15 pilot rescue mission, 170 plane operation raises questionsIran claims the United States used a fighter jet crew rescue as a front for stealing enriched uranium. The US President stated the mission ...
07 Apr, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
Ready to help India on Tejas and advanced combat aircraft projects: Lockheed Martin"We are very open to any requirement from the government of India or the Indian Air Force for any help for the Tejas as well as the AMCA (a...
14 Feb, 2020, 10.45 AM IST
Lockheed Martin inks pact with BEL to explore opportunities in F-21 fighter jet programmeLockheed Martin has exclusively offered its F-21 military aircraft to India, with an eye to bag the Indian Air Force's USD 18 billion dolla...
07 Feb, 2020, 07.51 PM IST
Lockheed submits proposal to supply F-21s to Air Force; to source heavily locally if wins bidThe Air Force had sought request for information from vendors from across the world to supply 114 modern fighter planes, in a contract that...
29 Sep, 2019, 06.46 PM IST
US aerospace giant congratulates India for successfully 'arrest landing' LCA TejasIndia carried out the successful "arrest landing" of Tejas last week in Goa, a major milestone in development of the naval variant of the j...
19 Sep, 2019, 06.06 PM IST
IAF pilots test F-21 simulatorFlight Lieutenant Avani Chaturvedi, India's first female pilot, was among the fighter pilots who examined the simulator.
17 Jul, 2019, 02.16 PM IST
If India chooses F-21, it will plug into 'world's largest fighter plane ecosystem': Lockheed MartinThe top contenders for the deal include Lockheed's F-21, Boeing's F/A-18, Dassault Aviation's Rafale, the Eurofighter Typhoon, Russian airc...
16 Jul, 2019, 08.50 PM IST
F-21 jets will not be sold to any other country if we get IAF contract: Lockheed MartinIn an interview with PTI, Lall said the new combat jet is designed to operate across over 60 air force stations in India, and its key aspec...
13 May, 2019, 04.13 PM IST
F-21 fighter jet will give India 'significant edge' with greater standoff capability: LockheedLockheed Martin during the Aero India show in Bengaluru in February unveiled the F-21 multi-role fighter jet for India, to be produced loca...
18 Apr, 2019, 10.07 AM IST
Wing Commander Abhinandan-piloted MiG-21 Bison shot down Pak F-16; have electronic evidence: MEAIn the aerial combat, India had lost the MiG-21 Bison aircraft and its pilot Wing Commander Varthaman was captured by Pakistan.
11 Mar, 2019, 10.20 AM IST
Abhinandan’s last radio message said he had locked on to Pak F-16Varthaman was among the six MiG-21 pilots who scrambled from Srinagar, apart from Sukhoi-30MKIs, Mirage-2000s and MiG-29s being deployed fr...
03 Mar, 2019, 08.20 AM IST
India Lockheed seeks to shake off Pakistan tag, offers F-21 series only for IndiaLockheed officials claim F-21 will be a “completely different” plane, tailored specifically for the IAF.
21 Feb, 2019, 09.32 PM IST