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Rafale fires MICA NG missile designed to hunt stealth jets in first supersonic testFrance has successfully tested its advanced MICA NG missile from a Rafale fighter jet. This new weapon is designed to counter stealth aircr...- 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...
- HAL aims to deliver first two Tejas Mark-1A fighters next month, pending weapon trialsHindustan Aeronautics Limited is set to deliver the first two Tejas Mark-1A fighters to the IAF next month, pending successful weapon firin...
- Meet Retired Air Marshal Brijesh Jayal, who flew India's first supersonic fighter jet into the countryThe MiG-21, India’s first supersonic fighter, is set for retirement after 62 years of service. Over 1,200 were built by HAL, and the jet sa...
- How India is gearing up to clip the wings of Pakistan’s 'made-in-China' 5th-gen fighter jet threatIndia is accelerating the development of its Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) stealth fighter, opening the project to private compani...
- Will HAL finally soar after GE engines arrive for Tejas following multi-year delay?Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is set to increase Tejas Mark-1A fighter jet production after receiving the first delayed engine from G...
- IAF squadron shortage being addressed through multi-pronged approaches: Parliamentary panelIndia's Air Force is grappling with dwindling fighter squadron numbers due to the retirement of older MiG variants. A parliamentary report ...
- India, Qatar discuss sale of Mirage 2000 fighters to IAFA team from Qatar is in New Delhi to discuss the sale of Mirage 2000 fighters to the Indian Air Force, enhancing combat strength amidst ret...
- India must enhance strength by partnering with nations to counter volatile neighbours, says IAF chief"Our neighbour continues to remain volatile and uncertain. Amidst this volatility, we must enhance our collective strengths by partnering w...
- Women flying high in the armed forces but still a miniscule minoritySlowly but steadily, often with help from the Supreme Court, women are shattering multiple glass ceilings in the overwhelmingly male-domina...
- Air Force Day: MiG-29 gets upgrade; gains in lethality, ferocityThe Russian origin aircraft, now capable of effecting mid-air refuelling, is compatible with latest missiles and can launch multi-dimension...
- IAF ‘harvesting organs’ of globally retired jetsConfronted with a fast-depleting number of fighter squadrons, and long delays in new inductions, the IAF is scrambling around the globe to ...
- India hunts for fighter aircraft other than RafalesAccording to sources, it could well be the F-18 Super Hornet that had competed with the Rafale when India was on the lookout for 126 MMRCAs.
- IAF re-raises aerial display team SuryaKiran; targets first new performance in OctoberThe IAF was forced to disband the immensely popular aerobatic team in 2011 following an acute shortage of trainer aircraft.
- Government draws Parliamentary panel fire on military modernisationOverall, the Army, Navy and IAF just got only 60%, 67% and 54% of the funds they had sought for modernization this fiscal.
- Armed forces facing shortage of nearly 60,000 personnel: GovernmentReplying to a question, she said the total strength of the Army as on July 1 is 12.37 lakh personnel against the authorised strength of 12....
- Poke Me: The purchase of Rafale fighters points to India's failed defence indigenisation plansIndia has licence-manufactured or assembled the MiG -21, the Jaguar and the Sukhoi Su-30 MKI. Yet it has picked up little by way of an avia...
- IAF grappling with free fall in fighters, will have to fly upgraded MiG-21s till 2025Both China and Pakistan are fast bolstering their fleets, the IAF is down to just 34 fighter squadrons (each has 16-18 jets) as of now.
- Induction of Brahmos Air version, C-17 aircraft next yearInduction of Brahmos Air version and C-17 Aircraft would form part of the major expansion in the Indian Air Force during next year.
- IAF to deploy two Su-30 squadrons in SWACAir marshal, A K Gogoi said the IAF, which is facing shortage of aircraft, is expecting an increase in the number of fighters after 2012.
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