Make in India jet deal: MiG to partner with HAL, says will be most cost effectiveThe MiG 35 will compete with jets like the Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon, Boeing F/A 18, Lockheed Martin F 16 and Saab Gripen for th...
24 Aug, 2018, 10.52 AM IST
Spotlight on MiG 35 at Russia's MAKS air showRussian media has been pitching the MiG-35S multipurpose generation 4++ fighter jet as the star attraction at the air show, which is in its...
15 Jul, 2018, 01.31 PM IST
MiG eyes deal to supply military jets to NavyIn January, the Indian Navy had kick-started the process of procuring 57 multi-role combat aircraft for its carriers by issuing a RFI to le...
14 Jul, 2018, 02.32 PM IST
India finally kick-starts 'mother of all underwater defence deals' after 10-year delayProject-75 has been languishing in politico-bureaucratic apathy, files and committees since it got the govt's 'acceptance of necessity' in ...
14 Jul, 2018, 02.26 PM IST
Russia-India talks on buying new generation MiG-35sAccording to Tarasenko, the MiG-35 is 20 to 25 per cent cheaper than its competitors, and for India, which already has experience of flying...
14 Jul, 2018, 02.26 PM IST
50 years on, MiG-21 continues to showcase combat flyingIt was before the 1962 conflict with China that India had begun to look for "high-altitude supersonic interceptors" to counter the F-104 St...
20 Apr, 2013, 11.56 AM IST
- MiG-35 turned down by India to be used by Russian armed forces
MiG-35 fighter plane turned down by India will be used by the Russian Armed Forces, says Rosoboronexport Director-General
18 Aug, 2011, 02.01 PM IST
- Crash-prone MiG-21s’ phaseout by 2017
MiG-21s will be phased out of the Indian Air Force by 2017 and replaced by modern fighter aircraft such as Su-30MKI and indigenous LCA.
08 Aug, 2011, 05.31 AM IST
- MiG-21s to be phased out; Su-30MKIs to replace it
Over the years, the IAF has inducted a total of 946 MiG 21s in its fleet and 476 of them have been lost in various accidents over the past ...
07 Aug, 2011, 12.37 PM IST
- End of the MiG era by 2017, says Antony
Russian-origin MiG-21s were the first truly supersonic fighter jets to be inducted into IAF in 1963, which then was a move by India to coun...
24 Feb, 2011, 05.23 AM IST
- Russia to deliver MiG-29 engines to India
Russia will deliver 26 engines for upgrading the MiG-29 combat jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF), with another 120 to be assembled in Indi...
21 Aug, 2009, 08.12 PM IST
- IAF fighter squadrons to rise to 42 by 2022: Antony
Defence minister A K Antony on Wednesday said that by the end of the 13th Plan period, Indian Air Force's combat fleet would be of 42 squad...
18 Feb, 2009, 09.53 PM IST
- MiG-35 has edge over rivals in Indian fighter tender: Official
The MiG-35 fighters offered to India by Russia under New Delhi's USD 10 billion global tender for acquisition of 126 medium multi-role jets...
03 Oct, 2008, 07.31 PM IST
- Russia to offer cutting edge technology if India opts for MiG-35
Russia has offered to hand over the cutting-edge technology used in its MiG-35 jets to India if it opts for the multirole fighters.
16 Mar, 2008, 08.33 PM IST
- India to award world's biggest warplane deal on merit
India will award the world's biggest warplane contract on merit rather than political considerations following a landmark nuke deal with US...
29 Aug, 2007, 08.20 PM IST
- Russia showcases fighter jet developed for Indian Navy
Russia displays MiG-29K deck-based fighter specially developed for the Indian Navy at the 8th aerospace show.
21 Aug, 2007, 06.15 PM IST
- India still needs LCA for the take-off
It’s easy to pan the LCA - a sitting duck in aviation parlance. It’s far behind schedule and well beyond its budget, and may be outdated by...
10 Feb, 2007, 03.39 AM IST