IAF set to retire Abhinandan Varthaman's MiG-21 squadron this monthThe MiG-21 jets were inducted into IAF over four decades ago and many of these planes were lost in crashes. Though the Soviet-era Russian f...
19 Sep, 2022, 11.17 PM IST
Navy prefers inter-govt pact route to procure new jetsThe Navy has been scouting for foreign fighter jets for INS Vikrant that is set to be commissioned next month as well as INS Vikramaditya t...
05 Jul, 2022, 11.43 PM IST
Indian military team to leave for Russia soon to train on operational aspects of S-400 missiles"Coming out of the bipolar world and successfully proceeding through the current establishment of the polycentric order, our partnership is...
19 Jan, 2021, 04.52 PM IST
Indian Navy finds some debris of crashed MiG-29K in Arabian sea"Indian Navy's search and rescue effort to locate the second pilot of the MiG-29K trainer aircraft which ditched off Goa on November 26 con...
29 Nov, 2020, 08.36 PM IST
MiG-29K aircraft of Indian Navy crashes into sea; one pilot rescued, search on for secondThis is the third accident involving the Mig-29K aircraft in the last one year. A MiG-29K twin-seat fighter aircraft had crashed in South G...
27 Nov, 2020, 08.32 PM IST
From Choppy to Chipper: IAF replaces Russian Mi-26 with American ChinookWith 15 on order at a cost of $ 1.1 billion, the American Chinook will replace the haloed Russian Mi-26, the last of which is currently lim...
15 Jul, 2018, 01.43 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
Russian-make tank salutes US President Barack Obama during Republic Day celebrationThis is probably the first time that Obama, the first US President at the January 26 celebrations, saw such a display of Russian-origin wea...
27 Jan, 2015, 12.37 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
- US defence major Boeing wins IAF heavy-lift chopper deal
US defence major Boeing has won the deal to supply 15 heavy-lift helicopters to the Indian Air Force defeating its rival Russian Mi-26 in t...
29 Oct, 2012, 11.30 PM IST
- US pips Russia as 'lowest bidder' for heavy-lift 15-chopper deal
The US is now all set to bag yet another mega Indian defence deal, with the iconic Boeing-manufactured Chinook heavy-lift helicopters.
28 Oct, 2012, 09.57 AM IST
India gears up to order 22 Apache helicopters for $1.4 bnIndia is getting ready to order 22 heavy-duty Apache helicopters for around $1.4 billion, in what will be yet another big defence deal to b...
21 Aug, 2012, 12.02 PM IST
- IAF's Su-30 fighter plane crashes, both pilots bail out safely
A Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft of the IAF today crashed soon after taking off from Lohegaon airbase near here but both the pilots managed...
13 Dec, 2011, 03.59 PM IST
- IAF to induct first batch of Russian choppers by mid-October
India had in 2008 signed a deal with Russia to induct 80 Mi-17 V5 helicopters for strengthening its chopper fleet for relief ops.
02 Oct, 2011, 05.10 PM IST
- Now, race begins for IAF's 22-copter deal
Even as the six foreign contenders in the race to bag the lucrative $10.4 billion project to supply 126 multi-role combat aircraft to IAF j...
24 Oct, 2009, 03.46 AM IST
- No slowdown in India's arms business
There is simply no business like the arms business, murky and timeconsuming it might be. India says the global economic meltdown will not a...
03 Feb, 2009, 05.43 AM IST
- Saudis offer Moscow billions to break with Tehran: report
Saudi Arabia has offered to buy Russian arms worth 2.4 billion dollars (1.5 billion euros) if Moscow stops supporting Iran, a Russian newsp...
15 Jul, 2008, 08.12 PM IST