Examination system in crisis: The urgent need to shift focus from cost to capabilityRecent examination fiascos highlight a critical need to reform India's testing system. Current procurement practices favor low costs over e...
13 Jun, 2026, 01.03 AM IST
Inside the cockpit: How Air India's Boeing Dreamliner flight ended in disasterIndian investigators will delay their final report on the Air India Boeing 787 crash. The report was due on the one-year anniversary of the...
11 Jun, 2026, 11.42 AM IST
US carriers spent $6. 5B on fuel in April; global profit forecast is cut nearly in halfAirlines are facing a fuel price shock. U.S. carriers spent over six billion dollars on jet fuel in April, a significant jump from last yea...
09 Jun, 2026, 09.51 AM IST
Brazilian aerospace giant Embraer makes strong pitch to win tender for Indian military's transport aircraftBrazilian aerospace firm Embraer is actively seeking to win a major Indian military transport aircraft tender. Their C-390 Millennium is th...
09 Jun, 2026, 08.19 AM IST
India issues formal request to France for 114 Rafales in Rs 3.25 lakh crore dealIndia has requested France for 114 Rafale fighter jets. This major deal is valued at approximately 3.25 lakh crore rupees. A significant po...
01 Jun, 2026, 08.19 PM IST
Akasa Air flight runs short on fuel, makes emergency landing in LucknowAn Akasa Air flight from Bengaluru to Bhubaneswar experienced a low fuel alert. Air Traffic Control issued a full emergency. The flight was...
28 May, 2026, 12.43 PM IST
Stealth, skies and sovereignty: India's fighter jet plan takes offThe Defence Ministry has issued tenders for India’s indigenous fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme to three p...
27 May, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
Defence Ministry issues AMCA fighter jet tenders to Tata, L&T-BEL, Bharat Forge-BEML: ReportIndia's defence ministry has moved forward with its indigenous fifth-generation fighter jet program. The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft RF...
27 May, 2026, 03.58 PM IST
Corporate India gets a call of duty and it's raring to goIn a dynamic shift, India's defence industry is witnessing a groundbreaking transformation where private corporations are spearheading pivo...
25 May, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
India shortlists three private firms to build next-gen stealth fighter jetsTenders are soon going to private companies for India's next-generation fighter jet program. Tata Advanced Systems, Larsen & Toubro, and Bh...
24 May, 2026, 11.52 PM IST
Military-grade jet fuel cargoes from US show scale of Iran war impactUnusual US fuel shipments to Asia reveal global oil supply chain disruptions. Military-grade jet fuel and diesel are sailing from Washingto...
25 Apr, 2026, 09.40 AM IST
India’s Ghatak reboot: Rs 39,000 crore stealth drone project gets green lightIndia's Air Force is set to acquire unmanned stealth fighters. This initiative will create a Rs 39,000 crore opportunity for domestic indus...
01 Apr, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
IAF aiming to induct new multirole fighter jets in 4-5 years, US F-15 Strike Eagle may be new entrant in global tenderWith a high-level committee having accepted the need for getting new multirole fighters, the Indian Air Force is looking to start induction...
11 Mar, 2025, 10.45 PM IST
Alliance Air issues tender to refurbish aircraft fleetAir India, after its successful sale to the Tata Group in October last year, is expected to be handed over to the conglomerate in the first...
10 Jan, 2022, 11.01 AM IST
Vasundhara Raje's Rajasthan govt wants plane more powerful than Prime Minister'sRajasthan government has requested an aircraft that can fly to Europe, has a bigger flying range than executive jets used by the prime mini...
03 Feb, 2017, 11.19 AM IST
Praful Patel questions barring PSUs from IAF's aircraft tenderPatel has raised questions on the move to bar government PSUs from participating in the tender for supply of 56 transport aircraft at an es...
08 Oct, 2013, 11.10 PM IST
- IAF identifies lowest bidder for trainer aircraft tender
The Swiss-made Pilatus PC-7 has emerged as the lowest bidder for the Indian Air Force’s basic trainer aircraft tender, Air Chief Marshal PV...
15 Jun, 2011, 08.48 PM IST