Govt sitting on proposals to sell BrahMos missile
India has the world’s fastest anti-ship cruise missile, BrahMos, which a number of countries want to buy. However, a lack of clarity in the defence exports policy means that it has not yet...
Category: Indian Airforce
Saab roped in to assist Tejas MK1 A
Swedish defense firm Saab requested to assist in the LCA program, to resolve the problems in the Tejas and to produce upgraded variant of Tejas called MK 1 A. IAF already orderd 20 Tejas...
Ex-US Contractor Jailed For Sending Defence Drawings To India Without Permission
A former US defence contractor was today sentenced to nearly five years in jail for illegally exporting to India military blueprints and technical drawings of parts used in some high-tech hardware like F-15 jets....
‘Mirage 2000 upgrade for the Indian Air Force on track’
Antoine Caput, Vice-President and Country Director (India) of Thales, has said the $2.5 billion-project to upgrade 51 Mirage 2000 fighter jets for the Indian Air Force is going as per schedule and four upgraded...
Rafale Jet Deal Finalised By India And France For 7.8 Billion Euros
India’s much-negotiated deal with France for 36 fighter jets is final – it will buy the French-made Rafale planes for 7.8 billion Euros, said sources to NDTV. The agreement is to be signed within...
Reliance plans for a major push in Aerospace
Reliance planning for a major push in Indian aerospace projects, which were currently in starting phase, the list included modified Tejas and AMCA. Reliance interests in aerospace sector which include MRO facilities, engine development,...
Local production of US F 16 & F/A 18 not attractive: HAL Chairman Suvarna Raju
The man leading India’s top military aviation company feels that the US offer to produce F 16 and F/A 18 jets in India is not attractive, as both jets failed to meet the cut...
HAL In Talks With Swedish Firm For Upgraded Tejas
State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL is in talks with Swedish aerospace major Saab, makers of single engine Gripen fighter planes, to collaborate on the upgraded version of the indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft...
Talks for 36 Rafale jets far from over
It’s been more than two-and-a-half months since leaders of both India and France had suggested that the deal for the 36 French Rafale medium multi-role combat aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF)...
India Seeks Tech Transfer Guarantee For F-16, F/A-18 Make-in-India Bids
India has sought guarantee from US for technology transfer in case any US based company bids for fighter jet program under the ‘Make in India’ initiative. Boeing is offering F/A-18 fighters and Lockheed...
