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25 Years On: My Recollections of The 1st Tejas Flight
I still remember that crisp Bengaluru morning of 4th January 2001—the day the Tejas first took to the skies. Twenty-five years have passed since that moment,…
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India’s Air-To-Air Superweapon Breaks Cover
In modern aerial warfare, the ability to strike first and strike decisively defines the outcome of battles. The race for air superiority is no longer about…
Aircraft And Helicopters
Flying Blind? Urgent Need to Revive India’s Aero-Engine Dreams
This article first appeared in the April 2019 issue of Vayu Aerospace & Defence Review and used here with permission from the publisher. Livefist has decided…
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After IAF Chief’s Meltdown, MoD To Fasttrack Tejas
Two weeks after a public rebuke of HAL by the Indian Air Force chief that went viral both online as well as in India's security establishment,…
Aircraft And Helicopters
Dangled For 20 Years, F-35 Officially ‘Offered’ To India
When President Donald Trump declared yesterday that the U.S. was "paving the way to ultimately provide India the F-35 stealth fighters", he changed two decades of…
Aircraft And Helicopters
‘No Confidence’: IAF Chief Scolds HAL
"At the moment, I am just not confident of HAL." Words that should give Indian state-owned airframer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) sleepless nights. And many times…
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EXCLUSIVE: Tejas Mk1A Flexes From The Air
Four Tejas Mk1A fighters flew at the Aero India 2025 show that kicked off in Bengaluru today signaling the homegrown fighter's upgraded variant is headed into…
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Official New Timelines On India’s Fighter Programs
As the Indian Air Force juggles the pressures of sub-optimal fighter squadron numbers and a looming decision on imports, much-needed official timeline clarity in India's multiple…
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HAL Under Fire: Narrative Or Fact?
In recent days and weeks there has been a growing amount of rhetoric aimed at the Light Combat Aircraft’s (LCA) production agency Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL).…
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Improved Tejas Mk1A Is Finally In The Air
The hugely anticipated first flight of an improved version of India's Tejas fighter took place today in Bengaluru. The 18-minute flight of the first Tejas Mk1A…
