India’s Light Tank Zorawar Completes 1st Trial By Fire
India's newly unveiled light tank Zorawar has successfully conducted preliminary automotive and firing trials, the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) -- one half of the…
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Targeting IAF Deal, Lockheed Pitches Made-in-India C-130J
U.S defence contractor Lockheed-Martin has proposed an Indian manufacturing and assembly line for C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft in India. The company, already a major supplier…
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India Inducts 2nd Homegrown Boomer Arighaat
Photo via Sandeep Unnithan India today formally commissioned into service its second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) INS Arighaat -- Sanskrit for destroyer of enemies --…
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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…
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23 Years After 1st Flight, First Tejas Fighter Crash
23 years after its first flight, and nearly a decade into operational service with the Indian Air Force, a homegrown Tejas fighter has crashed for the…
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Meet The 4 Fighter Pilots Chosen For India’s 1st Crewed Space Mission
The Indian Government today announced the names of the four Indian Air Force fighter pilots who will be astronauts on the country's first ever crewed space…
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Balakot @ 5: Listen To The Chief Who Ordered It
On the fifth anniversary today of India's air strikes on Pakistan's Balakot, Livefist reproduces for the first time here a speech delivered by Indian Air Force…
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AMCA ‘PPP’ Proposal Stalled For 3.5 Yrs & Counting
An unprecedented decision taken in 2020 to develop India's fifth generation fighter aircraft under a novel public-private partnership has remained stalled for well over three years,…
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Ghatak UCAV’s 1st Director Raises Concerns Over Program’s Path
Building on the success of the LCA Tejas program, the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) embarked on a new frontier, setting its sights on the development of…
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IAF Reveals What It Took To Bomb Tiger Hill
In 2024, the Kargil War fought between India and Pakistan will be a quarter century old. One of the most contentious modern skirmishes continues to be…
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India To Hike Tejas Mk1A Fighter Order To 180
India's homegrown Tejas fighter program is all set to get a major boost with decks cleared today by the country's MoD to order 97 more Tejas…
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Tejas’ Most Heavyweight Backer Straps In
India's Tejas fighter program, already in a steady slipstream of service and onward development, got some very welcome thrust today when India's prime minister Narendra Modi…