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Tejas Squadrons Forward Deployed Next?
This picture of an Indian Air Force Tejas fighter at the Awantipur air force station in Jammu & Kashmir has rekindled speculation that new squadrons of…
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A330 AWACS Plan Shelved, India To Go Narrow Body
Eight years after they began, India has dropped plans to develop a homegrown AWACS (airborne warning and control system) capability around the Airbus A330 platform and…
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Delays Endless, Now Indian Army Wants To LEASE Light Helicopters
In the latest chapter of its stupefyingly endless quest for critically needed light helicopters, the Indian Army has just sent word officially out that it is…
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After 2 Aborts, Here’s How Airbus Feels About India’s Tanker Needs
GETAFE, SPAIN It'll soon be two decades since the Indian Air Force began a search for new air to air refuelling (AAR) aircraft that can outpace…
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India All Set To Order 26 Naval Rafale Jets
Seven years after India ordered 36 Rafale fighters for the Indian Air Force, advance clearances went through today to procure 26 naval versions of the French…
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India Eyes Historic Local Content In MQ-9B Drone Deal
The Indian Government is preparing to push for unprecedented levels of local production and sourcing in an unfolding effort to procure up to 31 MQ-9B SeaGuardian…
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India’s Predator-B Drone Deal Gets Clearance Today
Seven years after the Indian government first requested a sale of Predator-type drones from the United States, it looks like a deal has finally come together…
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Indian Navy Flexes Twin Aircraft Carrier Groups
Days after the Indian Navy's two aircraft carriers INS Vikramaditya and the indigenous INS Vikrant were spotted by satellite imagery experts sailing together in the Arabian…
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Indian Navy Considering Small N-LCA Order?
The Indian Navy is kicking around the idea of ordering a small number of naval N-LCA fighter jets to operate as a dedicated training and technology…
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IAF & HTT-40: From Wanting It Dead To Ordering 70
Ten years ago, the Indian Air Force wanted to kill the program. The Chief of Air Staff at the time declaring that the IAF neither wanted…
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IAF’s Only Chopper Pilot Chief Just Flew The LUH. And Loved It.
Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major (Retd.), the only chopper pilot to be chief of the Indian Air Force, just flew HAL's Light Utility Helicopter --…
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IAF plans to order 50 more LCA Mk1A jets
Battling its notorious and long-spiralling depletion in fighter aircraft squadron strength, the Indian Air Force is is believed to have firmed up plans to order at…