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The Indian Air Force has signed a $14 million (₹135 crore) contract with Indian startup Threye Interactive, a subsidiary of NewSpace Research & Technologies, to…
India’s LCA Mk2 medium weight fighter, is set to make its first prototype flight no later than September 2027, while the country’s stealthy fifth generation…
Indian Air Force veteran Flight Lieutenant Alfred Tyrone “Cookie” Cooke, Vir Chakra, a legendary fighter pilot of the 1965 India-Pakistan War, passed away on Friday…
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has formally greenlit a forecasted requirement for four squadrons of India’s under-development Ghatak stealth combat drone, a move that…
In a second ‘clarification’ in two days, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has responded to fresh reports that have indicated further delays in deliveries of LCA…
In a watershed moment for Indian military aerospace, the Ministry of Defence has formally shortlisted three private sector titans: Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), Larsen…
The French heart for India’s stealth. A Geopolitical engine change. Call it what you will, one of India’s most ground-breaking defence partnerships is afoot: a…
In a move that could signal the end of one of the world’s most protracted defence procurement sagas, the Indian Government is reported to be…
The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) two-decade quest for mid-air refueling tankers may finally be moving past the stage of perennial disappointment. For years, the lack…
By Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar (Retd.) I still remember that crisp Bengaluru morning of 4th January 2001—the day the Tejas first took to the skies.…
The wheels are in motion and the Indian Air Force’s official files proposing the procurement of 114 Rafale fighters (and, in effect, ending the pursuit…
A year after India signed a $3.8 billion deal for 31 U.S.-built MQ-9B Sea/SkyGuardian drones for the armed forces, a potential procurement of 87 more…
In a major push to accelerate India’s next-generation stealth air combat capability, the government is preparing to shortlist two private companies to co-develop and co-produce…
At an Indian Air Force seminar in Subroto Park on Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh used the hard-won lessons of Operation Sindoor, India’s large-scale punitive…
After 62 years, across wars, variants and uninterrupted service, the Indian Air Force retired the last of its MiG-21 fighter interceptors last week. And coinciding…
India’s most ambitious military aviation program, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), is entering a new chapter. Hopefully. India’s dominant military airframer Hindustan Aeronautics…
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has fired off a strongly worded public clarification, lashing out at “so-called defence analysts,” “former pilots,” and even “arm-chair critics” for…
In the wake of a SECRET report submitted by the Defence Secretary to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), outlining urgent recommendations to address the Indian…
By Commander YP Marathe, NM, Retd Having flown HAL produced helicopters right from 1989 till I retired 2008, I have had first-hand experience of the…
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…
By Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd.)Former Chief of the Naval Staff This article first appeared in the April 2019 issue of Vayu Aerospace & Defence Review…
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…
By Commander YASHODHAN MARATHE (Retd.) The heart-wrenching sight of the smoke billowing from the crashed Indian Coast Guard (ICG) helicopter at Porbandar on January 5th,…
US President Donald Trump’s offer to sell the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II to India has raised a few eyebrows in Indian defence circles, sparking intense…
After years of uncertainty and near abandonment, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has successfully resurrected its intermediate jet trainer, the HJT-36 Sitara, rebranded last week as…
Even as India’s dilemmas over its next manned fighter drastically deepen, even as the Indian government begins navigating the waters of a fresh Trump pitch…
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…
Did the Joe Biden Administration deliberately delay deliveries of six Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to the Indian Army as a diplomatic pressure tactic against…
“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…
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…
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…
In what is easily the most significant deal between the Indian military and a local startup company, the Indian Navy has selected Bengaluru-based startup NewSpace…
This is a difficult exercise, but if there’s one thing to look out for at the upcoming Aero India 2025 above all the aircraft, helicopters,…
Is President Donald Trump about to make ‘F-35 for India’ his new flagship project in the India-U.S. defence trade space? The new American President’s recent…
In his first phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after assuming the presidency for a second time, Donald Trump wasted no time in pushing…
A young Indian Air Force pilot has been decorated with a Shaurya Chakra, India’s third highest ‘peacetime’ gallantry award, for his safe recovery of a…
Last month, China surprised the world by unveiling two new aircraft, believed to be prototypes of sixth-generation fighters. Comparisons were quick to follow. How does…
By SANKALAN CHATTOPADHYAY for Livefist The “Fifth-generation Fighter Aircraft” (FGFA) program promised the Indian Air Force (IAF) a stealthy, highly maneuverable, highly agile, and advanced…
By K. Singh for Livefist In recent days and weeks there has been a growing amount of rhetoric aimed at the Light Combat Aircraft’s (LCA)…