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India’s TEJAS MK-2 project is intended to provide the Indian Air Force (IAF) with a more advanced version of the TEJAS MK-1 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). The aircraft’s key role is to give the IAF the ability to wield a wide range of stand-off weapons.The IAF previously said that it requires about 180 aircraft. This is on the condition that the aircraft has better capabilities than the baseline
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence was informed by the Air Force recently that it was imperative that the MiG-21 was phased out. The aircraft procured from the Soviet Union was inducted into the force in the early 1960s, after the 1962 Chinese incursion.In yet another example of official apathy regarding the state of equipment provided to our armed forces, an Indian Air Force MiG-21
The latest mishap in Rajasthan, where three people died after an Indian Air Force MiG-21 crashed, casts serious doubts over its operational capability. Inducted into the IAF in 1963, the MiG series aircraft has been questioned over its poor track record. Over 205 accidents involving MiG aircraft have been reported since their induction. The IAF continued to depend on the MiG, even though the
The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) said that it is undertaking a demonstration to equip B-52H bombers with advanced communications. ““The AgilePod TENTaCLE [Tactical Edge Network Targeting in […]
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Former Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa (Retd) on Friday highlighted the evolving warfare scenario and emphasised the necessity of an indigenous technology base for the defence needs of the country. He was invited as a chief guest at the National Technology Day celebrations at the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) Range Ramgarh in Panchkula.The evolving conflict scenario would require
If Congress decides to continue the U.S. Air Force Advanced Engine Transition Program (AETP), integration of an AETP engine on the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 would require further analysis before […]
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The Pentagon said that it is embarking on risk reduction on the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel program through an acceleration in the buy of test equipment for initial operational […]
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The U.S. Space Force’s Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) held the second Black Skies electronic warfare (EW) exercise recently and is preparing to hold another this fall, as the […]
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The Deparment of the Air Force is planning to give Alphabet‘s [GOOG] Google subsidiary a first hand view of the department’s operations under a new program, U.S. Air Force Chief […]
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The IAF last year finalised a three-year timeline to phase out the remaining MiG-21 squadrons.New Delhi: The crash of a MiG-21 jet in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh on Monday has once again put the spotlight on the Indian Air Force’s aging fleet of Soviet-origin aircraft which have been involved in around 400 accidents since their first induction in the early 1960s. Three people were killed after the