Air Force

Parliamentary Standing Committee On Defence Recommends Over-The-Counter Purchase of 5th Generation Jets For IAF

New Delhi: The procurement of additional fighter jets should not be delayed any further and a final decision needs to be taken on having a third aircraft carrier, said the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence in its report tabled in the House today.The committee said, “In no uncertain words, (we) recommend that Ministry of Defence may take a final decision, chalk out a trajectory and start

March 26, 2023
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Trials of BrahMos-NG A Lighter Version The Supersonic Cruise Missile To Begin In Late 2024

The trials of BrahMos-NG, a lighter and smaller variant of the existing air-launched BrahMos, will begin in late 2024, Atul Dinkar Rane, BrahMos Aerospace CEO and Managing Director, has said."We are working on that [BrahMos-NG] right now. We will start testing that by the end of next year." Rane has been quoted as saying."We have to make it [missile] smaller," he said, adding that the next

March 26, 2023
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Defence Priorities – Address Panel’s Concerns About Imports, Project Delays

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence, in its report tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, has flagged a slew of challenges being faced by India’s armed forces. The panel has expressed concern over ‘considerable delay’ in the supply of 40 TEJAS Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. It has recommended that the government should consider buying state-of-the-art

March 26, 2023
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IAF Cuts Capital Expenditure For Procurement By Rs. 26,000 Crores On Russia Defence Supply Delays

The air force had projected a capital expenditure of Rs 85,500 crore ($10.38 billion) for fiscal 2022-23 and cut it to Rs 58,900 crore ($7.15 billion)IAF also depends on Russia for spares for its Su-30MKI and MiG-29 fighter jets, the mainstay of the service branch.Russia is unable to deliver vital defence supplies it had committed to India’s military because of the war in Ukraine, the Indian Air

March 25, 2023
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Govt Approves To 45 Companies/JVs Operating In Defence Sector With Foreign OEMs

New Delhi: The government has given approval to "45 companies/joint ventures" operating in the defence sector with foreign OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), the Parliament was informed on Friday.Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said this in written response to a query in the Lok Sabha."The government has given approval to 45 companies/JVs operating in defence sector with foreign

March 24, 2023
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