Indian Air Force
Russo-Indian 5-Gen stealth fighter to take to the skies in four months
31 Aug 2009
Indian defence planners are upbeat about the fact that the Indo-Russian 5-Gen stealth fighter co-development, the Sukhoi PAK-FA, may take to the skies by December.
India, Russia set to test air-launched BrahMos
08 Aug 2009
The air-launched version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is close to final development and testing, according to senior Russian defence officials.
DRDO’s development of AEW&CS system to result in low-cost offshoot
30 Jul 2009
The Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS) at Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has revealed that it has developed a low-cost, indigenous radar system, which will match and even surpass the Israeli Phalcon Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS).
Negotiations to begin for Rs9,500-cr upgrade programme of IAF Mirage 2000s
17 Jul 2009
India will commence negotiations for the upgrade programme of the Mirage 2000 fighter jets with a French delegation. The upgrade costs may work out to as much as Rs9,500 crore.
IAF’s MMRCA tender: Pentagon prevents Saab-IAI collaboration
06 Jul 2009
The US administration may have compelled Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) to pull out from a proposed collaboration with Swedish firm Saab Gripen to develop an advanced model of their multi-role JAS-39 fighter for a $12 billion IAF MMRCA tender.