After years of delay and uncertainty, the Indian Government approved funding Wednesday for one of India’s most ambitious and crucial defence projects — homegrown nuclear-powered attack submarines. The ...

It’s true. There are few things lovelier than a great aviation photo. For all the mind-numbing restrictions that continue to exist, India has a terrific community of planespotters and photographers, ...

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 quality of their products, and I wholeheartedly ...

In an ambitious, unprecedented move, the Indian Air Force is currently in the final stages of a move that could ruffle feathers in Russia — mating a British missile system with its Russian-origin ...

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 fighter for the Indian Navy. The Indian ...

In the mean time, work on the Indian ISTAR’s radar, electronic intelligence, communication intelligence and other sensors has already begun at the DRDO’s Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS), with two ...

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 what it calls ...

In April over the Bay of Bengal, a stubby orange box-shaped weapon will separate from an aircraft flying at 20,000 feet, flip open a pair of angular wings from its sides, and glide over the sea ...

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, 2025 brought back to my mind ...

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 of F-35 stealth fighters, a game changing ...

It’s the latest in India’s meandering search for more airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft. Six Airbus A320 airliners operated by India’s national carrier Air India will be modified, integrated with ...

90 minutes after Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman punched out of his MiG-21 Bison fighter near the Line of Control, to be captured later by the Pakistan military, a meme ...