India and France have fielded a number of fighter jets in the exercise which include Rafales of two sides besides Mirages and the Sukhois of the Indian Air Force. Read More
Defence minister Rajnath Singh told the media that the CCS chaired by the Prime Minister Modi approved the deal worth about Rs 45,696 crore ($6.25 billion) to strengthen IAF’s fleet of homegrown fighter jet LCA-Tejas. Read More
In the SKYROS military exercise, Indian Air Force will field its front line Russian origin Sukhoi-30 MKI fighters and Rafale fighters recently acquired from French defence giant Dassault Aviation while the French Air Force will field its own Rafale jets against Indian Sukhois and Rafale combat jets. Read More
Shailendra Gade said the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) howitzer is the best gun in the world with the capability to strike targets at the longest range of 48 kilometers. Read More
Astra will be the standard long-range air-to-air missile across India’s entire fighter fleet as it will be deployed on Sukhoi 30 MKI, Mig-29, Light Combat Aircraft Tejas. Read More
As per the plan, the six new aircraft would be sent to a European destination to the original equipment manufacturer for modification of the planes for installation of the radar, the sources said. Read More