Tag: Air Force

India Clears ₹1 Lakh Crore Defence Deals for Indigenous Systems to Boost Combat Readiness

By defence.capital on July 3, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

In response to strategic shifts post-Operation Sindoor, India’s Defence Acquisition Council approved over INR 1 lakh crore in procurements for the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Key initiatives include the induction of Surface-to-Air Missiles, Electronic Warfare Systems, Armoured Recovery Vehicles, and undersea warfare enhancements such as Mine Counter Measure Vessels, aiming to strengthen national defence capabilities.

India HAL gets first LCA Tejas Mk1A centre fuselage from VEM Technologies

By defence.capital on May 30, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

By A Correspondent Bengaluru (Karnataka): In a significant boost to India’s indigenous defence manufacturing capabilities, state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has received the first centre fuselage assembly for the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A from Hyderabad-based VEM Technologies on May 30, 2025. India’s Secretary (Defence Production), Sanjeev […]

India approves Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft project execution with private sector participation

By defence.capital on May 27, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

By N. C. Bipindra In a significant push to enhance indigenous defence capabilities and foster a robust domestic aerospace industrial ecosystem, India approved the execution model for its ambitious fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme on May 27, 2025. The decision comes just days after India’s indigenous […]

Operation Sindoor: 90 Hours of Dominance – Indian Air Force’s decisive role in shaping modern warfare

By defence.capital on May 16, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

By An Indian Air Force Veteran As an Indian Air Force (IAF) veteran, one reflects with immense pride on the unprecedented and decisive role played by the IAF in compelling the Pakistani forces to seek a ceasefire a mere 90 hours after the initiation of full-scale offensive air […]

Operation Sindoor: India accepts Pakistan request for ceasefire, with American push

By defence.capital on May 10, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India, on May 10, 2025, accepted Pakistan‘s request for a ceasefire under Operation Sindoor following a United States backchannel diplomacy to stop military operations of the last four days. India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, in a statement, said the Director General of […]

Operation Sindoor: India’s combat aircraft hit Pakistan terror camps without crossing the line

By defence.capital on May 7, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

By N. C. Bipindra (ADDS: Media briefing by India at 10:30 a.m. on May 7, 2025, and additional background.) New Delhi: India punishes Pakistan again. This time, India’s army and air force carried out coordinated precision strikes on nine terror camp locations inside Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, targeting […]

India signs $7.5-billion contract with France for 26 Rafale Marine, Dassault to build fuselage facility

By defence.capital on April 28, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India has signed an INR 64,000-crore (~US$7.5 billion) government-to-government contract with France to buy 26 Rafale Marine fighter jets for the Indian Navy aircraft carriers INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya. Under the deal, French plane-maker Dassault Aviation shall build a fuselage production […]

India signs $233-mn deal to buy NAMIS anti-tank weapons, light vehicles

By defence.capital on March 27, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

By A Correspondent New Delhi: India‘s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed contracts with state-run Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited for the procurement of Nag Missile System (NAMIS) tracked version of anti-tank weapon platforms and Force Motors Limited and Mahindra & Mahindra Limited for around 5,000 light vehicles for […]

Trump confirms American F-35 contest with Russian Su-57 for India 5th Gen combat jet deal

By defence.capital on February 14, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: It is official now. US President Donald Trump has effectively set up a contest between American F-35 and Russian Su-57 for India‘s big-ticket need for a fifth-generation fighter aircraft to catch up with arch-rival China on high-end combat jets. Trump, after meeting […]

American Boeing’s India sourcing touched US$1.25 billion in a decade: Nikhil Joshi

By defence.capital on February 11, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

During AeroIndia 2025, Boeing Defence India managing director Nikhil Joshi tells our editor N. C. Bipindra that the American company’s India sourcing has grown five times in a decade, with over 300 suppliers. Boeing also employs 6.500 engineers, based at its engineering and technology centre at Bengaluru and […]

Tata-Boeing aerospace JV delivers 300 ‘Made in India’ AH-64 Apache fuselages

By defence.capital on February 10, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

By A Correspondent Hyderabad (Telangana): Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL)has delivered the 300th fuselage for the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter from its state-of-the-art facility here. A company statement on Feb. 10, 2025, said, “These fuselages are manufactured for customers around the world, including the US Army.” This includes […]

India’s quest for 5th Gen Fighters: Hope Floats for Russian Su-57, American F-35

By defence.capital on February 9, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

By N. C. Bipindra Bengaluru (Karnataka): India’s search for a fifth-generation fighter aircraft for its air force doesn’t stop at its indigenous effort, but goes beyond to Russian Su-57 and American F-35, both of which are flying at Asia’s largest air show AeroIndia here from Feb. 10 to […]

KCP Group hands over critical equipment for India’s human space flight mission for testing

By defence.capital on October 7, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

By T. S. Shankar Chennai: A city-based company has achieved a key milestone by fabricating critical hardware for India’s human space flight mission, handing over two crew model structures for testing to the government space agency. KCP Goup’s Heavy Engineering division, also based in Chennai, had produced the […]

Tata Emerges ‘Biggest Challenger’ To State-Run HAL; Set To Produce Cutting-Edge Airbus Aircraft For Indian Air Force

By defence.capital on September 13, 2023 • ( 1 Comment )

By Sakshi Tiwari for EurAsian Times New Delhi: India has finally secured the delivery of its first C-295 aircraft, two years after the country signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space to acquire 56 of these transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF). The deal was […]

96 Years Of PLA: China’s Xi Jinping Looks To Remove ‘Deadweight’ On Chinese Economy & Resources

By defence.capital on July 25, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

By N. C. Bipindra for EurAsian Times August 1 marks the 96th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The world’s largest military, the PLA, comprises over two million military personnel with an annual budget of $224.8 billion. However, despite the numbers and the resources, newfound aggressive strategy, […]

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