A private operator’s Learjet 45 aircraft crashed on January 28, 2026, during landing at Baramati in Maharashtra, killing all the occupants, including the state’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
By T. S. Shankar Mumbai-based Jet Airways and its founder-chairman Naresh Goyal are hogging the media limelight for his business acumen in building a world-class private airline capitalising on the then Indian government’s ‘open sky policy’ in the early 1990s and then destroying it on a whim. Naresh […]
By A Correspondent New Delhi: Chennai-based start-up Zuppa OEG GEN5 Technologies Private Limited is now working on the development of ‘Zuppa Vector‘, a unique fixed-wing drone for mapping and surveillance. Having Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) capabilities, Zuppa Vector could soon be aiding Indian provinces’ drive to map […]
(Editor’s Note: The views expressed are that of the authors.) By K. T. Jagannathan and T. S. Shankar The government has no business to be in the business of running enterprises. The erstwhile Swatantra Party and its founder, late C. Rajagopalachari, often laid much store by this philosophy […]
(Editor’s Note: The views expressed are that of the author.) By T. S. Shankar Come January, Air India, will lose its national flagship carrier tag, as there would be a change of guard with the airline joining the stable of the prestigious mega corporate business conglomerate, the Tata […]
(Editor’s Note: The views are that of the author’s. For the writer’s other interests, read the credit line at the end of the article.) By Lt Gen Prakash Katoch. The United States identifies Russia as its top adversary. On Jul. 19, 2021, the Russian frigate ‘Admiral Gorshkov’, sailing […]
Bengaluru: India‘s Arunachal Pradesh province got a major boost to its regional connectivity, with the state-run aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signing a lease agreement with Alliance Air Aviation Limited for the supply of two civilian Dornier Do-228 aircraft for operating in the state bordering China. HAL’s […]
New Delhi: India today announced Production-Linked Incentives (PLI) worth for the drone sector, to boost manufacturing capabilities and to act as a catalyst to drive growth. The PLI scheme was in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ vision and over the next three years, will lead […]
New Delhi: India has cleared a $1.5-billion proposal to build airborne warning and control systems for the air force taking over six Airbus A321 passenger aircraft off the national carrier Air India, to act as the ‘eyes in the sky’ to keep a watch on military movement in […]
New Delhi: India today notified a new set of business rules for drones, providing the much-needed booster shot for the struggling unmanned systems industry that has witnessed mushrooming of startups nationwide but lesser orders over the last decade. The new rules, reportedly amended after its first release in […]
New Delhi: European aerospace major Airbus today appointed Sunny Guglani as the head of Airbus Helicopters for India and South Asia. He will be based in New Delhi. Guglani, 37, will be responsible for growing Airbus’ civil, parapublic and defence helicopter business in the region, including aftermarket services. […]
New Delhi: Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), a GMR-led consortium, today announced that Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has once again emerged as the ‘Best Airport by Size and Region’ in Asia-Pacific for 2020. The airport’s efforts have been recognised by Airports Council International (ACI) for Airport […]
Indian Coast Guard Director General K. Natarajan, in this exclusive interview ahead of Coast Guard Day 2021, tells Defence.Capital editor N. C. Bipindra that due to increased responsibilities since 2002, the ICG is reviewing manpower, assets, infrastructure, maintenance and repair facilities requirement to meet emerging challenges. Ques. As […]
(Editor’s Note: In arrangement with Defence Research and Studies, a Kochi-headquartered think-tank.. The views expressed are that of the author’s.) By Commander (Dr) Jayakrishnan N. Nair “Brutality and injustice made us raise our hands towards the sky for years, God didn’t respond to us, but drones came to […]
New Delhi: The COVID-19 pandemic and the lock down announced by the Narendra Modi government has bled the Civil Aviation industry in India. The government today told Parliament of India that the impact of the COVID-19 lock down was so severe on the aviation industry that the domestic […]
