₹2.23 lakh crore to buy 97 Tejas jets, 156 Prachand helicopters Context The Union government on Thursday gave preliminary approval to defense acquisition projects worth 2.23 lakh crore, including the purchase of 97 Tejas light combat aircraft and 156 Prachand combat helicopters, in a major […]
IAF likely to induct Astra BVR air-to-air missile by year-end Context Defence sources state that the first batch of the indigenous Astra Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air Missile, for which the Indian Air Force (IAF) has placed two contracts with Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (BDL), is […]
IAF chief takes delivery of first C-295 transport aircraft in Spain Context The Indian Air Force received its first C-295MW transport aircraft from Airbus on Wednesday, marking a significant upgrade to its transport fleet. At the Airbus plant in Seville, Spain, IAF commander Air Chief […]
Rajnath lays the foundation stone for Nyoma airfield near the LAC in eastern Ladakh Context On Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the vital Nechiphu tunnel on the axis to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh and effectively set the groundwork for the Nyoma airstrip in eastern […]
Astra air-to-air missile test-fired from Tejas in ‘textbook launch’ Context On Wednesday, Tejas, a light combat aircraft (LCA), successfully test-fired an indigenous Astra beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile off the coast of Goa. What are the features of Tejas ? Overview of the aircraft Indian single-engine, delta-wing, […]
DRDO drone crashes in Karnataka Context On Sunday, farmland in the Chitradurga region of Karnataka was the site of a collision involving a DRDO unmanned testing aircraft. What is TAPAS? TAPAS BH-201, also known as the Tactical Airborne Platform for Aerial Surveillance-Beyond Horizon-201(Sanskrit: tápas, “Heat”), […]
Manufacturing ecosystem for Airbus C-295 aircraft taking shape in India Context: The first C-295 transport aircraft will be delivered to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in September; in preparation, Airbus has trained six pilots in Seville, and 20-person maintenance staff is presently undergoing training. What […]