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So incredibly, the Naval LCA did the first ever trap of a fighter on board INS Vikrant, not the MiG-29K..the first MiG-29K trap followed a few hours later.

Another video of the Naval LCA Mk1 landing and taking off from INS Vikrant

Permission? What for? HAL's Mission Computer is used on the Su-30MKI as are a few other avionics, all developed as part of Project Vetrivale when the Su-30MKI was first ordered by the IAF in the late 1990s. Plus HAL has built over 200 Su-30MKIs, so knows the fighter inside out. Remember the...

Super smooth landing and take off

HAL's new helicopter manufacturing factory was inaugurated by PM Modi yesterday at Tumkur near Bangalore. LUH will be manufactured there, as will the IMRH and LCH in the future. Hoping for large orders for a type that has tremendous potential and is the ideal replacement for hundreds of Cheetah...

In a way the delay has allowed more indigenous items to be mature and ready to be integrated as part of the Super Sukhoi program. Case in point- the Indian Uttam AESA radar and a new indigenous IRST to replace the ULS-30. The Uttam AESA will be sized according to the Su-30MKI's radome and given...

Yes we will. In other news, another Tejas variant, the Naval LCA Mk1 has made a maiden landing and take-off from the first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant! This is historic, marking the first time an Indian designed and Indian built naval fighter has landed on an Indian designed and...

Formenting insurgency in the neighbouring country in the hopes of Balkanizing it and formulating a strategy of "death by a thousand cuts" wasn't an Indian plan. India for the longest time suffered at the hands of terrorists and insurgents that were trained and pushed across by Pakistan. It is...

The horse has long bolted. No use closing the door now. Those who fed Pakistanis the regular diet of India hatred and Kashmir obsession have a big hand in how India Pakistan relations are since many decades. Letting the Army rule a nation and dictate it's priorities, instead of having an Army...

Why? What does India stand to gain? The moment things improve for Pakistan, they'll once again start with their anti-India plans. Best is to just sit by and watch.

The fact that you believe that clouds DON'T affect the performance of radars tells me how much you know. Lol. Tell me, did you also line up at Agha Waqar's house to buy his water car kit?

In other news related to the IAF, it looks like GE has applied for US Govt sanction to built a facility in India to manufacture the GE F-414-INS6. DRDO and a yet to be selected private sector company may be involved in this alongside GE. Given that the IAF has committed to 6 squadrons of Tejas...

Indian Navy MH-60R Romeo. Absolute beast of an ASuW/AShW helicopter.

the IAF made a big mistake by going with an order for just 3 Netra AEW&Cs. Follow on orders were not feasible with Embraer since they got blacklisted and as of now the A-321 based AWACS program is on. That's what happens when you don't have faith in your indigenous capabilities and hedge your...

But but but...if he was a Pakistani pilot he wouldn't have ejected na?! At the end of it, both those American pilots ejected from their jets once they sensed things were getting out of hand. And you have videos to show that they hung on for 4-5 seconds longer. That's it. Do you know what...

Given your economic conditions, I can totally understand how that should make a BIG difference.

I don't care what he thinks. As far as I'm concerned and the IAF is concerned, the lives of the pilots is worth more than anything. A USAF F-35B pilot ejected in this case, where the F-35B had already hit the ground after the hover went wrong. Some internet warrior could say that he could've...

4 IAF Rafale F3R's escort a Netra AEW&C