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Anyway, this report in the Print mentions that the pilots of the Su-30MKI stayed on in the fighter for a while, but due to engine fire they ejected and the Su-30MKI's debris was found near Bharatpur in Rajasthan, the neighbouring state to Madhya Pradesh's Morena where the Mirage-2000 crashed...

It is not the first time that a mid-air collision has resulted in the complete destruction of 1 jet while the other is somewhat less damaged. Remembering the MiG-29's mid air collision at RIAT 1993 In this pic one can see the catastrophic damage one MiG-29 took, but miraculously both pilots...

Was the "co-owner" entirely dependent on China to develop the JF-17 Block 3? If so, why? Can the "co-owner" develop a Block 4 JF-17 on it's own? If not, why?

To be very honest, India was very far ahead even in the 1960s when the HF-24 Marut was designed at HAL by Kurt Tank and his team. Unfortunately, the engine fiasco of the HF-24 Marut meant that it was underpowered for such a great airframe design. Eventually the Marut was retired early and the...

it is the degree of foreign assistance that is the difference. India now doesn't need any foreign assistance with the -design of the fighter, including majority of Wind Tunnel Testing and CFD (but even now WTT is conducted abroad at ONERA and CALSPAN when required) -the carbon fiber composites...

Dassault was the consultant and over 500 HAL engineers were trained at Dassault facilities since Dassault's CATIA was selected as the design tool in the 1980s when it was almost brand new. The PD phase was over in 1990 after which Dassault's role largely ended. Dassault offered the...

I have the book 'Lavi' by John Golan. It clearly explains how the airplane itself was quite something. Very capable. But the issue that let the whole program down was it's massive dependence on US funding. And how that was simply not going to work for the US since it would end up taking market...

What model would that be?

yawnn..ok. For our own sake, I hope your Pakistani politicians and PA generals stick to this line of thought as well. Why on earth would India need to join some organisation for that? India can do everything it needs through bilaterial discussions and negotiations. OIC is no interest to India.

Massive news! India has successfully tested the Hypersonic Tech Demo Vehicle (HSTDV)

Egyptian Army contingent marching at the rehearsal for India's Republic Day on January 26th.

HAL HTT-40! Beautiful pic of a Jaguar DARIN 2 and Tejas Mk1 FOC fighter

Fantastic news! This sets the ball rolling to get the Kalvari class Scorpene subs equipped with DRDO's indigenous AIP.

it isn't just the bureaucrats who sunk the P-75I tender. It is the kind of requirements that the IN set, which none of the current submarines could meet. Plus the Strategic Partner model which was extremely difficult to actually put into practice. But it isn't too late as yet. Scorpenes with...

It is the most likely thing that'll happen, given that P-75I project has gone nowhere at all. There are all the facilities and experience at MDL to build more Scorpenes. And now DRDO will be integrating it's indigenous AIP with the INS Kalvari, after getting it certified by Naval Group. Indian...

ToT just for a system, albeit one that is so crucial as an AESA radar and requires so much R&D and testing, without some major incentive to India to do so would not make sense to India would it? Had it been part of a deal for Tejas Mk1A fighters and Tejas twin seat trainers, then it would've...

No I don't. I do sincerely hope that Egypt takes a good long look at the Tejas Mk2 program. It offers a perfect 4.5 gen Mirage-2000/F-16 replacement at a cost that will be a lot more reasonable than expensive 4.5 gen fighters like the Rafale or 5th gen programs like the KF-21 that are twin...

The man handing over the AH-64E model to the IA officer is Rear Adm (retd) Surendra Ahuja, formerly of the IN and who now heads Boeing Defence India. He was a Sea Harrier and MiG-29K pilot, being one of the first IN pilots to be part of the MiG-29K trials on board Russia's Kuznetsov carrier...

Jinnah also ate pork. Just saying.