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Tejas MK1A or MK2: Is it Really Worth $77 Million?

April 9, 2021 GDC 0

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Astra BVRAAM Air-to-Air Missile

April 2, 2020 GDC 0

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The New HAL-Made FOC-Standard Tejas is Better Than the Current IAF’s IOC Tejas Fighter Jet

March 31, 2020 GDC 0

The FOC Tejas is said to be more advanced and was developed with improvements suggested by IAF after inducting IOC Tejas LCA. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) recently conducted maiden test flight of its Light Combat […]

Dassault Aviation Sets Out Ambitious Rafale F4 Upgrade Path

November 20, 2019 GDC 0

Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, received the F4-standard development contract for the Rafale combat aircraft during the visit of the Dassault Aviation Mérignac plant by Florence Parly, French Minister of the Armed […]

HAL Tejas Light Combat Aircraft: Too Late, Too Little and Too Expense

October 28, 2019 GDC 0

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What are the India Specific Enhancements In Indian Air Force’s Rafale

September 28, 2019 GDC 0

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The Indian Air Force received first Rafale Omnirole Fighter Jet

September 21, 2019 GDC 0

The Indian Air Force (IAF) received the first multi-role combat aircraft Rafale from its manufacturer Dassault Aviation in France on Thursday 19 September 2019, defence sources said on Friday 20 September 2019 reports NDTV News. The jet will be formally handed over to […]

Lockheed Martin F-16V Block 70/72: 5th Generation Technology in 4th Generation

August 29, 2019 LM Publications 0

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Dassault Rafale: A True Omnirole Combat Aircraft

August 29, 2019 LM Publications 0

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Lockheed Martin F-21: Meet the ‘Make In India’ Fighter Jet

August 1, 2019 LM Publications 0

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Boeing Awarded Contract To Build More Guided Bomb Kits For JDAM

August 23, 2024 0

The Air Force awarded Boeing a contract worth nearly $7.5 billion to build more kits to convert bombs into guided weapons known as Joint Direct Attack Munitions. Boeing and Australian Ferra Engineering Signed MoU to [...]
The USAF F-15C Scores World’s Longest Air-to-air Kill Record

April 18, 2021 0

A US Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter fired the longest known air-to-air “kill” shot to date in a recent test, the service said Wednesday. The fighter fired an AIM-120D Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) at [...]
Massive blow to Putin as Russia can no longer manufacture A-50 AEW&C planes.

September 21, 2025 0

Russia’s efforts to modernise its airborne early warning and control aircraft have hit a serious setback after international sanctions, as United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) delays a decision on launching serial production of its A-50 radar [...]
The U.S. Departs From Afghanistan, China Cashes In $3 Trillion Rare Earth Minerals

August 23, 2021 0

“Afghanistan is a long-term play on the best of days and now that the Taliban have ‘won’, it’s more of a long-term play for Chinese interests.” — Byron King, Agora Financial Taliban Could Sell Captured [...]
U.S. Vows To Expedite NASAMS Delivery To Ukraine

October 14, 2022 0

U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to provide advanced NASAMS air defense systems to Ukraine after Russian missiles hit the capital Kyiv and other cities, the White House said in a statement on Monday. Raytheon’s National [...]
Pyongyang Conducts Tactical Ballistic Missile Tests

January 18, 2022 0

North Korea said Tuesday it was test-firing “tactical guided missiles,” which are short-range ballistic missiles, also claiming they “hit their precise target in the East Sea,” according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency. North [...]