This screen grab shows the Indian Navy’s anti-sub warfare frigate INS Vindhyagiri listing dangerously at the naval dockyard in Mumbai a day after it collided with a merchant ship in the Mumbai harbour approach. Shortly after these images were shot, the ships hull hit the sea bed. Tragically, the ship was to have been decommissioned…
Month: January 2011
Model Tejas Mk.2 At Aero India
So we’ll finally, hopefully, know what it looks like, and how different (if at all) it will be. The DRDO’s curtain-raiser statement for Aero India 2011 suggests that it will be displaying models of the air force and navy TEJAS Mk.2. There has been little clarity over the real design changes likely to be incorporated…
Nice New Vid Of C-130J For India
Will be at the IAF’s Hindon air base on February 5 for the induction ceremony of India’s first C-130J. We’ll cover it live on Headlines Today as well. Will post details a couple of days before the event.
Will India Ever Need The F-35?
Here’s some more fuel for the mildly irksome “F-35 for India” story. The Pentagon’s undersecretary for acquisitions Ashton Carter has told Defensenews that India is welcome to participate in the F-35 Lightning-II programme and later acquire it. Participate? Yeah, like we don’t have enough problems, Ash. Defensenews.com also quotes Pentagon spokeswoman Cheryl Irwin as saying:…
REPORT: Raptor Likely At Aero India 2011
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After IAF, Navy Now Wants Amphibian Aircraft
In March last year, when the Indian Air Force said it wanted six amphibious aircraft for “search and rescue missions, inter-island communication, rapid response duties and reconnaissance of islands” (see RFI here), the Indian Navy wasn’t amused, seeing as it was already involved with defining such a requirement for its own air arm. A year…
Indigenous Stuff At Republic Day 2011
Just got this release from DRDO about its products on display on Republic Day, January 26 as part of a float. Posting in full: LIGHT COMBAT AIRCRAFT “TEJAS” TRAINER VERSION (mock-up, of course) “The Tejas, India’s first supersonic fighter aircraft is the smallest, lightweight, supersonic, multi-role combat aircraft, and best in its class in the…
PHOTOS: Preview Of Strength At Republic Day #2
The last photo shows the LRDE L-STAR, part of India’s AEW&C programme. Photos Courtesy DPR Defence
PHOTOS: Preview Of Strength At Republic Day
Photos Courtesy DPR Defence
DRDO Chief’s New Year Guidance
Chief of India’s Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), Dr VK Saraswat, has addressed his scientists as part of the annual “letter to the ranks” exercise. Excerpts: Technology transfer and stake holding during production, remains the responsibility of DRDO and we should not assume that our part is complete with prototype development. All the Lab…
VIDEO: HAL’s Dhruv Marketing Film
Found this video on a CD while spring-cleaning my archives. Hadn’t seen this before, so posting it. It has clips of the ill-fated navy Dhruv and a few deck recoveries.
Typhoons From Italian AF At Aero India This Year
Two Eurofighters from the Italian Air Force will be flown in for Aero India 2011 next month at the Yelahanka air force base. In 2009, the company sent Luftwaffe Typhoons. With that, the Typhoons of three of its six operators will have brought their jets to the country. In October last year, the Royal Air…
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