IAF Jets Arrive In Alaska To Red Flag ‘Aggressors’

Lots of planespotter buzz around Eielson AFB, Alaska in the run up to Red Flag ALASKA 16-1 that begins April 28. The Indian Air Force’s contingent (4 x Su-30MKI, 4 x Jaguar Darin II, 2 x Il-78M & 2 C-17 Globemaster III) that arrived on April 16 have been on routine practice runs at the…

Has India Finalised Rafale Deal At $8.8 Billion?

Has India finalised its deal for 36 Rafale fighters at a contract value of $8.8 billion? The MoD was quick to advise a couple of recent media reports not to ‘jump the gun’ that a deal had finally been reached — and no official comment is out yet on the deal. But the ruling party…

India Conducts Twin Secret Tests Of K-4 SLBM

India tested it’s most ambitious weapon — the K-4 submarine-launched long range ballistic missile — twice last month. Top sources tell Livefist that the two tests, both conducted at less than ceiling range of 3,500 km were conducted at an undisclosed location in the south Bay of Bengal. The two tests on March 7 and…