India is close to finalizing several major defence deals with Israel, including the ones for two additional Phalcon AWACS (airborne warning and control systems) and four aerostat radars, together worth well over $1.5 billion (Rs 9,330 crore). This comes even as Israeli defence minister Moshe Ya’alon is all set to touch down in India on […]

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Two officers were killed when an army Dhruv helicopter crashed in a forest area in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday evening, the army said. According to an army spokesperson based in Srinagar both officers belonged to the 202 army aviation squadron. “The flight had taken off for a routine night sortie training at 7:00pm […]

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) introduces the new generation ELI-3360 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) based on a modified Bombardier Global 5000 business-jet platform. Designed by IAI’s ELTA Group to provide maritime domain situational awareness and maritime superiority, the new MPA provides the most sophisticated surveillance, reconnaissance and armament systems to be installed on a business-jet to […]

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will buy 14 14 Dornier Do 228 aircraft produced by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), reported defence-blog.com. “Apart from these aircraft, the contract valued at around Rs 1090 crores includes six reserve engines, one flight simulator and associated equipment”, says T Suvarna Raju, Chairman, HAL. “This also reflects the trust of […]

The Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE for its Spanish acronym) confirmed that 13 Jan 2015 a Dhruv helicopter crashed in the area of Chongón (located in the southwest of Guayaquil), during a training mission. After the accident happened, the search and rescue system of the aircraft and its occupants was activated. The crew was rescued and […]

NEW DELHI: India plans to kick-off its own fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) development project this year to build on the expertise gained in the long developmental saga of the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft. Top defence sources on Wednesday said the preliminary design stage of the futuristic fighter called the advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA), […]

According to media reports Israeli made Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) of the Indian Air Force, used for surveillance, crashed at 3.15 pm today on the outskirts of Uttarlai . Heron UAV had taken off from Uttarlai air base in barmer district of Rajasthan . This is second crash of Rs 80 crore worth Heron […]

Mi-26 Indian Air Force landed at the airfield at an altitude of 11,660 feet in Kedarnath. Kedarnath is a town located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and has gained importance because of Kedarnath Temple. It is a nagar panchayat in Rudraprayag district. The most remote of the four Char Dham sites, Kedarnath is located […]

New Delhi: The Indian Navy will soon have another nuclear submarine. The government has decided to lease a second nuclear submarine from Russia, top Defence Ministry officials have told NDTV. Currently, India operates an 8,140-tonne Akula Class submarine – renamed the INS Chakra – that was leased in 2011 from Russia for a period of […]