How Tejas Mark 1A won a Rs 26,000 crore order

The IAF has demanded five new capabilities in the Mark 1A that would give it a clear combat edge over Pakistan's entire fighter fleet, and most of China's as well.Ajai Shukla reports. IMAGE:......

'It is almost as if there is a death wish for the Tejas'

The contracts with Israel Aerospace Industries will condemn the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft to a marginal presence in the IAF's future fleet.Ajai Shukla reports. Equipping the Tejas Mark 1A with......

Modi's 'historic' visit to Israel begins on July 4

In a big fillip to an already robust bilateral relations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to land in Israel on July 4 on a three-day visit, the first by an Indian prime......

Terrorists in PoK beware! IAF's Jaguars just got deadlier

The DARIN-III navigation attack system allows a Jaguar pilot to feed in the coordinates of targets deep inside enemy territory, says Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: The Jaguar aircraft with upgraded Darin III......

Tata companies band together for bigger piece of defence pie

With an eye on the govt's multi-billion dollar defence spending, the group is working to formalise its 14 defence-related companies into a single cluster.  In July, when Tata group Chairman......

Private defence R&D loaded with IPR issues

The dusty collection of small sheds in Kushaiguda, outlying Hyderabad, hardly seem like a sensitive defence establishment, but this will soon be a highly-controlled air-conditioned facility. From......