- 21 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securityboeing
PM Modi’s Visit To USA: Deal Or No Deal For Fighter Aircraft And Aero-Engines?
“Both sides will identify opportunities for co-development of new technologies and co-production of existing and new systems and facilitate increased collaboration between defence start-up ecosystems of the two countries.” Statement…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)
Decoding US Presence At Aero India 2023: Business Or Signalling
Introduction The 14th edition of the five-day Aero India 2023, the biggest air show in Asia concluded on February 17, 2023. The grand event showcased the strides India is making…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)
India’s MRFA Program: Seeking To Conquer The Skies!
The looming spectre of a collusive, two-front war with China and Pakistan, has necessitated the Indian Armed Forces to plan and carry out quantitative/qualitative right-sizing of their equipment profile to…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
The Farnborough Air Show 2022: Prospects For India?
The Farnborough International Air Show (FIAS)-2022, in vogue since 1948, was held at Farnborough, UK from 18 to 22 July 2022. The five-day event is the world’s largest airshow, hosted…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet completes operational demonstration
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) US aerospace major Boeing on Wednesday said its F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft completed operational demonstration at a naval station in Goa, as the company…
Rafale or F/A-18 ‘Super Hornet’: Who Will Board India’s Vikrant?
India’s Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC)-1, christened INS Vikrant (in honour of the 50th anniversary of participation of its similarly named predecessor in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan conflict), was launched in August…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
Boeing to fly 2 Super Hornet fighter aircraft to Goa this summer for operational demonstrations
Washington, Apr 22 (PTI) Boeing is planning to fly two Super Hornet fighter jets to Goa this summer for operational demonstrations before its potential buyer the Indian Navy, according to…
India-US defence relationship is ‘trusted one’: says ex-Pentagon official
Washington, Apr 21 (PTI) The defence relationship between India and the United States, the world’s largest and oldest democracies, over the years has become a “trusted one”, a former top…
Rajnath Singh meets executives of US aerospace giants Boeing and Raytheon
Washington, Apr 11 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has met senior executives of American aerospace and defence majors Boeing and Raytheon and asked them to take advantage of policy initiatives…
The Singapore Air Show 2022: Opportunities For The Indian Armed Forces?
The Singapore Air Show (SAS) 2022 was held at the Changi Exhibition Center, Singapore from 15 to 18 February 2022. The last SAS, held in 2020, saw diminished participation in wake…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
U.S., Qatar to discuss energy security during emir’s Washington visit
WASHINGTON/DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's ruling emir will hold talks with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House on Jan. 31 on a range of issues that will include global…
5G Technology on Collision Course With Aviation ?
It all started with the launch of the 5G cell phone service in the United States on 19 January 2022. Despite years of lead time, things hadn’t moved the way…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
