First Unmanned Aircraft Launch from Carrier A Moment in History

The U.S. Air Force plans to ground about a third of its active-duty force of combat planes and a top general warned Tuesday that the branch might not be able to respond immediately to every event when needed. The Air Force didn't immediately release a list of ...

By Fareed Zakaria This week, the U.S. Navy will launch an entirely autonomous combat drone off the deck of an aircraft carrier, writes Richard Parker in the New York Times . The drone will then try to land aboard the same ship, a feat only a ...

'Tejas' LCA has taken 30 years already, at an escalated project cost of Rs

Defence Minister AK Antony today commissioned the first MiG-29 K - supersonic fighter jets squadron into the Indian Navy at the INS Hansa in Goa. Related Stories Indian-origin couple in Guyana die in murder-suicide: report Rains lash several parts of Himachal ...

WASHINGTON -- Air Force officials say the across-the-board spending cuts have led the service to cease operations for one third of the bomber and jet fighter force. Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Chief of Staff Mark Welsh told a Senate ...

Four flights in one year. That's the flight track record of the naval variant of Light Combat Aircraft -LCA Navy (NP-1) since it made its maiden flight on April 27 last year in Bangalore. Four flights in one year. That’s the flight track record of the ...

The IAF will require 39 combat aircraft units to meet the challenge of fighting a war simultaneously on the Pakistan and China fronts but it has only 34 squadrons, a Parliamentary panel has been informed.

New Delhi, April 5 (PTI): The country's biggest defence deal for procuring 126 Rafale combat aircraft is expected to get delayed with differences surfacing between India and French firm Dassault Aviation over certain obligations in the contract.

Major projects of the DRDO, including light combat aircrafts (LCA) and airborne early warning system, are running behind schedule by up to 13 years.