Soon after the Centre cleared a Rs 62,000 crore deal to buy 97 more LCA Mark 1A fighter aircraft, India is close to signing a deal of around USD one billion with the American firm GE for supplying 113 more GE-404 engines for the indigenous combat aircraft.
US President Donald Trump said he stopped several wars during his presidency, including one between India and Pakistan that he claimed could have escalated into a nuclear conflict, adding that seven jets had already been shot down before he intervened using trade pressure.
In a major boost for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India in defence project, India on Tuesday cleared the project for buying 97 LCA Mark 1A fighter jets for the Indian Air Force.
Tom Cooper, a well-known Austrian military analyst and historian specialising in combat aviation and conflict analysis hailed the Indian Air Force's (IAF) downing of five Pakistani jets during Operation Sindoor as a "major tactical, operational, and strategic achievement," calling it a confi
Alvi said, "We have full trust in our armed forces. We are proud of them. If our IAF chief is saying all these things, then the entire nation trusts him. But even the IAF chief has not clarified whether our fighter jets were shot down, whether our Rafales were shot down."
As the Indian Air Force (IAF) chief's statements on Operation Sindoor point to five Pakistani Jets shot down by S-400, Congress leader Udit Raj said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi betrayed the nation by not reclaiming PoK.
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"During PM Modi's US visit, the joint statement issued after the meeting with Trump mentioned that the US will review its policy on releasing F-35 and underwater systems to India. However, no formal discussion has taken place on this issue so far," Union Minister of State (MoS) for Extern
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale jets offsets deal with Anil Ambani amidst loan fraud allegations against the industrialist.
Shinde questioned what was actually achieved, how many terrorists were caught, whether any fighter jets were lost, and demanded that the government take responsibility and give clear answers.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday targeted the opposition in the Lok Sabha, accusing them of prioritising the wrong questions during the opening debate on Operation Sindoor.