In a post on X, Surjewala also highlighted issues such as the F-35's operational flaws, its high cost, and the failure to secure a "transfer of technology" for domestic production.
Notably, on February 5, a US Air Force plane carrying Indian citizens who "illegally immigrated" to the US arrived in Amritsar, Punjab. A total of 104 Indian nationals were on board the plane that landed in Amritsar.
In a significant announcement, US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that the United States will be increasing its military sales to India by billions of dollars and his administration is paving the way to provide India with F35 Stealth fighters.
Amid a debate on reports about the Chinese sixth-generation fighters, a French Navy officer on Saturday said these planes are a bit of a dream right now as it will take a long time for them to be developed into full-blown fighter aircraft.
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) reported that an Israel Air Force aircraft attacked earlier today a number of terrorists from the terrorist organisation Hezbollah.
SpiceJet Q400 aircraft operating from Chennai to Kochi on Monday returned back to Chennai due to a technical issue wile on the same day another SpiceJet Q400 aircraft operating from Delhi to Shillong was diverted to Patna when a windshield crack was observed, said SpiceJet Spokesperson.
The government agrees with requirement projected by the Indian Air Force to buy 114 multirole fighter aircraft and would consider adopting a non-controversial model for the acquisition of these advanced planes, which will have to be made in India, official sources said.
Two relief planes from the UAE as part of the "UAE stands with Lebanon" campaign landed in Beirut airport, with one of them carrying a contribution for the women of Lebanon from the 'Mother of the Nation' Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union and President of t
India had signed a contract with Airbus in 2021 to buy 56 C-295 transport aircraft of which 16 were to be directly sent from Spain while 40 had to be manufactured in India at Tata facility in Vadodara.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) fleet, originally consisting of 33 aircraft, has shrunk further due to technical issues, leaving only 16 planes available for domestic and international flights.
China launched military exercises around Taiwan on Monday, with planes and ships encircling the self-ruled island, according to Beijing's Defence Ministry.