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Landing Tejas Jet On An Aircraft Carrier: Small Team Fights Big Deadline

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Tuesday June 11, 2019

In six months from now, one of India's most ambitious fighter aircraft development programmes may encounter an existential dilemma.

When Indian MiGs And French Rafales Bombed A Tiny Island Off Karnataka

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Monday June 10, 2019

On May 9, sixteen fighter jets, including eight Indian Navy MiG-29Ks and 8 French Rafale-M jets "clashed" over the Arabian Sea off the coast of Karnataka.

Naval Officer Dies In Fire Onboard INS Vikramaditya In Karnataka

India News | Edited by Revathi Hariharan | Friday April 26, 2019

A naval officer died today after a fire broke out onboard INS Vikramaditya when the aircraft carrier was entering the harbor in Karnataka's Karwar.

India Deployed Nuclear Missile-Armed Submarine During Standoff With Pak

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Monday March 18, 2019

India's ballistic missile-armed submarine, INS Arihant, was fully operational and deployed at the height of the standoff between India and Pakistan after the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama on February 14 in which 40 CRPF soliders were killed.

Amid Indo-Pak Tension, Navy Deployed Nuclear Submarines, Aircraft Carrier

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 17, 2019

Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, nuclear submarine Chakra, 60 ships and nearly 80 aircraft were put on operational deployment by the Indian Navy in the North Arabian sea in the wake of escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pulwama terror attack, officials said on Sunday.

Navy's Biggest Ship, INS Vikramaditya, To Get Upgrade For Its Air Wing

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 23, 2018

For the first time, India's only aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya will be fitted with a marine hydraulic system to boost the air operations of the ship. Hydraulics technology uses fluid pressure to power machines.

Back From Dead: Navy's Tejas Fighter Preps For Tests On Aircraft Carrier

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Thursday August 2, 2018

Within the next five months, a made-in-India Tejas fighter jet will touch down briefly on the deck of the Navy's aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya before taking off again. The series of 'touch-and-go' landings is meant to demonstrate the ability of the fighter to operate safely off the deck of India's only operational aircraft carrier.

As China Sends New Carrier For Trials, India Tries To Play Catch-Up

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Tuesday May 22, 2018

Confronted by the unprecedented growth of the Chinese Navy which has just completed a round of sea trials of its first home-grown aircraft carrier, India has stepped up the pace of completing construction of its first made-in-India carrier being built in Kochi

Bhavesh Joshi Superhero Teaser: Harshvardhan Kapoor Is Impressive As Bollywood's New Vigilante

Entertainment | Wednesday April 18, 2018

After sharing the first looks of Bhavesh Joshi Superhero, the makers released a teaser, featuring Harshvardhan Kapoor

Cost Hike Of Russian Aircraft Carrier Shouldn't Be Made Public In National Interest: Defence Ministry

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 1, 2018

India's reasons for agreeing to a cost escalation by the Russian side for refurbished aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov should not be made public in national and diplomatic interest, the Defence Ministry has said in the Delhi High Court, challenging an order of the Central Information Commission or CIC.

Defence Minister Sitharaman Flies In Sukhoi Jet In 45-Minute Sortie

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday January 17, 2018

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman strapped herself into a G-suit today and became the second Indian woman leader to go on a sortie on a Sukhoi-30 fighter jet. The supersonic jet took off for the 45-minute ride from the Jodhpur Air Force station this morning. After landing, the 58-year-old minister said the experience was "eye-opening and memorabl...

Navy Fighter Jet Crashes After Overshooting Runway In Goa, Pilot Safe

Goa News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday January 3, 2018

A MiG-29 K fighter jet of the navy overshot the runway at Goa airport and crashed today. The pilot, a trainee, managed to remove the canopy and walk away safely from the aircraft, which caught fire after crashing.

With Eye On China, India Sends Largest Ever Fleet For Naval War Games

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Thursday July 6, 2017

In less than a week from now, MiG-29K fighter jets flying off the deck of India's only operational aircraft carrier, the INS Vikramaditya will be 'taking on' state of the art US Navy F/A-18 E/F 'Super Hornet' fighters over the waters of the Bay of Bengal in what will be the largest, most complex Naval war games India has ever participated in.

Disclose Why India Accepted Cost Escalations For Aircraft Carrier Gorshkov: Central Information Commission

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 21, 2017

The reasons behind India agreeing to cost escalation by the Russian side for a refurbished aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov should be disclosed, the Central Information Commission has held.

Forces Conduct Month-Long Exercise To Test Combat Readiness For Future Threats

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 26, 2017

The Navy has carried out a mega exercise which saw participation of its strategic assets including nuclear-powered submarine and aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, besides Su-30 and Jaguar fighter jets of IAF.