The Ministry of Defence said that a contract for the procurement of 12 Su-30MKI aircraft along with associated equipment has been signed between Ministry of Defence and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
The engines will have indigenous content over 54%, enhanced due to indigenisation of some key components of aero-engines. These would be manufactured at Koraput division of HAL
Exercise Pitch Black 24 will be the largest in the exercise's 43-year history. It will bring together 20 participating nations and over 140 aircraft from around the world, with approximately 4,435 personnel participating," according to the website of the Royal Australian Air Force
In the video, President Droupadi Murmu was seen wearing a naval green suit and was assisted by officers at the station who helped her sit at the back of the fighter aircraft.
The jets, which typically seat less than 100 people, are likely to be produced in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat
The defence sector has seen considerable movement, from Boeing Australia’s ‘loyal wingman’ to Turkey’s order for its second batch of Russian S-400s, and from the Armenia-Azerbaijan war to Japan’s aircraft carrier
Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has managed to break the deadlock over the Rafale jet deal on his trip to France, he has promised a new deal for the Indian defence sector.
Government is mulling setting up an aviation university to address the skilled manpower shortage in the sector, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said today.