MiG-21bis likely to serve IAF until 2019
The first supersonic fighter jet of the Indian Air Force — Russian MiG-21bis —which completed 50 years in service this April despite facing criticism following a substantial number of accidents, is likely to remain operational in its upgraded version until 2019 — two years later than they were originally scheduled to be decommissioned. The Air Force took the decision owing to the delay in the commissioning of India’s own Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and the purchase of 126 Rafale fighters from France for which the official contract …
FDI to our defence: Dependence on imports can be cut by allowing foreign companies to produce weapons in India
The chorus for increasing the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the defence sector is growing louder by the day. The parliamentary standing committee on defence has also now urged the government to raise the limit to mitigate the "steadily expanding deficiency in defence modernisation". Yet, there is a danger that the issue will be relegated to the back burner as in the past. The recurring and dominant theme of those who oppose the increase is that the defence sector must be the monopoly of the defence public sector undert…
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