What Rajnath's UK Visit Means For India's Defence

The Indian Navy, which was earlier looking towards the US for design expertise, technical know-how and operational practices, is now considering the advantages of working with the Royal Navy.......

India, France to jointly develop jet, helicopter engines; to build submarines

India and France on Friday announced a raft of "ground-breaking" defence cooperation projects, including the joint development of jet and helicopter engines and the construction of three Scorpene......

It's not a done deal yet on Rafale-M jets, Scorpene submarines

The negotiations on cost and techno-commercial details relating to India's proposed procurement of 26 Rafale-M fighter jets and three Scorpene submarines from France are not yet concluded, sources......

What Deals Will Be Signed On Macron's Visit?

Officials hint the visit could finally see a formal defence industrial road map being adopted by both nations. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi meets French President Emmanuel Macron......

Indian skies fall short on wide-bodied aircraft

The collapse of Jet Airways has everything to do with the falling number of wide-bodied aircraft. The aviation industry is expanding but the number of wide-bodied aircraft has shrunk from 63 out......

French aerospace major Thales has big India plans

French aerospace major Thales Group is eyeing major expansion in India. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters The group has started planning to set up a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO)......

A P&W story: From giving wings to aviation in India to Go First grounding

Its association with India is over 70 years old and spans both civil and military aviation. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters The Douglas DC-3 transport aircraft used by the air force beginning......

DGCA set to remove curbs on aircraft with P&W engines

The P&W engines have suffered multiple glitches leading to inflight shutdowns due to which DGCA had restricted EDTO operations of A320 and A321neo aircraft, which are used by IndiGo and GoAir.......