AMAZING! The Class 9 Dropout Who Is Building Helicopters

'Just because of my background and poor academic qualifications, most people disbelieve what I have done.' Pradip Shivaji Mohite, a Class 9 dropout who has built 9 helicopter models, speaks to IAF......

'We were a show of force to the enemy'

'Not a single bullet was fired, but we were warning the enemy not to continue with their antics!'IAF Veteran Air Commodore Nitin Sathe finds out how the Light Combat Helicopter, which will be......

Private defence firms make sales pitch to generals

The presence of the private sector at a prestigious military training institution is an important acknowledgement of its growing capabilities in designing and manufacturing cutting edge aerospace......

The Tejas Is 20 Years Old!

On the 20th anniversary of the first flight of the Tejas, we must congratulate the entire team who made sure that the LCA flew and returned safely on January 4, 2001, sowing the seed for......

HAL chief moots five-point agenda for 'Make in India'

The ‘Make in India’ concept in the defence sector has the potential to help India meet 70 per cent of its defence needs in a few years.  Today, domestic production meets only 30......

French President's visit likely to spur investment

The upcoming visit by French President Francois Hollande is expected to spur investment from France into India across sectors, ranging from infrastructure to education. While no big-bang......

HAL in modernisation plan

Defence major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited on Thursday announced Rs. 20,000 crore plan for modernising its plants and hinted at the possibility of the company going public and being listed on......

Grob Aircraft targets 181 trainers for IAF

As pilot Klaus Plasa lifts his 70-year-old, grey-green Messerschmitt Me-109 fighter off the runway, clapping breaks out among the aficionados of historic aircraft that crowd Berlin's ILA 2010, the......

I-League: Pailan Arrows register second win

Pailan Arrows floored HAL Bangalore 2-1 to ensure second successive victory in an I-League encounter at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Saturday. For Arrows Ajay Singh and George Allwyn scored in......

I-League: Salgaocar hold Mohun Bagan 1-1

Salgaocar Sports Club staged a second half recovery to hold Mohun Bagan 1-1 in the 25th round I-league clash at the Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, Goa, on Saturday. Bagan seemed to be cruising comfortably......

I-League: Mohun Bagan drub Shillong Lajong

McDowell Mohun Bagan routed Shillong Lajong 6-1 during the I-League encounter at the Yuba Bharati Krinangan, in Kolkata, on Tuesday. For Bagan, Sunil Chhetri and Odafa Okolie scored a brace while......

I-League: HAL hold Mohun Bagan

Bottom-placed HAL, Bangalore dished out a spirited display to hold local giants Mohun Bagan to a goal-less stalemate in their 23rd round return-leg I-League match at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in......

I-League: Dempo SC blank 10-man Pailan Arrows

Dempo SC consolidated their place at the top of the I-League table beating Pailan Arrows 2-0 at the Yuba Bharati Krinangan in Kolkata, on Sunday. For the winners Ranti Martins scored both goals in......