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The Deal The Indian government has issued a tender for 97 Tejas Mk1A Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) from India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The purchase will be the largest ever for domestically produced equipment, as the deal's total value is around $777 million (Rs 65,000 crore) if it were to go through. HAL has around three months to respond. If these aircraft...

India has reportedly been invited to join the United Kingdom's 6th generation fighter program to develop the Tempest, led by BAE systems. India will need to invest around $7.5 billion USD as its share of the project. The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is a program by India to develop fifth-generation aircraft of domestic design. The current budget for the AMCA...

A former member and minister of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) filed a petition in the Delhi High Court calling for the removal of current Delhi Chief Minister (CM) Arvind Kejriwal on April 6th. Sandeep Kumar filed the writ of quo warranto against Kejriwal based on allegations that he is incapable of holding office after his arrest in late...

India has plans to combine its four Flight Information Regions (FIR) located in the Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai regions, into a singular airspace. The new Air Traffic Management (ATM) is called the Indian Single Sky Harmonized ATM (ISHAN). The headquarters will be in Nagpur, central India. The new system will reportedly have many benefits, including fewer carbon emissions, better safety,...

The Study  In 2021, China's Chengdu Institute of Aviation Industry tested the Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon at the Tibetan Plateau, testing flight capabilities in higher altitudes. The J-20 likely took off from Daocheng Yading Airport, which rests at 13,123 feet (4,000 meters) above sea level. Abhijit Lyer-Mitra, a researcher with the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, claimed the J-20 could...