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IAF chief in France, defence ministry issues LoR to Paris for 114-jet deal
IAF chief in France, defence ministry issues LoR to Paris for 114-jet deal NEW DELHI: IAF chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh has reached France for a four-day visit to give a push to the Rafale deal even as the defence ministry has issued a Letter of Request (LoR) to the European country for the procurement of 114 multirole 4.5-generation fighter jets in a deal estimated to be worth around Rs 3.25 lakh crore. During his visit, the IAF chief will meet with senior officers in the French...
Gaganyaan astronaut-designate and IAF test pilot Prasanth Nair gets Kirti Chakra
Gaganyaan astronaut-designate and IAF test pilot Prasanth Nair gets Kirti Chakra NEW DELHI: Indian astronaut-designate and IAF Air Commodore Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair (call sign 'Papa'), one of the four Gagannauts selected for India’s first human spaceflight mission Gaganyaan, on Monday received the Kirti Chakra from President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Kirti Chakra is India’s second-highest peacetime gallantry award and recognises courage, devotion to duty and distinguished...
DRDO & IAF conduct successful flight-tests of indigenous RudraM-II air-to-surface missile
DRDO & IAF conduct successful flight-tests of indigenous RudraM-II air-to-surface missile NEW DELHI: In another milestone in advanced missile technology, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) have conducted the successful flight-tests of RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from an airborne platform from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, the defence ministry said on Tuesday. The missiles after release were guided to a predefined target with...
India moves closer to mega Rafale deal, but will it solve the IAF's fighter shortage?
The Ministry of Defence has issued a Letter of Request (LoR) to France for the procurement of 114 Rafale fighters for the Indian Air Force (IAF). The new Rafale deal, expected to cost Rs 3.25 lakh crore, will be a government-to-government deal between India and France. If the previous deal for 36 Rafale aircraft is to be used as a yard stick then the Indian Air Force is not likely yo get its first Rafale aircraft for at least four years after signing the deal, but since then Dassault's order...
IAF-Net: Illumination-Adaptive Fusion for Low-Light Urban Road Segmentation
Announce Type: new Abstract: Semantic road segmentation is important for autonomous driving, but existing methods suffer severe performance degradation under low-light conditions. Many existing multi-modal fusion methods do not explicitly adapt to illumination-dependent changes in modality reliability, which can propagate degraded RGB features into the fused representation at night. We propose IAF-Net (Illumination-Adaptive Fusion Network), an end-to-end framework with illumination-adaptive...
30 years of Suryakiran: How India's red arrows became a symbol of precision and national aspiration
PUNE: For three decades, the scarlet-and-white trails of the Suryakiran Aerobatic Team have painted the Indian skies with precision, discipline and spectacle. But beyond the breathtaking loops, barrel rolls and synchronized formations lies a deeper story, one of national pride, technological evolution and the relentless pursuit of excellence within the Indian Air Force (IAF). As the team completes 30 years, Commanding Officer Group Captain Ajay Dasarathi says the journey of Suryakiran is...
‘Ready to co-develop Su-57 further with India without restrictions’: Putin hardsells fighter jet
To hardsell his stealth fighter jet to India, Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered New Delhi his fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet and showed his willingness to co-develop and co-produce it further. “As for the Su-57, we offered our friends from India to jointly develop this machine, a fifth-generation aircraft. I think it’s the best to date.
Defence ministry looking at ‘penalties on HAL’ for delays in delivery of Tejas jets
Defence ministry looking at ‘penalties on HAL’ for delays in delivery of Tejas jets NEW DELHI: The defence ministry is looking to impose penalties on defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) over continued delays in the delivery of Tejas Mk1A fighter aircraft, defence sources said on Monday. The delivery issue was reviewed during a meeting chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday.
As China and Pakistan move forward with their fifth generation plans, India's two short term options
Russian president Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Russia’s commitment to deepening ties with India as Moscow continues to offer the Su-57 fifth generation fighter jet with technology transfer and local production. While addressing journalists in St Petersburg the Russian President said, “We are ready to work with India to supply the Sukhoi Su-57, to develop it.” Putin remarks come at a time when the Indian air force is facing depleting squadron numbers and delays in his domestic programs.
Air Marshal Tarun Chaudhry assumes charge as chief of Central Air Command
Air Marshal Tarun Chaudhry assumes charge as chief of Central Air Command NEW DELHI: Air Marshal Tarun Chaudhry on Monday assumed the charge of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Central Air Command. He was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force in Dec 1989.During his distinguished career, the Air Marshal has held several important operational, staff and diplomatic appointments, including defence attache at the embassy of India in Sweden with concurrent...