US President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the idea of the United States pursuing regime change in Venezuela, even as Washington ordered an additional 10 F-35 stealth fighter jets to the southern Caribbean amid rising tensions. “We’re not talking about that, but we are talking about the fact that you had an election which was…
NEW DELHI: Russia is studying potential investments plans to manufacture its Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jets in India, defence sources told ANI, amid growing bonhomie between New Delhi and Moscow.India had earlier expressed the need for at least two to three squadrons of fifth-generation fighter aircraft, with both Russia’s Su-57 and America’s F-35 in the…
The LCA Mark 1A variant features superior avionics and radar systems. (File photo) The Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to get a major ‘Make in India’ boost with the government has given its nod for the acquisition of 97 LCA Mark 1A fighter aircraft. The final clearance for procuring 97 LCA Mark 1A…
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday flatly denied that any of the country’s military aircraft had been hit or destroyed by Indian armed forces during Operation Sindoor, countering a detailed disclosure earlier in the day by Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh. “Not a single Pakistani aircraft was hit…
US fighter jets intercepted a civilian aircraft on Sunday after it entered restricted airspace near President Donald Trump’s golf club in New Jersey, Fox News reported. The incident occurred around 12:50 p.m. (local time), when the pilot flew into a temporary flight restriction (TFR) zone over Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, according to a…
File photo of an IAF MiG-21 passing in front of Sukhoi-30 jets before a drill at Kalaikunda airbase in Bengal October onwards, India will have just 29 fighter jet squadrons- Pakistan has 25. That’s near-parity, and a scary one, especially because Pakistan’s ‘iron brother’ China has 66 squadrons. A squadron typically has 18-20 fighter jets….
Last year, Thailand and Cambodia opened a permanent border checkpoint at the Thai-Cambodian Friendship Bridge, turning a new leaf in their “love-hate” relationship over the years. A year later, the border region has become the site of a deadly clash between the two Southeast Asian neighbours over a simmering dispute over territory and a 1,000-year-old…
Rahul Gandhi after Donald Trump’s ‘jets shot down’ claim (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence following fresh comments made by US President Donald Trump about mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan. This time, Trump went a step ahead and claimed that ‘five jets…
US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that approximately four to five jets were shot down during the recent hostilities between India and Pakistan in May. The President did not specify whether these jets belonged to the Indian or Pakistani forces. Trump stated, “In fact, planes were being shot out of the air. Five, five,…
US President Donald Trump said he believes five fighter jets were shot down during intense hostilities between India and Pakistan in May, following a deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu & Kashmir. “In fact, planes were being shot out of the air. Five, five, four or five, but I think five jets were shot…