"We have given the contract to HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd) for 83 light combat fighter aircraft. Sukhois are being manufactured in India," she said.
The number is projected to rise to 30 by 2027, with four more squadrons of LCA Tejas. The contract for these 83 LCA Tejas Mark1A is yet to be signed between the IAF and HAL, it further said.
The Defense Ministry said the US had no right to interfere in Chinese military cooperation with Russia.
Reacting to the US move, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said, "China is strongly outraged by this unreasonable action of the US and lodged stern representations".
Americas defence sale with India is at an all time high, a top Pentagon commander today said, adding that it supports all Indian consideration of a number of US systems including F-35 joint strike fighter.
The Chinese air force recently sent its Su-35 fighter jets to take part in a joint combat patrol over the South China Sea, the Chinese air force said in a statement.
Many of the systems used on the India-specific platform are derived from key lessons learned and technologies from Lockheed Martin's F-22 and the F-35.
There have been views in the IAF that the Tejas aircraft was not enough to maintain its combat readiness and it needed to quickly procure a fleet of foreign single engine fighters.
The government today termed as "motivated" and "baseless" the controversy over the Rafale deal and asserted that the fighter jets have been bought at better terms.
US Defence Secretary James Mattis, who arrived in New Delhi late Monday for a two-day visit to India, will today meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Sale of 22 Sea Guardian drones is likely to be on top of the agenda, a $ 2 billion sale that could see the Indian Navy acquire the world's most advanced maritime reconnaissance drone
The Indian Air Force today added muscle to its capabilities in the eastern region amid the ongoing standoff with China in the Doklam region. The IAF is learnt to have commissioned Air Force Station Arjan Singh in Panagarh
Russia is keen on selling its new fighter jet MiG-35 to India with the MiG corporation's chief saying the country has evinced interest in the aircraft and talks were on to understand its requirements
US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and his Qatar counterpart Khalid al-Attiyah signed a letter of agreement for a $12-billion (approx. Rs 77,000 crore) sale of US-manufactured F-15 fighters in Washington
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets made flights near Siachen Glacier this morning, Samaa TV reported. Quoting sources, the report said all of PAF's forward operating bases have been made fully operational
In a move being seen as an attempt to end the monopoly of the West in terms of the world’s most advanced aircraft carriers, China on Friday sent the latest version of its fifth-generation stealth
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will get the first tranche of Rafale fighter jets from France in the next three years, said chief Arup Raha said today. "Rafale contract caters for delivery time between 36
To deal with the rising incidents of Chinese incursions in Ladhak and Arunachal Pradesh, India has deployed Sukhoi-30MKI fighters, missiles and drones in the border areas.
Islamabad: Amid growing anti-Pakistan sentiments on Capitol Hill, US Congress has stalled a planned sale of eight new F-16 fighter jets to Islamabad.Now it has become a routine see strong attacks on Pakistan and its
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