1975–76 — LCA was perceived as a replacement for Gnat, with Ajeet having not come up to expectations 1978–79 — A draft Air Staff Target was prepared by Air HQ, HAL and R&D. 1979–82 — AST draft was upgraded from a low cost tactical aircraft to replace Gnat, to a…

This is an excerpt from Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations from 1961 Participants Mr Andrews — George W Andrews. Alabama (Democrat) General Wilson — Major General Winston P. Wilson, Assistant Chief of the National Guard Bureau for Air National Guard General Friedman — Major General RJ Friedman…

The story of Mil Mi 25/35 and Indian Air Force — 1. Introduction “On 26th October 1987, Flight Lieutenant Atanu Guru flew in a mission ex-Jaffna to search and destroy militants’ vehicles operating on the Jaffna Karaitivu causeway. Five vans were located on the causeway while attempting to flee towards Karaitivu. …

How the leadership of Korea and Vietnam navigate the Sino- Soviet split. — Introduction After the Chinese Civil war, from 1945–49, the power of China came into the hands of the Chinese Communist party. There was rejoice amongst communists worldwide, for another country, and that too as large as China, had adopted communism as its political philosophy. China being neighbored by the USSR, the…

Introduction Metal Gear Solid is a very famous video game series by Hideo Kojima with a cultish following. The series is known for its innovation in gameplay and the themes it covers, both political and philosophical. It is one of those many themes that the series focuses on that I wished…

Kargil war of 1999 is one of the most difficult war fought in the history of the world, Indian army won a war fighting a literal uphill battle against a well dug in enemy which had the advantage of both element of surprise and geography. Despite the victory the cost…

Introduction Drone attacks entered the mainstream news and gained prominence around the very beginning of the 2010s decade their increased usage by the Obama administration, even though it wasn’t the first-time drones were used in the role. The use of drone strikes to eliminate supposed terrorist elements hurting the American War…

They aren’t. — Full disclosure before we move forward — This is just my opinion. And I don’t care about yours because you are obviously wrong. There is a very old (and good imo) adage about aviation coming from WW2, “If it looks good, it flies good”. Well this list is all ugly…

The story of MiG 29 and Indian Air Force — 1| INTRODUCTION It was in the 1970s-80s that the Indian Air Force was turning a new page and a lot of major acquisition programs were initiated during the period to replace the older fleet making the air force practically brand new. These were done in the aftermath of one of the most…