India's fleet of Su-30MKI Flanker-H fighter jets could be armed with BrahMos missiles by 2012, the vice president of the Irkut Corporation said at the Singapore Airshow 2010. The corporation is a prime contractor in manufacturing the Su-30MKI multi-role fighters for the Indian Air Force. Its share of Russia's arms exports is 15 per cent.
Fears of Chinese aircraft violating Indian airspace rejected.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/no-aggressive-chinese-posturing-in-indian-skies-iaf/107184-3.html
Pratibha Patil is likely to get on board India's lone aircraft carrier INS Viraat.
Defence Minister A K Antony makes statement in Rajya Sabha.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/100-iaf-pilots-unhappy-with-job-want-to-quit/106784-3.html
The fleet has been grounded for precautionary checks.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/iaf-grounds-entire-sukhoi-fleet-after-crash/106307-3.html
The President sidestepped controversy about women in combat roles.
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/105979/president-patils-groundbreaking-sortie-creates-waves.html
President Pratibha Patil swapped her sari for a G-suit on Wednesday.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/president-patil-pitches-for-women-pilots-in-iaf/105937-3.html
President Patil is the first woman ever to fly in a Sukhoi-30MKI.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/pics-president-patil-flies-in-sukhoi/105916-3.html
The President will the first woman to fly in a Sukhoi-30MKI.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/pratibha-patil-toes-kalams-line-to-fly-in-sukhoi/105892-3.html
He has accused politcians of making a royal mess of India's defence.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/iaf-vicechief-slams-politicos-for-poor-defence/105595-3.html
CNN-IBN debated whether the Indian Air Force was being sexist.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/ftn-fair-sex-gets-unfair-deal-from-iaf/105537-3.html
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