India has lost 35 defense aircraft and 14 military pilots in crashes in the last three years, the government says.

The Indian Air Force has issued a request for proposals for 83 Tejas Light Combat Aircraft to be built by the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

India has begun integrating the air-launched version of its BrahMos supersonic cruise missile on its fleet of Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters.