INS VikrantThe fascinating story of INS Vikrant’s role in bringing the 1971 war to a conclusion in India’s favour.Heating the iron1971 was an eventful year for the Indian subcontinent. In this year, Amitabh Bachchan got his first Filmfare...
New Delhi: Western Air Command Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Air Marshal B Suresh was superannuated on July 31 after an illustrious career spanning nearly 40 years.The Air Marshal was commissioned as a Fighter Pilot in the Indian Air Force in the y...
Commandos from Indian Parachute Regiment during a Republic Day parade. Not so long ago, we, as Indians, were sure about our military dominance in South Asia. We were proud – and also cocky to an extent – about our status as the &ldqu...
India is witnessing a raging debate on the subject of permanent commission (PC) for women in the Army. The arguments range from the sexist to the feminist, with politically correct (PC) doublespeak in between.Can there be permanent commission for wom...
New Delhi: The Indian Army on Wednesday asked its personnel including officers to remove social media apps from their smart phones concerning over data privacy amid rising tension with China.Issuing an order, the Army asked serving officers and jawan...
New Delhi: Acknowledging the hardships faced by the defence industry, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that the government has taken several steps for industries, especially MSMEs, including extension of response dates of RFP/RFI, earl...
UAE and Turkey who have recently found themselves on opposing sides in many west Asian issues, found themselves in the centre of another controversy this time on social media. A #BoycottUAE trend was started on twitter by a Turkish blogger on Wednesd...
New Delhi: After Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s nod, the Defence Ministry on Friday signed a contract for modernisation of Air Field Infrastructure (MAFI) of 37 airfields for Indian Air Force (IAF), Indian Navy (IN) and Indian Coast Guard (IC...
New Delhi: In a first, Indian Air Force’s (IAF) transport aircraft AN-32, powered with a 10 per cent blend of Indian bio-jet fuel took-off from Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport at Leh on Friday.This is the first time that both engines of the air...
Thanjavur: Strengthening India’s presence over the strategically important Indian Ocean Region (IOR), the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday formally inducted its frontline fighter squadron Sukohi-30 MKI (Su-30 MKI) at the Air Force Station (AFS)...