Rear Admiral Janak Bevli presents "Wings of Gold" to Sub Lt Aastha Poonia (Photo: Indian Navy)New Delhi: Breaking barriers and ushering in a new era for women fighter pilots in the Indian Navy, Sub Lieutenant Aastha Poonia has become the fi...
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla. (Photo: Nasa)New Delhi: Indian Air Force test pilot Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has become the first Indian gaganyatri (Indian term for astronaut) to reach the International Space Station. This marked a historic m...
General Anil Chauhan. New Delhi: The chief of defence staff, General Anil Chauhan, has made the first official acknowledgement that the Indian Air Force lost fighter jets during Operation Sindoor in May. The admission came during an intervi...
Colonel Sofiya Qureshi.New Delhi: Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh led the official media briefing on Operation Sindoor in the national capital on Wednesday. The two officers provided a comprehensive account of the precision st...
A French Navy Rafale (Marine). (Photo: French Navy)New Delhi: India and France on Monday signed an inter-governmental agreement worth ₹63,000 crore (approximately $7.4 billion) to procure 26 Rafale (Marine) fighter jets, marking a significant u...
Rafale M (PC: X/@CcibChris)New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-chaired Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) gave approval for the procurement of 26 Rafale (Marine), the naval variant of France’s Rafale for the Indian Navy.Sources in the defe...
Visakhapatnam: The bilateral naval exercise “Varuna 2025” between the Indian Navy and the French Navy (Marine Nationale) concluded at Visakhapatnam on Saturday. This edition of the exercise encompassed exercises spanning multiple ope...
The burning wreckage of the MiG-29 that crashed near Agra. (Viral photo via X) New Delhi: An Indian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jet crashed near Agra on Monday during a routine training mission. Fortunately, the pilot successfully ejected from the ...
BAE Hawk Mk-132s from IAF’s Surya Kiran Acrobatic Team during an airshow held at Chennai’s Marina Beach, on October 7, 2024.“Nabhaḥ Spr̥śaṁ Dīptam (Touch the Sky with Glory)”~ Indian Air Force MottoT...
The new IAF chief, ACM AP Singh (R), shakes hand with the outgoing chief, ACM VR Chaudhari, at the Air HQ, New Delhi, on September 30, 2024. (Photo: IAF) New Delhi: Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh was promoted to the rank of Air Chief Marshal ...