- 18 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National Securityiaf
The Farnborough Air Show 2022: Prospects For India?
The Farnborough International Air Show (FIAS)-2022, in vogue since 1948, was held at Farnborough, UK from 18 to 22 July 2022. The five-day event is the world’s largest airshow, hosted…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
Two pilots of IAF killed in Mig-21 aircraft accident near Barmer
New Delhi, Jul 28 (PTI) Two pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were killed on Thursday night when their twin-seater Mig-21 trainer aircraft crashed during a training sortie near…
Indigenisation: The Unsung, Unknown and Untold Story of IAF
In a recently organised seminar at Pune, AOC in C Maintenance Command mentioned the indigenisation plans and achievements by IAF. The crux of his statement was achieving self-reliance for 95…
By Air Vice Marshal Samir Borade, VSM (Retd)
IAF’s ‘VAJRAYUDHA’ : THE ‘ASTRA’ AIR TO AIR MISSILE
“Vajrayudha, also known as Vajra, is Lord Indra’s personal weapon that shoots thunderbolts. The word’s literal meaning is lightning.” A testimony to India’s self-reliance in the Defence Sector and progress…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
Tour of Duty scheme for armed forces in final stages, could be announced shortly
New Delhi, Jun 13 (PTI) The armed forces are learnt to have given final touches to the Tour of Duty (ToD) scheme under which soldiers are set to be recruited…
MoD signs over Rs 2,900 crore contract with BDL for procurement of ASTRA Mk I Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile System
In a major boost to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, Ministry of Defence, on May 31, 2022, signed a contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for…
Warfare changing with technology, India’s security dynamics will require multi-domain capabilities: Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari
Pune, May 30 (PTI) Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari on Monday said warfare is undergoing a fundamental change with the emergence of new technology and radically newer doctrines, and…
Tour of Duty – A Regressive Reform
“The Indian soldier costs the minimum and delivers the maximum” It is often said that the only recipe for a certain victory in the war would be American military hardware,…
By Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia (Retd)
IAF chief holds talks with military top brass of Japan
New Delhi, May 16 (PTI) Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari on Monday held talks with the top brass of the Japanese military establishment in Tokyo…
Australian Air Force Chief holds talks with three service chiefs
New Delhi, May 9 (PTI) Chief of Royal Australian Air Force, Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld on Monday held wide-ranging talks with the top military brass of India on ways to…
Need to prepare for intense, small duration operations: IAF Chief
New Delhi, Apr 28 (PTI) The current geopolitical situation necessitates the Indian Air Force to prepare for intense and small duration operations at a short notice, Chief of Air Staff…
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles – Can India be the Manufacturing Hub
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) began making unmanned aerial system (UAS) with the Fluffy target drone in 1970s, which was replaced by the reusable, subsonic, pilotless target aircraft Lakshya…
By Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd)
