Some good and professional sounding analyses on the Indian Army’s organization and capability have recently found their way into the public domain; one could also consider some of these a…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)The recently initiated renaming of the Indian Air Force to Indian Air and Space Force has drawn attention from many quarters. It is exactly a decade ago that one of…
By Air Marshal (Dr) Diptendu Choudhury (Retd) PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSMAccording to reports published in the media, General Zaheer Ahmed Babar, the Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Air Force, has disclosed the recent acquisition plans of the Pakistan Air…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)Drone is an umbrella term used to refer to an aircraft that is operated without a human pilot on board. Drones can be remotely controlled by human operators or can…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)Since the existence of civilization, the concept of war fighting has also been in practice in some way or the other. The reasons for the conflict, the scope of the…
By Maj Gen Ashok Kumar (Retd)The Indian Air Force (IAF) on 13 Sep 23 took the delivery of its first C-295 transport aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space, at Seville in Spain. The aircraft is…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)“Both sides will identify opportunities for co-development of new technologies and co-production of existing and new systems and facilitate increased collaboration between defence start-up ecosystems of the two countries.” Statement…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)“While, IAF has plans to steadily induct locally made fighter jets like Tejas Mk1, Mk2, and AMCA, the need for 114 jets under Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) will remain, due…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)The current war between Russia and Ukraine which began in February 2022 has been continuing for more than a year now, with no signs of an end to hostilities. There…
By Air Vice Marshal Samir Borade, VSM (Retd)"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace" …
By LevinaCol Grant Newsham’s new book “When China Attacks: A Warning to America,” is a wake-up call for the United States. The book argues that the dispute between the US and…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)Atmanirbharta is clearly the flavour of the season. India is already the fifth largest economy of the world, and slated to be the third by 2027. It is the fourth…
By Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd)