indian air force
AERO INDIA 2025: SPRINGBOARD TO A BILLION OPPORTUNITIES
The much-awaited 15th Edition of "Aero India 2025" is taking off at the "Yelahanka Air Force Station" on February 10, 2025, in Bengaluru, India's information technology capital. This event is…
By Prof (Dr) DK Pandey
THE BHARTIYA VAYUYAN VIDHEYAK 2024: A LANDMARK REFORM IN INDIAN AVIATION
The Indian Parliament, on December 5, 2024, enacted the Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak 2024, replacing the nearly nine-decade-old Aircraft Act of 1934. This monumental legislation heralds a new era in Indian…
By AM (Dr) Sanjeev Kapoor AVSM, VM (Retd)
RACE AND HUNT FOR MEDIUM TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT
The air transport fleet of any Air Force contributes to the air power attributes of speed, reach, flexibility, and responsiveness. Besides speedy induction and sustenance of forces, it is used…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)
India-Spain Defence Partnership: A Growing Force for Regional Stability
It’s been a little under seventy years since India established diplomatic relations with Spain. Both countries have come a long way since the opening of the Spanish embassy in New…
By EKAMVIR SINGH research associate
Why Should Be India Considering The F-35 Fighter Jets
Hours before the US Defence Secretary Robert M. Gates's visit to Beijing in January 2011 aimed at improving defence ties, China’s military conducted a test flight of a new stealth…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
MILITARY IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN : HOW FAR SHOULD WE GO IN OUR TRANSPARENCY ?
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 IAF’s Transformation into the Indian Air and Space Force
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, VSM
CHINESE GYRFALCON IN PAK SKIES
According 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)
INDIA’s PREPAREDNESS FOR DRONE WARFARE
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)
PROJECT UDBHAV : REVISITING NATION’S HISTORICAL TREASURE
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)
C 295 AIRCRAFT INDUCTION INTO IAF: CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENT AND ADVANTAGES
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)
PM Modi’s Visit To USA: Deal Or No Deal For Fighter Aircraft And Aero-Engines?
“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)
