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)

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

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)

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)

Atmanirbhar Bharat 2022: A Report Card on Defence Modernisation

A lot has been spoken and written on Atmanirbhar Bharat in recent times. There was a lot of fanfare associated with the Make-in-India campaign wherein a number of defence reforms…

By Maj Gen (Dr) Rajan Kochhar (Retd)

USA designates latest F-15EX as Eagle II, on offer for IAF while deal for additional 33 Russian Mig 29 and Su 30 MKI likely during upcoming Putin visit

Image Courtsey: Boeing Boeing has delivered its first F-15EX  to the US Air Force last month in a ceremony at Elgin Air Force Base. The  latest fighter jet from Boeing,…