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After OROP, Time to Make Indian Defence Pensions Tax Exempt

The President’s Commission order given to each Gentleman Cadet (GC) before he passes out from the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun and the Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai to become…

By Lt Col JS Sodhi (Retd)

The Singapore Air Show 2022: Opportunities For The Indian Armed Forces?

 The Singapore Air Show (SAS) 2022 was held at the Changi Exhibition Center, Singapore from 15 to 18 February 2022. The last SAS, held in 2020, saw diminished participation in wake…

By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)

IAF To Participate In Exercise Cobra Warrior In United Kingdom

Indian Air Force will participate in a multi nation air exercise named 'Ex Cobra Warrior 22' at Waddington, UK from 06 to 27 March 2022.  IAF Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)…

Lone survivor of the CDS helicopter crash Group Captain Varun Singh, SC also succumbs at Command Hospital

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The only survivor of last week's helicopter crash that killed Indian defence chief General Bipin Rawat and 12 onoard succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday, Indian…

DRDO & Indian Air Force successfully flight-test indigenous Stand-Off Anti-Tank Missile

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) flight-tested the indigenously designed and developed Helicopter launched Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) Missile from Pokhran ranges on December 11, 2021.…

The Dubai Air Show 2021: Opportunities For The Indian Armed Forces?

The Dubai Air Show (DAS) 2021 was held at the Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai from 14-18 November 21 and is the first and largest such event since the cancellation of…

By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)

IAF at the Dubai Air Show

17 November 21, the penultimate day of the Dubai Air Show 2021 commenced with a fascinating combined flypast by the IAF's Suryakiran Aerobatics Team and UAE's Al Fursan Display Team.…

Indian Air Force (IAF) Revalidates Heavy Lift for Winter Stocking

A joint airlift exercise, ‘Op Hercules’ was undertaken by the Indian Air Force and Indian Army on 15 November 2021. The aim of this high intensity airlift was to strengthen…

IAF – AIR FORCE COMMANDERS’ CONFERENCE NOV 2021

The Second bi-annual IAF Commanders’ Conference was inaugurated by Hon’ble Raksha Mantri on 10 Nov 21 at Air Headquarter (Vayu Bhawan). Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal VR…

IAF Contingent Inducts for the Dubai Air Show 2021

The Indian Air Force (IAF) Contingent has inducted for participation in the biennial Dubai Air Show to be held at the Al Maktoum International Airport from 14th to 18th November 21. The…

India’s Rafale vs Pakistan’s JF-17: Who Steals The ‘Thunder’?

Historically, the moniker of ‘fighter aircraft’ came into use much after the advent of such machines. The British Royal Flying Corps (the Air Arm of the British Army in World War…

By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)

DRDO & Indian Air Force carry out successful flight tests of indigenously-developed smart anti-airfield weapon

Key highlights: Two different configurations on satellite navigation & electro optical sensors tested successfully First Electro optical seeker based flight test of this class of bomb in the country Equipped…