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)

US-Pak F-16 Diplomacy : Concerns Galore

The Biden administration approved the $450 million package for Pakistan’s fighter jets’ related equipment and the F-16 fleet sustainment programme. The Pentagon’s Defence Security Cooperation Agency has confirmed that no…

By Prof (Dr) DK Pandey 

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)

Chinese designed JF-17 Thunder aircraft a liability for Pakistan Air Force

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 13 (ANI): Cracks on the engine, poor serviceability, high maintenance and the deteriorating performance of JF-17 have made the Chinese designed JF-17 Thunder aircraft a liability for…

Protest erupts in Gilgit Baltistan against Pakistan Air Force for illegal land grab

Skardu (Gilgit-Baltistan) [PoK], June 21 (ANI): The Nationalists and Civil Society staged a protest at Skardu, Giligit Baltistan, on Sunday and Monday against the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) for acquiring…