The Defence Ministry on Friday issued a tender to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the acquisition of as many as 97 additional Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mark-1A fighter jets, senior officials told India Today TV. The HAL will have three months to respond to the Defence Ministry’s tender, they added. The tender to buy … Read more
An IAF officer runs behind the stray dog which entered the runway during the ERL testing, on NH 16 in Bapatla district on Monday. | Photo Credit: T. VIJAYA KUMAR Tension prevailed for some time when a dog entered the Emergency Landing Runway (ELR) on Monday, March 18, while the Indian Air Force (IAF) was conducting … Read more
The trainee aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) which crashed in Ravelli village of Toopran in Medak district, Telangana on December 4, 2023. Photo: Special Arrangement A trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Ravelli village of Toopran in Medak district, Telangana on Monday morning, killing two pilots. An official release … Read more
Videos of attack on Muslim child in U.P. taken down on X The Union government moved to block online, the viral video of a Muslim child being attacked by his classmates, in Uttar Pradesh’s Mansurpur village. The Hindu on Friday identified at least three posts on X (formerly Twitter), that have been taken down in … Read more
Expanding the strategic reach of the Indian military and improving interoperability with Australia, an Indian Navy Dornier maritime patrol aircraft and an Indian Air Force (IAF) C-130 transport aircraft visited Australia’s Cocos (Keeling) Islands (CKI) in the Southern Indian Ocean, close to Indonesia and strategic maritime choke points earlier this month, diplomatic and official sources … Read more
Indian Air Force women officers. File | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The Supreme Court, in a significant order on Wednesday, ordered the government to grant pension to women officers who fought for 12 years to get reinstatement and permanent commission in the Indian Air Force (IAF). A Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the country’s top military brass on Thursday paid homage to India’s first Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika, Brig LS Lidder and 10 more defence personnel at the Palam air base after their bodies were brought to Delhi in a military aircraft. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, … Read more
Each chapter begins with the gallantry award citation for that battle/operation which serves as an introduction to the events that follow. By Neha Kohli The month of December 2021 marks 50 years since the India-Pakistan War of 1971, which led to the creation of the nation of Bangladesh. The war was one of the most … Read more
The Congress on Monday demanded answers from the government over reports of the lifting of a ban on procurement from Finmeccanica company which had been dubbed as corrupt by ruling BJP leaders over the Agusta choppers deal. The opposition party claimed that a “fake bogey of corruption” was raised by the BJP over the buying … Read more
The first ever drone attack on an Indian Air Force station in Jammu after midnight on Sunday — two drones dropped two 2 kg IEDs with TNT and RDX, six minutes apart — marked a significant escalation of the terror challenge from Pakistan. The bombs were professionally made, no amateur exercise this. As of Tuesday, … Read more