Air Force

In a first, India will post defence attaches in several countries, with a focus on Africa, aimed at strengthening strategic ties and military diplomacy amid China's increasing efforts to expand its influence in the...

New Delhi: The integrated tri-services exercise Bharat Shakti displayed the indigenous defence capability of the armed forces along with the integration and jointness that are being achieved in various aspects like communications, training, inter-operability...

New Delhi:  In a first, a tri-services firepower demonstration of made-in-India weapon systems and platforms will be performed by the Indian Army, Air Force and the Navy at Rajasthan’s Pokhran Range on March 12,...

Washington: The US Space Force expects to begin early operations of its new Futures Command before the end of this year, according to the general in charge of establishing the organisation. Lt Gen Shawn Bratton,...

Visakhapatnam: Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar  February 18 said the all-important deal for buying 31 Predator drones from the US has been cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council and is expected to be...

Washington: The US Air Force’s three-month test of an electric aircraft at Duke Field in Florida wrapped up this month and included a simulated casualty evacuation exercise. Beta Technologies said in a release that its...

Washington: The US Air Force’s next-generation tanker was supposed to be the ideal candidate for a fixed-price development program. Indeed, when Boeing first won the deal to build what’s now known as the KC-46, the...

Washington: After decades of relying on major military hubs from Hawaii to South Korea, the Pentagon is laying the groundwork for more dispersed operations across the Pacific region. Brig Gen Mike Zuhlsdorf is a key...

Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The Boeing built X-37B autonomous spaceplane launched yesterday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, marking the beginning of its seventh mission. "The X-37B government and Boeing teams have worked together to...

Washington: Within the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin US Air Force Base in Florida, the Air Force subjects aircraft and other systems to the most extreme weather conditions the planet can dish out. Antarctic temperatures....

Washington: The US Air Force and the US Navy have tapped Raytheon to design, build and test systems that fry electronic components with blasts of energy. The company, a division of the rebranded RTX,...

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the celebration of Indian Navy Day at Sindhudurg in Maharashtra on December 4, 2023. On the occasion he also unveiled the 43-feet statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj...

Washington: In a new revelation of Pentagon strategy, it has been found that the US military lacks the ability to quickly deploy personnel that can fend off malevolent actors trying to shape public opinion...