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India’s Impending Fighter Aircraft Choices: Finding the Elusive Solution?

Admin - March 10, 2020

The New Year 2020 has given hopes and cause of celebration for Indian military aviation enthusiasts. The naval prototype of Tejas, India’s indigenous fourth generation fighter aircraft under development for more than three decades,...

Security and Stability in West Asia is in India’s Interest

Md. Muddassir Quamar - March 5, 2020

The West Asia is one of the most volatile and conflict-ridden regions in the world today. Given the significance of the region as centre for the global energy production and supplies, it has emerged...

IAF, Savitribai Phule Pune University Sign MoU to Establish Chair of Excellence at Dept of Defence & Strategic Studies

Admin - March 1, 2020

Pune. As a unique initiative, the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) entered into an academic collaboration by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a 'Chair of Excellence'...

Balakot Air Strikes: On First Anniversary, Air Chief Flies 5 Aircraft Mission

Admin - February 27, 2020

New Delhi. On the first anniversary of Balakot air strikes, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC, Chief of the Air Staff flew a five aircraft mission at Srinagar Air Base along...

Indian Navy Gets New Flag Officer Sea Training

Admin - February 11, 2020

New Delhi. Rear Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, AVSM, VSM assumed charge as the Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) on February 11. He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, and was commissioned into the Indian...

GRSE Lays Keel of Second Advanced Stealth Frigate Prestigious Project 17A

Admin - January 24, 2020

Kolkata: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) touched a key milestone in its Project 17A with the laying of the keel of its second of three Advanced Stealth Frigates on January 24. The...

Air Marshal Manavendra Singh Assumes Charge as Director General Inspection and Safety

Admin - November 2, 2019

New Delhi. Air Marshal Manavendra Singh, AVSM VrC VSM, took over as Director General Inspection and Safety, Air Headquarters RK Puram in New Delhi on November 1. The Air Marshal was commissioned in the...

Kargil War Hero Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar Retires

Admin - October 31, 2019

New Delhi: Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command, Indian Air Force hung his uniform on October 31 after an illustrious career spanning over 38 years. The Air Marshal has been an...

Only Thing to be Discussed with Pakistan is Handing over of PoK to India: Vice President

Admin - August 29, 2019

Visakhapatnam. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has said that the only matter to be discussed with Pakistan is the handing over the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to India and asserted that Jammu and Kashmir is...

Indian Navy, IMD Sign MoU to Utilise Cyclone Detection Radar Building for Meteorological Purposes

Admin - August 28, 2019

New Delhi. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Indian Navy (IN) and India Meteorological Department (IMD) was signed at Naval Base, Kochi on August 28 for the handing over of Cyclone Detection Radar...

GRSE built 100th Warship IN LCU “L-56” Commissioned

Admin - July 29, 2019

Kolkata. What started in 1961 with the delivery of INS Ajay, a Seaward Defence Boat (Mk-I) is seeing a splendid celebration of adding a golden feather on GRSE’s cap with the commissioning of 100th...

Vice Admiral Karambir Singh Appointed New Chief of Naval Staff

Admin - March 23, 2019

New Delhi. The Government has appointed Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, presently Flag Officer Commander-in-Chief (FOC-in-C), Eastern Naval Command as the next Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) with effect from afternoon of May 31,...

LT Gen Rajeev Chopra Takes Over as DG NCC

Admin - January 31, 2019

NEW DELHI. Lt Gen Rajeev Chopra assumed the appointment of Director General of NCC (DGNCC) in New Delhi on January 31. Commissioned in the Madras Regiment in December 1980, Lt Gen Chopra is an alumnus...