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Signaling Shift: IAF to Bid Farewell to Iconic MiG-21

RA News Desk - July 24, 2025

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is finally bidding farewell to the MiG-21, a jet both iconic and infamous as the "flying coffin." Its retirement marks the end of more than six decades...

Why IAF Pilots Die in Peacetime?

Neeraj Mahajan - July 24, 2025

the Indian Air Force (IAF) has lost hundreds of its finest pilots and airmen —over the past 50 years, not in battle, but in peacetime. The reason - aging fighter jets and transport crashes. ...

DRDO to Develop Indigenous AWACS, Receives Approval

RA News Desk - July 18, 2025

New Delhi: The centre has officially sanctioned a major ₹20,000 crore project for the development of indigenous Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS), marking a significant advancement for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and...

Significant Close-Range Strategy: Israeli Air Force Using AH-64 Apache Combat Helicopters for Iranian Drones Interception

Arie Egozi - June 21, 2025

Tel Aviv: The Israeli Air Force's (IAF) Apache combat helicopters are taking active part in the Israeli effort to protect the country from Iranian armed drones. Israeli Air Force's (IAF) AH-64 Apache helicopters have been...

Growing Indian Presence at Paris Air Show 2025

RA News Desk - June 20, 2025

Airbus secured more aircraft orders at Paris Air Show 2025 (PAS-25), raising its total to $21 billion at PAS-25, while rival Boeing opted not to announce new sales following last week’s Air India 787...

The Unsurprising Cracks in Pakistan’s Chinese Shield

Aditya Bhan - June 8, 2025

On May 7, 2025, the Indian military required merely 23 minutes to breach Pakistan’s Chinese-supplied air defence network. The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully evaded, jammed, and in some cases destroyed the imported air...

Lockheed Martin’s F -21: India’s Next Big Fighter Jet Buy?

RA News Desk - June 5, 2025

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is actively pursuing modernisation of its fighter fleet, with a major procurement program underway that has attracted leading global aerospace contenders. Among the prominent offers, the F-21—proposed...

Stealth Shootout: F-35, Su-57 or AMCA?

Rakesh Krishnan Simha - April 17, 2025

Ever since Donald Trump dangled the prospect of two squadrons of F-35s for India, and especially after the stunning aerial ballet of the F-35 and Su-57 at Aero India this past February, the Indian...

India’s Quest for Self-Reliance in Defence: Role of Private Sector and Indigenous Technologies

Dhanendra Kumar - April 12, 2025

India is one of the world’s largest importers of defence equipment. India’s quest for self-reliance in defence has acquired a new dimension and urgency amid the threatening postures of some of our neighbours and...

Operation Brahma: Timely Help for Quake-hit Myanmar

Col Alok Mathur SM - April 9, 2025

Hindon Airbase received a warning order on March 29, 2025, to keep two C 130 J Hercules ready for a disaster relief mission as the global news channels announced a massive earthquake had struck...

DAC Approves Capital Acquisition Proposals Worth Rs 54,000 Crore to Upgrade T-90 Tanks Engine, Varunastra Torpedoes and Surveillance Systems

RA Editorial Desk - March 21, 2025

New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) granted Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for eight capital acquisition proposals worth over Rs 54,000 crore on March 20, 2025. Among these, the Indian Army will receive an...

GE Aerospace Signs Contract with Indian Air Force for T700 Engine Sustainment Solution

RA Editorial Desk - February 11, 2025

Bengaluru. GE Aerospace signed a five-year Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract with the Indian Air Force (IAF) to provide a comprehensive sustainment solution for the T700-GE-701D engines powering the IAF’s fleet of AH-64E-I Apache...

India-Gulf Relationship: Why ‘Think West’ Gets Prominence?

Shankar Kumar - December 31, 2024

As the year 2024 wraps up, a close analysis of India’s external engagement with the world shows that New Delhi continues to lay focus on the Gulf region for its energy security, trade, defence,...