Indian armed forces (IAF) Archives - Page 4 of 10

Deputy Chief of Air Staff Flies Basic Trainer Aircraft HTT-40

Admin - September 9, 2023

New Delhi: Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit flew the Hindustan Turbo Trainer Aircraft - 40 (HTT-40) Basic Trainer Aircraft, September 8 at Bengaluru. Manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL),...

Ministry of Defence Seals Rs 2.87 Billion Contract with KRAS for Procuring Spike Anti-tank Missiles

Admin - September 2, 2023

New Delhi: In a major step in bolstering India's defence capabilities, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has inked a significant contract worth Rs 2.87 billion (US $ 34.7 million) with Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems...

Indian Drone Industry: Confronting Chinese Checkers

Navya Simran Chhabra - August 22, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of modern military security and warfare, the emergence of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly referred to as ‘drones’, has ushered in a new era of strategic possibilities. These remotely operated...

Indian Armed Forces Have to be Always Prepared for Any Eventuality, Self-Reliance in Defence is the Right Shift: GOC-in-C Southern Command

Admin - June 13, 2023

New Delhi: From preparedness for any eventuality to Agniveers to Aatmanirbhar in defence, GOC-in-C Southern Command, Lt Gen Ajai Kumar Singh spoke on a wide range of issues at an interaction with a media...

Indian Armed Forces Modernisation: Technology, Innovation, Digitisation, Adaptability

Shivaraman Ramaswamy - June 5, 2023

Rising conflicts across the globe: Recently we have been witnessing several conflicts across the globe, including the ongoing conflict in Syria, which began in 2011 and has resulted in the displacement of millions of...

Extraordinary Feat: IAF’S Dhruva Command Carries Out Maiden Airdrops of Warfighting Loads by AN-32 Aircraft

Admin - May 30, 2023

New Delhi: The Indian Army's Northern Command May 29, announced the maiden airdrops of war fighting loads by AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force. In a move toward transforming the Indian Armed Forces,...

India Should Have Space-Based Offensive Systems, Be Prepared to Fight in Space, Says Air Chief

Admin - May 1, 2023

New Delhi: Indian Air Force's Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari and Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Anil Chauhan, have pointed out that India needs to develop space-based weapons, as space is the...

IAF’s Force Structure: Strategy for Overcoming the Crisis

Air Marshal M Matheswaran AVSM VM (V) - May 12, 2022

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has many cautions for India. War at anytime and anywhere is human catastrophe and therefore, all efforts to prevent or stop war should not be spared. While the American-led...

India Set to Test Indigenously Developed Advanced Weapons Systems Soon

Admin - May 8, 2022

NEW DELHI: In a boost to ‘Atmanirbhar’ in defence sector, India is getting set to conduct a wide range of tests of indigenously-developed advanced weapons, ranging from air-to-air missiles and anti-radiation missiles to smart...

India’s Contemporary Security Concerns in South Asia

Pranay K Shome - May 5, 2022

"You can change friends, not neighbours” was famously said by former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Security is one of the most important issues which affected and continues to affect the course...

udChalo Expands Services to Launch Travel & Tourism Packages for Defence Forces of India

Admin - April 28, 2022

New Delhi: udChalo, a consumer tech company that exclusively caters to the armed forces of India, forays into offering curated and customized collection of travel and tourism packages for its audience. Observing an uptick...

HAL Commences Main Airframe Fatigue Test of LCA Mk1

Admin - April 27, 2022

Bengaluru: Defence Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has commenced the Main Airframe Fatigue Test (MAFT) of LCA Mk1 airframe at its Ground Test Centre of the Aircraft Research and Design Centre...

Defence Standards and Testing Infrastructure Awareness, Access to Information Needs More Focus, Says KPMG Report

Admin - April 21, 2022

New Delhi: With India having one of the largest armed forces in the world, the defence industry is an area of strategic importance. Though the dependency of arms imports has considerably decreased over the...