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Because of this’ by Air Marshal Vikram Singh

02 Sep 2025

Because of this’ by Air Marshal Vikram Singh: The 1971 Indo-Pak war was the last ‘traditional’ war between two countries deploying 2nd generation weapons and aircraft with no technology asymmetry except for the IAF deploying the S-75 Dvina SAMs and the PAF deploying the Matra R-530 Beyond Visual Range (BVR) AAM.

Sixth generation fighter jets

02 Sep 2025

Sixth generation fighter jets: The “fifth generation” or the “sixth generation” does not limit itself only to the platform. It is a combat environment that determines the outcome of the battlefield.

Dr P K Mishra visits key indigenous projects at HAL

02 Sep 2025

Dr P K Mishra visits key indigenous projects at HAL: Dr. P. K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, visited HAL facilities in Bengaluru on 8 July 2025 and reviewed key indigenous projects.

ISRO-NASA GSLV-F16/NISAR lifts off

02 Sep 2025

Carrying an advanced radar system that will produce a dynamic, three dimensional view of Earth in unprecedented detail, the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite was launched on the GSLV-F-16 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India on 30 July 2025.

Missile news and updates from India

02 Sep 2025

Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile ‘Agni 5’ was successfully test fired from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha on 20 August 2025.

Dr P K Mishra visits key indigenous projects at HAL

30 Jul 2025

Dr P K Mishra visits key indigenous projects at HAL: Dr. P. K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, visited HAL facilities in Bengaluru on 8 July 2025 and reviewed key indigenous projects. Dr D.K. Sunil, CMD, HAL led the visit along with other HAL Board members.

Prachand: The Roar of the Flying Tiger

29 Jul 2025

Prachand: The Roar of the Flying Tiger: On 28 March 2025 in a landmark deal boosting self-reliance, MoD signed two contracts with HAL for 156 (90 for Indian Army Aviation Corps, 66 for Indian Air Force) LCH Prachand plus associated equipment at a cost of over Rs. 62,700 Cr (US$ 7.2 billion) excluding taxes.

41 years later!

28 Jul 2025

41 years later: In a historic and proud moment for India, the launch of the Axiom-4 Mission marked a giant leap in the country’s journey towards becoming a Viksit Bharat.

Operation Sindoor: Everything You Need to Know

28 Jul 2025

Operation Sindoor: Everything You Need to Know: The Indian Armed Forces launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ in the wake of the barbaric Pahalgam terrorist attack on 22 April 2025, in which twenty five Indians and one Nepali citizen were murdered.

Drone/UAV/ C-UAS news from India

28 Jul 2025

Drone/UAV/ C-UAS news from India: Big Bang Boom Solutions (BBBS) announced the successful delivery of the first lot of its Vajra Sentinel Systems, a next generation counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS), to the Indian Air Force.

Air Marshal (R) Harish Masand says: Clearing the air-Lessons on accidents from the past

02 Jul 2025

Air Marshal (R) Harish Masand says: Clearing the air-Lessons on accidents from the past: On 24 January 2015, we celebrated 29 years of the MiG–29 in the IAF with a reunion of the people who had served in the MiG–29 units, organised by the Dy C–in–C, SFC, Air Marshal KP Nair.

TASL UAV portfolio gets “bigger” and “better”

01 Jul 2025

TASL UAV portfolio gets “bigger” and “better”: Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) has expanded its range of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), introducing additions in both Loitering Munitions and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform categories.

Dassault Aviation partners with Reliance Group to manufacture Falcon 2000s in India

18 Jun 2025

Dassault Aviation partners with Reliance Group to manufacture Falcon 2000s in India: Dassault Aviation and Reliance Infrastructure Ltd subsidiary, Reliance Aerostructure Limited (RAL), on 18 June 2025 announced at Paris Air Show the execution of an agreement to manufacture Falcon 2000 LXS business executive jets in India for the global market.

HAL is powering ahead with multiple projects

18 Jun 2025

HAL is powering ahead with multiple projects: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) participated at the Paris Airshow recently, with an intent to grow the company’s international presence and enter into new partnerships for the Indian market. HAL is the sole manufacturer of fighter aircraft, military helicopters and military transport aircraft in India.

Dassault partners with Tata TASL to manufacture Rafale fuselage

06 Jun 2025

Dassault partners with Tata TASL to manufacture Rafale fuselage: Under the scope of the partnership, Tata Advanced Systems will set up a cutting-edge production facility in Hyderabad for the manufacture of key structural sections of the Rafale.

OPERATION SINDOOR (12 & 13 May 2025)

14 May 2025

OPERATION SINDOOR (12 & 13 May 2025): The Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi addressed the nation via video conference in the evening. In his address, he remarked that the nation had witnessed both India's strength and restraint in recent days.

OPERATION SINDOOR (12 May 2025)

13 May 2025

OPERATION SINDOOR (12 May 2025): At 6pm, Indian DGMO Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai and his Pak counterpart Maj Gen Kashif Abdullah held their scheduled hotline chat (3rd time in 3 days). Both acknowledged first night without hostilities.

OPERATION SINDOOR (11 & 12 May 2025)

12 May 2025

OPERATION SINDOOR (11 & 12 May 2025): At a joint press conference and briefing on 11 May at 6:30pm, the Indian Armed Forces shared satellite images that revealed visual evidence of the destruction caused by Operation Sindoor at terror sites across Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK).

OPERATION SINDOOR (8-11 May 2025)

12 May 2025

OPERATION SINDOOR (8-11 May 2025): On 7 May 2025, the Indian Armed Forces launched ‘Operation Sindoor’, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India had been planned and directed.

OPERATION SINDOOR-Indian Armed Forces carry out precision strikes (7 & 8 May 2025)

08 May 2025

OPERATION SINDOOR-Indian Armed Forces carry out precision strikes (7 & 8 May 2025): On 7 May 2025, the Indian Armed Forces launched ‘OPERATION SINDOOR’, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India had been planned and directed.

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