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BEL achieves record turnover of Rs.26,750 Crores

01 Apr 2026

BEL achieves record turnover of Rs.26,750 Crores: Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has achieved a turnover of around Rs. 26,750 Cr (Provisional & Unaudited), during the Financial Year 2025-26, against the previous year’s turnover of Rs. 23,024 Cr registering a growth of 16.2%.

Embraer making strides in India

11 Mar 2026

Embraer making strides in India: Embraer and the Mahindra Group have announced plans to work towards establishing Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) capability in India for the C-390 Millennium upon selection in the Indian Air Force's Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) programme.

International City Parade 2026

11 Mar 2026

International City Parade 2026: The International City Parade (ICP), conducted on 19 February 2026 at Visakhapatnam as part of the International Fleet Review (IFR) 2026.

India’s President takes sortie in the LCH

11 Mar 2026

India’s President takes sortie in the LCH: The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu undertook a sortie in the indigenous Light Combat Helicopter PRACHAND at Air Force Station Jaisalmer, Rajasthan on 27 February 2026.

DAC clears Rs 3.60 lakh crore proposals

11 Mar 2026

DAC clears Rs 3.60 lakh crore proposals: The Defence Acquisition Council, under the chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh, accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for various proposals of the Services at an estimated value of about Rs 3.60 lakh crore, on 12 February 2026.

Exercise Garuda VIII: Indo-French Air Combat Training

27 Jan 2026

Exercise Garuda VIII: Indo-French Air Combat Training: Exercise Garuda VIII, the eighth iteration of the bilateral Indo-French air combat training exercise, was conducted at Base Aérienne 118 Mont-de-Marsan, France, from November 16 until 27, 2025.

Delhi Forum for Strategic Studies 2026

23 Jan 2026

Delhi Forum for Strategic Studies 2026: The DFSS January 2026 conclave critically examined the erosion of India’s strategic influence in its neighbourhood, concluded that goodwill based diplomacy must give way to a recalibrated mix of hard power, technology and youth centric engagement.

Year-end review 2025: Some of the major achievements of DRDO

02 Jan 2026

Year-end review 2025: Some of the major achievements of DRDO: The maiden flight test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR 120) was successfully conducted at Integrated Test Range, Chandipur on December 29, 2025.

Year-end review 2025: Major Defence Acquisition Council approvals

02 Jan 2026

Year-end review 2025: Major Defence Acquisition Council approvals: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), under the chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Mr. Rajnath Singh, approved capital acquisition proposals worth a total of cost of over Rs 3.84 lakh crore since January 2025

Year-end review 2025: Indian Navy and Indian Air Force

02 Jan 2026

Year-end review 2025: Indian Navy and Indian Air Force: The Indian Navy and Indian Air Force continued their strident and purposeful drive towards Aatmanirbharta and capability development with the commissioning of various machinery in their arsenal.

TASL new defence MRO facility for Lockheed Martin’s C-130J

08 Dec 2025

TASL new defence MRO facility for Lockheed Martin’s C-130J: Tata Advanced Systems and Lockheed Martin on 8 December 2025 announced the groundbreaking of a new Defence Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in India, developed to support Lockheed Martin's C-130J Super Hercules aircraft.

Air Marshal (R) Harish Masand says-I learnt more than flying from them: JP Singh

24 Nov 2025

Air Marshal (R) Harish Masand says-I learnt more than flying from them: JP Singh: The first time I met Air Commodore Janak Pratap Singh was when he was Joint Director Air Staff Inspections (ASI) in the rank of Group Captain in Air HQ (Vayu Bhavan) in July 1981.

Book Review by Krishna Jaga

19 Nov 2025

Book Review by Krishna Jaga: Half a century after the 1971 war redrew the map of South Asia, the Indian and Pakistani air forces remain, in spirit and doctrine, heirs to that decisive conflict.

Embraer and Mahindra Group in alliance to introduce C-390 Millennium in India

17 Oct 2025

Embraer and Mahindra Group in alliance to introduce C-390 Millennium in India: In a bold step towards India’s Atmanirbhar Bharat vision, Embraer Defense & Security and Mahindra Group, have signed a landmark SCA to advance the C-390 Millennium solution for the Indian Air Force’s MTA programme.

Embraer inaugurates India office at New Delhi

17 Oct 2025

Embraer inaugurates India office at New Delhi: Embraer, a leading aerospace company, on 17 October 2025, inaugurated its new India office of its fully owned Indian subsidiary at WorldMark 4, Aerocity, New Delhi.

Decommissioning Ceremony of the Indian Air Force MiG-21

26 Sep 2025

Decommissioning Ceremony of the Indian Air Force MiG-21: The ceremony marked the final operational sortie of the MiG-21, bringing to a close an illustrious chapter of more than six decades in the history of the IAF.

Legacy of MiG-21-India's enduring warrior of the skies

15 Sep 2025

Legacy of MiG-21-India's enduring warrior of the skies: MiG-21, the most produced supersonic fighter, has been a cornerstone of the Indian Air Force for over six decades, demonstrating incredible versatility from the 1971 Dacca bombing to downing an F-16 in 2019.

The MiG-21 upgrade saga

11 Sep 2025

The MiG-21 upgrade saga: The earliest mark of the MiG-21 (NATO Code Fishbed) to enter the IAF’s inventory in 1963 was the MiG-21F-13, also referred to as the Type 74.

Air Marshal (R) Harish Masand talks about the MiG-21 Fishbed

05 Sep 2025

Air Marshal (R) Harish Masand talks about the MiG-21 Fishbed: My introduction to the MiG-21 was a strange story full of twists and turns that needs to be told as this venerable fighter that formed the bedrock of Indian defence of its skies takes its last bow with the Indian Air Force and bids adieu to it on 26 September 2025.

'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.

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