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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicAIR FORCE

Topic: AIR FORCE

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Dhaka jet crash: New Delhi offers aid, seeks details of critical cases for treatment in India

Following PM Modi’s condolence message, the Indian High Commission in Dhaka said New Delhi has formally written to Bangladesh, offering ‘all possible support and assistance’ for the injured.

3 crashes this year, 3 pilots lost. IAF’s Jaguars, long retired everywhere else, back in spotlight

Running on cannibalised spares and plagued by engine issues, the Jaguar continues to plug critical gaps in the Indian Air Force's stretched squadron strength.

SubscriberWrites: May the force ‘Multipliers’ be with you

Force multipliers enhance efficiency by optimizing existing resources, from radars and AWACS to night vision goggles, transforming modern warfare with strategic advantages.

Former Air Force chief says ‘disappointed’ over deletion of wife’s name from voters’ list

ACM Naik Monday cast his vote in Pune but said the name of his wife, Madhubala, along with several others was found missing from the voters' list.

Investiture ceremony of 51 air warriors held at National War Memorial complex

This was the first time that the Investiture Ceremony was held in the NWM complex.

Why some Navy veterans are opposed to the introduction of kurta-pyjama in the dress code

The adverse reaction to the introduction of the kurta-pyjama lies not so much in the dress itself but in the interpretation of this particular action by veterans and civil society.

Modi takes stock of India’s security with top military commanders, presses for integration 

Deliberations at the Combined Commanders' Conference which began Thursday covered various issues including national security and evolving a joint military vision for the future.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.