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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicAir Forces

Topic: Air Forces

IAF brings back 270 Indians who fled to Thailand to escape Myanmar cyber scam hub

They were lured into Myanmar by promises of lucrative jobs. But once there, they found themselves forced into criminal activities by operators of the alleged scam center.

At least 25 children dead after Bangladesh air force jet crashes into school in Dhaka

The military said the plane experienced a mechanical failure during a training mission. At least 27 died from the crash, 88 people being treated in a Dhaka hospital.

One killed, several injured as miscreants attack Bangladesh Air Force base in Cox’s Bazar

The deceased has been identified by his family members as Shihab Kabir Nahid (25) from Samitipara. He suffered severe injuries at the back of his head.

Unified maritime command will have IAF’s strike elements, Army’s amphibious units

An ongoing study on Maritime Theatre Command is currently at an advanced stage. It is likely to come soon after the Air Defence Command is set up.

Defence Ministry working to announce new air defence command around Air Force Day in October

The aim of the command, to be set up at Prayagraj, is to combine the resources of the three services under one and activate it to protect the air space of the country.

Untold story of an IAF Canberra & its crew, 60 years before Wing Commander Abhinandan’s MiG

The 27 February dogfight has many similarities with an incident with Pakistan 60 years ago, only the Indian pilots then were blindsided.

Of course we won 1971, so 46 years later we can look at military facts more fairly

As we observe the 46th year anniversary of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war, we have to deal with our military past with genuine scholarship, not jingoism.

On Camera

Make Sanchar Saathi removable. Good intentions don’t excuse State overreach

Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.