Raised in 1961, the squadron was awarded prestigious ‘Battle Honour’ during the 1971 war and remains only non-fighter or bomber squadron to receive such a title.
India will be taking off in these exercises with its Rafale, Sukhoi, Tejas besides transport aircraft while the US and others will bring their F-15s, F-16s and B-1 Bombers.
No 28 Squadron inducted MiG-21s in 1963 & transitioned to MiG-29s in 1987. It played major role in attack on Governor's House in Dhaka that ultimately hastened liberation of Bangladesh.
In early years, India chose UK, given the colonial military structures it inherited. Later, Soviets stepped in with incentives when IAF had to compete with Pakistan's US fighters.
After Kargil Review Committee's recommendation, air force purchased 2 aerostats worth over Rs 300 crore for surveillance in 2007. IAF favours AWACS for vigilance operations.
In a revised doctrine, the IAF notes that airpower should be seen as aerospace power and underlines that modern conflicts can be influenced by each component of the military operating in synergy.
IAF’s Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft programme acted as a catalyst for making fighters in the country, says William Blair, Lockheed Martin’s India vice-president and chief executive.
The proposals include six for the Army, six for IAF, and 10 for Indian Navy. Twenty-one of these worth Rs 82,127 crore have been approved for procurement through indigenous route.
While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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