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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
TopicIndian Air Force

Topic: Indian Air Force

Lessons for airpower from Operation Sindoor—unified command to tech advancements

Airpower is uniquely tied to technological advancements, more so than other military domains. It has to confront technological asymmetry directly.

Op Sindoor: Inside story of what led Pakistan DGMO to make frantic calls for ‘ceasefire’

India used multiple types of aircraft, air to surface missiles & air defence systems to inflict damage to PAF. Almost all strikes were covered by high-res recon UAVs & satellites.

Indian forces precisely destroyed pre-decided targets, ensured no civilian areas affected—Rajnath

Defence minister said that under Modi's leadership, the forces delivered a 'befitting reply' with Operation Sindoor.

Amid escalating India-Pakistan tensions over Pahalgam, IAF launches ‘Aakraman’ exercise

The exercise—taking place just a day after Pakistan issued a NOTAM & engaged in maritime war games—involves deployment of frontline fighter fleets, led by Rafale & Su-30MKI squadrons.

We were planning his bday, now his funeral—family mourns Navy officer killed in Pahalgam, on honeymoon

Indian Navy Lt. Vinay Narwal and IAF Corporal Tage Hailyang were in Kashmir for a getaway with their wives. Narwal had just married 8 days before the attack.

Indians prefer tech tie-ups to atmanirbharta, US & Israel as partners—Takshashila Institution survey

Survey by The Takshashila Institution comes amid AMCA development by India and debate over import of fifth-gen fighters. Respondents included pvt sector representatives, defence personnel.

Inside Op Brahma: Ships laden with aid en route, field hospital to be airlifted to quake-hit Myanmar

New Delhi: At least 55 tonnes of relief have been dispatched by India to Myanmar so far as a part of ‘Operation Brahma’, a day...

How indigenous transportable radar Ashwini can boost India’s air defence capabilities

New Delhi: An indigenous Low-level Transportable Radar (LLTR) is set to enhance India’s air defence capabilities by providing advanced surveillance and tracking of low-altitude...

In 2 separate incidents, IAF’s Jaguar fighter jet crashes in Haryana; AN-32 aircraft crash-lands in Bengal

While the Jaguar aircraft crashed after encountering a technical snag, the reason behind the crash-landing of the AN-32 plane is not immediately known.

On Camera

Rajnath Singh is discovering India-Pakistan civilisational ties

Even as India, Pakistan have seemed on the edge of war, their intelligence services have often sought to find space to de-escalate tensions and reduce risks for the two countries.

Chhattisgarh pitches state as hub for ‘specialty steel’, nets investment plans of Rs 6,321 crore

Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector. 

India eyes more S-400s with upcoming Putin visit, Su-57 likely to stay off radar

Not only did S-400 record its longest hit during India-Pakistan 88-hour conflict, ability of the system to shoot and scoot in a short time, which allows it to evade enemy fire, was also proved.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.