In Episode 1573, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at IAF’s role in supporting ground forces & weakening Pakistan Air Force, which was positioned in the west to delay Indian advance during the war.
IAF had confirmed the incident in September via an X post. The 7-second video is being circulated with the claim that Bashar al-Assad was onboard when it crashed near Homs, Syria.
Under the arrangement, RAAF's air-to-air refuelling aircraft, the KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, will be able to refuel Indian Armed Forces aircraft.
Indian Air Force is building a balanced, modern, and self-reliant ecosystem with Tejas, AMCA, and tech partnerships, tackling squadron gaps and reducing foreign dependency.
India just needs clear deterrence against both likely adversaries. With China, it lies in raising costs of aggression to levels it should find unaffordable. For Pakistan, it has to be punitive.
State, IAF officials held two meetings to discuss arrangements for Marina Beach air show, it is learnt; DMK fends off attacks from both Oppn and ally over ‘complete’ chaos.
Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.
Air Chief Marshal Singh took over from incumbent V.R. Chaudhari Monday afternoon. His top priority will be strengthening the fighting capability of the IAF, it is learnt.
Three senior military officers from Bangladesh will be sent as observers, it is learnt. Sri Lanka will now participate with two B-200 Super King Air maritime surveillance aircraft.
Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.
ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.
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.
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