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Saturday, April 11, 2026
TopicRoyal Air Force

Topic: Royal Air Force

UK, India’s Air Forces are security partners in a moment of acute need: UK Chief of Air Staff

Cooperation of the Indo-Pacific and the Euro-Atlantic is increasingly vital. Navigating today’s complex security scene as partners will be pivotal, writes UK Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth.

Repairs begin on British Navy’s stranded F-35B fighter in Kerala after 24-day wait

A team of engineers from UK deployed at Thiruvanathapuram airport will now assess whether the F-35B can be repaired on site or if it will need to be dismantled & transported back.

‘Hydraulic snag’ keeps UK’s F-35 grounded in Kerala, puts spotlight on stealth jet’s track record

The episode underlines broader delays, sustainment issues flagged in US oversight reports. A large team has been flown in from the UK. to assess & service the grounded fighter.

‘Plane broke into three pieces’: Hardit Singh’s first flight over German lines in Droglandt

In 'Lion of the Skies', Stephen Barker writes about Hardit Singh Malik. The first-ever Indian to brave the skies and fly as a pilot for the RAF.

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Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.