Chief of Air Staff: “We have now set down parameters and assets for the application of air power in an urban setting”
My interview with Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal FH Major airs tomorrow (Friday) at 7pm on Headlines Today.
Headlines Today
New Phalcon squadron, etc
The three Phalcon AWACS aircraft that begin deliveries from Israel in two months, will be a part of a newly raised unit, 50 Sqn, at
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Exclusive: Faced with stubborn Army, DRDO hunts for third party quality inspector for Arjun MBT
It’s been a sombre week for the Arjun main battle tank. Last week, the Army’s DG Mechanised Forces Lt Gen Dalip Bharadwaj said that the
*FLASH* Hawk crash caused by pilot error, Thrust malfunction
News just broke on Headlines Today: the team investigating the April 29 crash of a brand new Indian Air Force Hawk advanced jet trainer has
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Sevmash in soup
A report in the Barent’s Observer today. After a deluge of wake-up calls about how the Russians are murderously cheating us over the Admiral Gorshkov
The Tejas Engine Quagmire + Tejas hot weather trials results
There was a briefing at South Block today at which it was finally official (posted on this before, and there have been at least three
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First journalists to fly the P-8A Poseidon!
That’s me (right) and Ajit Dubey (FORCE magazine) — the first journalists ever to fly the P-8A Poseidon full-ops simulator. This is the trailer simulator
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FIRE ON GORSHKOV QUARTERDECK!!
A minor electrical fire on the quarterdeck of the INS Vikramaditya broke out last week, and has apparently gutted some electrical wire assemblies, welding equipment
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LF Exclusive: P-8 Assembly
Here are the first ever photographs by an Indian journalist of the P-8 Poseidon assembly at Renton, Washington. If all goes smoothly, the Indian Navy’s
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More Hawk photos
Still a sense of shock over the Hawk crash. I’m travelling over the next 36 hours — will blog next then. Meanwhile, here are some