Agni-3 launch photos
Hey people, I’m still in the US, back Saturday. Just stopped for a moment to post these photos of the Agni-3 launch. Post soon.
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Military History
Random photos… again!
All photos belong to their respective copyright holders. From top: Indian pilots in T-45 Goshawks during carrier training in Kingsville, Texas; INS Viraat during refit;
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Tigers Squadron is 75!
The IAF’s 1 Squadron “Tigers” celebrates its 75th anniversary today. Just received these photographs from IAF PRO Wg Cdr Mahesh Upasani. From top: Mirages of
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Never-before images from the Longewala Air Battle
Just watched Hunters at Dawn, a documentary on the Longewala air battle by Rohan Cowasjee, given to me by my friend, Mail Today correspondent Suman
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“Goodbye Canberra!” by Anandeep Pannu
It is my privilege that Anandeep Pannu has made his first exclusive contribution to LiveFist. Pannu and BR’s PVS Jaganmohan are currently writing a full
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Canberra No More…
It was sort of weird being flown to Agra yesterday because I realised that the first time I was ever going to see an English
The Sun Sets on the IAF’s Rakshak
I was looking up some old stuff the other day and came upon the rare Sept-Oct 1984 edition of Air University Review journal. A particular
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Farewell MiG-23MF of Warlords!
Just got this press release from the IAF. Reproducing it as is: Having soared the Indian skies for nearly 24 years and logging nearly 32,581
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Hasimara and Third Degree in 1998
Here is an amazing account I received from a retired Air Marshal recently about some of the things that happened in 1997-98 when the government
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INS Viraat Till 2013?
On January 5, Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta told me that aircraft carrier INS Viraat would steam on for another seven years. And the warship’s
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