ACROSS THE KARAKORAMS: INDIA-CHINA DISPUTE THROUGH THE CENTURIES

Heralding yet another first in the history of Indian naval aviation, two women officers have been selected to join as “Observers” (Airborne Tacticians) in the helicopter stream. Lieutenant Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lieutenant Riti Singh will be the first women officers in the Indian Navy to embark on Navy warships as part of the ship’s […]

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday successfully test-fired a laser-guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) from the indigenous Arjun main battle tank. “The missile employs a tandem High-Explosive Anti-Tank [HEAT] warhead to defeat Explosive Reactive Armour [ERA] protected armoured vehicles,” the DRDO said in a statement. It has been developed with multiple-platform launch […]

Spurred by the stand-off with People’s Liberation Army in Ladakh, the Narendra Modi government is all set to clear acquisition of two PHALCON airborne warning and control systems (AWACS) as early as next week. India has three PHALCON AWACS with a 360 degree rotodome mounted on top of the aircraft and two DRDO-built AWACS with […]

Expected to boost the combat capabilities of the Indian Air Force, the first squadron of five Rafale jets will arrive in India’s Ambala airbase today. IAF chief RKS Bhadauria will receive the Rafale jets at the Ambala airbase. Ahead of its arrival, authorities have tightened security and imposed prohibitory orders near the Ambala Air Force Station in Haryana. For security purpose, authorities have also…

भारत ने लद्दाख में लाइन ऑफ एक्‍चुअल कंट्रोल (एलएसी) पर अब इजरायल में बने हेरॉन ड्रोन की मदद से निगरानी बढ़ा दी है। इजरायल में बने इन ड्रोन को दुनिया का बेस्‍ट हथियार माना जाता है। भारत ने साल 2015 में इजरायल से हेरॉन ड्रोन की डील की थी। हालांकि उस समय यह डील इंडियन एयरफोर्स (आईएएफ) के लिए की गई थी। लेकिन साल 2017 में सेना के लिए भी ऐसे ड्रोन खरीदने के लिए डील की गई थी। भारत और चीन के बीच पांच मई से पूर्वी लद्दाख में पैंगोंग त्‍सो झील…