New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- In 1973 the Soviet Union offered an improved version of the MiG-21, the MiG-21M, which in the IAF was known as the Type 96. This version had an AI radar (the RP- 21M) and a twin ... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- The earliest mark of the MiG-21 (NATO Code Fishbed) to enter the IAF's inventory in 1963 was the MiG-21F-13, also referred to as the Type 74. It could carry 2 x K-13 Infra Red (I... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- India has long had the distinction of training its own experimental test pilots (and engineers), the only country outside the West to do so. Perspective planning by some of India... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Apart from many strategic and military lessons thrown up by the 1971 War, a few brutal political truths also are more than apparent. Firstly, from electoral verdicts, whichever p... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- The truism is that the availability of credible and timely intelligence for a nation's statecraft and military planning is unquestionable. However, the significant aspect of inte... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- On 6 October 2025 an IAF C-130J and an An-32 departed from Agra using call signs named after Pakistani airbases! Post Operation Sindoor, no rest for the PAF! Next level trolling?... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Fairchild Dornier aims to complete critical design reviews (CDR) of all 728JET subassemblies and systems by the end of November as it gears up for the start of production of the ... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- No.14 Squadron, IAF, marked the 50th Anniversary, or Golden Jubilee, of their formation with a series of functions over 17-19 November 2000. Formed at Ambala on 15 August 1951, a... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- India will go ahead with full production of about 300 short- range surface-to-surface Prithvi missiles for all three branches of the defence forces, according to news reports quo... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- The DRDO has told the parliamentary consultative committee on defence that the launch of the Dhanush, the naval version of the Prithvi with a reach of about 100- 200km, will be i... Read More