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Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra assumes command of IAF's Western Air Command

Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra assumed command of the Indian Air Force's (IAF) Western Air Command on January 1, 2025.

Turkish Airlines sets Guinness World Records title for 'Most Countries Flown to by an Airline'

Turkish Airlines, which has held the title of flying to the most countries in the world since 2012, has been officially recognised by the Guinness World Records as the record holder.

Air Vice Marshal R Guruhari assumes charge as Commandant, SDI

BENGALURU. Air Vice Marshal Raman Guruhari assumed charge as the new Chief of the prestigious Software Development Institute (SDI), Indian Air Force (IAF), Bengaluru, on January 1, 2025.

Trump 2.0: Risen like a phoenix, mandated to rule on his terms of engagement

THE PEOPLE of the United States delivered their verdict, choosing Donald Trump to lead them.

India takes flight: The growing role of local suppliers in GE Aerospace's global operations

WITH A growing production footprint, a highly skilled engineering talent pool, and manufacturing output that meets global technical standards, Indian suppliers have emerged as capable partners in the international aerospace ecosystem.

Air India to restart flights to Tel Aviv from March 2025

GURGAON. Air India will resume its non-stop services between Delhi and Tel Aviv from March 2, 2025.

CAC Commanders' Conference: CAS stresses on operational preparedness

Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, Chief of the Air Staff, Indian Air Force (IAF), visited Headquarters Central Air Command (CAC) from December 18 to 19 for the CAC Commanders' Conference 2024.

Way forward for IAF's 114 MRFA

Conscious of serious capability gaps, India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) had announced formation of a high-level committee to address shortages in the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Rajnath Singh, Maldives Defence Minister review bilateral security cooperation

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral discussions with Defence Minister of Maldives Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon in New Delhi on January 8, 2025, and comprehensively reviewed various aspects of bilateral defence and security cooperation.

US to remove remaining hurdles in 2005 civilian N-deal with India

NEW DELHI, JANUARY 7. Ahead of the change of guard at the White House on January 20, 2025, the US announced that it would remove all remaining hurdles in the 2005 civilian nuclear deal that prevented cooperation between American and Indian entities.

RTX's Pratt & Whitney expands India Operations

BENGALURU. Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, announced the establishment of its new India Digital Capability Center (IDCC) in Bengaluru.

BEL Anticipates Order Inflow of Rs. 25,000 Crore in 2024

BENGALORE.  Bhanu Prakash Srivastava, the Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), the Navaratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking, expects order inflow to cross the Rs. 25,000-crore mark for financial year 2024. As of now, the order book stands at around Rs. 23,200 crore order book.

GA-ASI Demonstrates Release of A2LE from MQ-20 Avenger UAS

SAN DIEGO. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) successfully demonstrated an inflight release of its Advanced AirLaunched Effects (A2LE) platform, releasing an A2LE from the internal weapons bay of a GA-ASI MQ-20 Avenger® Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The demonstration took place on Nov. 28, 2023, over Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, capping a manufacturing, structural test, and flight demonstration.

Maiden Indian Navy - Royal Thai Navy bilateral exercise and 36th Edition of Indo-Thai Coordinated Patrol

The maiden Bilateral Maritime Exercise between the Indian Navy (IN) and Royal Thai Navy(RTN) was conducted from December 20 to 23.

Defence Minister commissions Stealth Guided Missile Destroyer INS Imphal in Mumbai

NEW DELHI. INS Imphal, a Pro ject 15B s tea l th guided missile destroyer, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at an impressive ceremony held at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on December 26.

Indian Air and Space Force (IASF)

e Space fighters, Military satellites IAF plans to transform into a Superpower in space

Defence Minister reviews Combined Graduation Parade at Air Force Academy, Dundigal

NEW DELHI. To mark the successful culmination of training of 213 Flight Cadets of the flying and ground duty branches of the Indian Air Force (IAF), a Combined Graduation Parade (CGP) was held at the Air Force Academy, Dundigal in Telangana on December 17.

Strengthening Indo-US Relationship in Amrit Kaal and Aatmanirbhar Bharat

NEW DELHI. The capital and technological knowhow from the United States of America can help India to achieve its goal of becoming a developed country by 2047, while investments here can give the American companies high returns and an avenue of de-risking.

Rajnath Singh's UK visit takes forward bilateral Defence cooperation

NEW DELHI. Defence ties between India and the United Kingdom received a boost during the visit of Defence Minister Mr. Rajnath Singh for talks with his British counterpart Mr. Grant Shapps in London during January 8-10, this year.

VMAN Orders 10 new generation Amphibian Aircraft to connect Indian Waterways US company Mallard to supply ME-1As to Gujarat based leasing company

HYDERABAD/ NEW DELHI. It's Time to Fly from the Rivers, Coast, or Lakes, to connect India's various regions, both for civil and military requirements.

India celebrates 75th Republic Day in Grand Manner, Women Power to the Fore

NEW DELHI. It was a grand spectacle that unfolded before the nation on Kartavya Path, the long boulevard which runs from the doorstep of Rashtrapati Bhawan to the majestic India Gate hexagon.

Wings India-2024 Soars with Deals, Innovation, and Growth Projections

Wings India 2024 was held with the main theme ‘Connecting India with the World in Amritkaal’

Modi inaugurates State of the Art Boeing India Engineering and Technology Center (BIETC)

BANGALORE/ NEW DELHI. It was a big day for Indian Aviation this January 19 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Boeing's largest BIETC campus in Bangalore with the hope that someday, Boeing would design aircraft of the future at this facility for manufacturing in India.

President Emmanuel Macron of France graces Republic Day celebrations

Strengthens the strong bilateral relations

PM Modi's visit to Doha strengthens multi-faceted ties with Qatar

NEW DELHI. Building upon the strong foundation of bilateral relationship and cooperation that showcases multi-faceted ties, the two-day visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought to fore the deep connection of this enduring partnership.

PM Modi's visit to UAE A new high for the bilateral strategic partnership

NEW DELHI. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s twoday sojourn to the United Arab Emirates was one of the rare occasions in the bilateral relationship on two prominent counts – President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan accorded the honour of himself receiving PM Modi on his seventh visit to the Gulf nation during his decade-long tenure.

Exercise La Perouse - 2023

Indian Navy's indigenously built guided missile frigate, INS Sahyadri and fleet tanker, INS Jyoti participated in the third edition of the multilateral exercise La Perouse conducted from March 13-14.

Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX-23) Indian Navy's Largest War Game

Indian Navy's major Operational level exercise TROPEX for the year 2023, conducted across the expanse of IOR over a duration of four months from November 22 - March 23, has culminated in the Arabian Sea.

INS Nireekshak Awarded on-the-spot Chief of the Naval Staff Unit Citation for Deep Sea Diving & Undertaking Salvage Ops under the most challenging circumstances

The Chief of the Naval Staff Adm R Harikumar visited INS Nireekshak at Kochi on February 20. He interacted with the diving team of the ship involved in the salvage operations at a depth of 219 meters in the Arabian Sea and commended the ship on the safe and successful conduct of the operations under most challenging circumstances.

IAF chief seeks self-reliance in design and development

As the country sharpens its focus on achieving self-reliance in defence, the Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari has stressed that Atmanirbharta should not be confined to production, but also include design and development, even as he called for building offensive and defensive space capabilities to safeguard assets, and developing directed energy weapons that have significant advantages over traditional weapons, a media report said.