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The Indian side has also expressed interest in acquiring additional S-400 squadrons and has requested Russia to deliver the pending units. India is planning to buy a large number of missiles worth around Rs 10,000 crore from Russia to strengthen the capabilities of 'Sudarshan' S-400 air defence systems, according to a report by news agency ANI. The S-400 system, a critical component of the Indian Air Force's air defence network, was instrumental during a four-day conflict when it brought down ...Read More >
New Delhi: New details have emerged about the intensity of Operation Sindoor, as the Central government has published in the Gazette of India the citations of Indian Armed Forces personnel who were awarded gallantry medals on Independence Day for their roles in the four-day conflict. The citation for Group Captain Ranjeet Singh Sidhu, Commanding Officer of the Rafale Squadron, who was awarded the Vir Chakra, stated that his squadron was selected for strike missions over predetermined targets in ...Read More >
New Delhi: India is negotiating with Russia to buy missiles worth around Rs 10,000 crore for the S-400 air defence system. The Indian Air Force successfully used the system to shoot down six to seven Pakistani fighter jets and one spy plane over 300 km inside Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. The S-400 has been described by the Air Force as a game-changer. "The Indian Air Force is looking to buy the missiles in significant numbers to further bolster its air defence capabilities. The discussion ...Read More >
Nashik: In a major relief for the Indian Air Force (IAF), the first Tejas-Mk1A fighter aircraft produced at the Nashik complex of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) completed its maiden flight on Friday. Defence minister Rajnath Singh formally inaugurated the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and HTT-40 (trainer aircraft) assembly complexes at Nashik after which the advanced jet fighter and piston-engine trainer aircraft were wheeled out. The formal induction of Tejas-Mk1A into the IAF will depend ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India has finally retired its last fleet of MiG-21 fighter jets, infamous for decades as "flying coffins" due to their poor safety record. The farewell marks the end of a 63-year-long era, but also exposes a growing shortage of operational aircraft for the Indian Air Force. On September 26, the Indian Air Force (IAF) held a lavish farewell ceremony at Air Force Station Chandigarh, live-streamed on social media. Senior military officials, including India's defense minister, attended ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday handed over six strategic indigenously designed and developed products against the Naval Staff Qualitative Requirements (NSQR) to the Indian Navy, officials said in a statement. Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO handed over these products to Rear Admiral Sriram Amur ACNS( SSP), Naval HQ at a special ceremony held at Defence laboratory Jodhpu Also Read | Bijapur: 'Shiksha Doot' Among 2 Killed by Ma ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday handed over six strategic indigenously designed and developed products against the Naval Staff Qualitative Requirements (NSQR) to the Indian Navy, officials said in a statement. Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO handed over these products to Rear Admiral Sriram Amur ACNS( SSP), Naval HQ at a special ceremony held at Defence laboratory Jodhpu The six indigenously designed products include Gamma Radiation Aerial Surveilla ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday handed over six strategic indigenously designed and developed products against the Naval Staff Qualitative Requirements (NSQR) to the Indian Navy, officials said in a statement. Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO handed over these products to Rear Admiral Sriram Amur ACNS( SSP), Naval HQ at a special ceremony held at Defence laboratory Jodhpu The six indigenously designed products include Gamma Rad ...Read More >
New Delhi: In cricket, some defeats leave a scar that generations remember. Something like that happened on Monday as India's narrow loss at Lord's in the third Test against England brought back the vivid memories of another heartbreaker. The match took us back to 26 years ago when in Chennai India fell agonisingly short against arch rivals Pakistan despite Sachin Tendulkar's brilliance. Mohammed Siraj's dismissal stirred the deja vu of Chennai. On a tense final day at Lord's, India needed 21 m ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik have congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) for the successful flight tests of the indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) 'Astra', equipped with an indigenous radio frequency (RF) seeker. The missile was test-fired from a Sukhoi-30 Mk-I fighter jet off the coast ...Read More >
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], July 12 (ANI): Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the successful flight-test of the indigenous Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile (BVRAAM) Astra equipped with an indigenous Radio Frequency (RF) Seeker, off the coast of Odisha. In an X post, Patnaik wrote, Congratulate DRDO on the successful flight-test of indigenous Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile (BVRAAM) As ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Amid high reliability in India's homegrown air-defence system during Operation Sindoor, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday successfully conducted twin flight tests of beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) Astra from the frontline fighter aircraft Sukhoi 30 MK-I off Odisha coast. Equipped with indigenous radio frequency (RF) seeker, which is a critical component of the missile's guidance system, the indigenously developed missile was test-fired twice against high-speed u ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a significant boost to India's self-reliance in defence technology, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF), on Friday, successfully conducted a flight test of ASTRA, Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM), equipped with an indigenous radio frequency seeker, from a Sukhoi-30 Mk-I fighter aircraft off the coast of Odisha, Ministry of Defence officials said. According to the Ministry of Defence during ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted the flight-test of indigenous Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile (BVRAAM) 'Astra' equipped with indigenous Radio Frequency (RF) Seeker from Su-30 Mk-I platform off the coast of Odisha on Friday. According to a statement from the Ministry of Defence, during the tests, two launches were carried out against high-speed unmanned aerial targets at different ranges ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Exuding confidence, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday assured the party high command that the Congress party in Telangana would win not less than 100 MLA and 15 MP seats in the next polls. Describing the party leadership from village level to top level as party's 'brand ambassadors', the CM said their heartbeat reflected the gusto of winning even in the next Assembly polls and confidence of sending at least 15 MPs from the state to form the Congress government at the Centre. A ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India faced not one but three adversaries during the four-day military confrontation with Pakistan under Operation Sindoor two months ago, a top general said on Friday, putting the spotlight on the crucial battle support provided to Islamabad by allies Beijing and Ankara, and the lessons learnt from the May 7-10 clash. Beijing saw the confrontation as a "live lab" to test the performance of the weapons and systems supplied by it to Pakistan, and the Chinese actions reflected its stra ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The BJP rushed to the defence of the state government over its decision to introduce Hindi as an optional language for Classes 1 to 5 after the Thackeray cousins announced their decision to hold a joint morcha against "imposition" of Hindi in state schools.CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said Marathi is compulsory, Hindi is optional. "Basically, students can learn any Indian language. We have accepted the three-language policy. When NE was introduced, the Uddhav Thackeray govt was in offi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India has asked China to constructively work towards a "permanent solution" to the border issue under a structured roadmap to bridge trust deficit, de-escalate tensions and rejuvenate the existing mechanism to demarcate it, even as their armies continue to be forward deployed against each other along the frontier for the last five years.Defence minister Rajnath Singh also told his Chinese counterpart, Admiral Dong Jun, on the sidelines of the SCO conclave Thursday that Beijing should ...Read More >
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