Lockheed Martin offers to Manufacture F-16’s in India

F6-16 India

Lockheed Martin (LM) plans to manufacture ‘F-16’ fighter jets in India. The American defence major has confirmed that it recently offered to move its lone production line of the latest version of F-16, named ‘Block-70’, to India from Texas. Speaking at a media conference in New Delhi, Head (F-16 Business Development) of LM Randall L … Read more

Was the Recent Indian Army Raid in Myanmar True or Just Hoax ?

Indian Army Encounter in Myanmar

A day after news broke that it had entered Myanmar and raided Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland(K) camps there, the Indian Army has denied any such operation. This despite media reports quoting “top government sources” and the NSCN(K) that such an encounter did take place, and soldiers crossed the border into the Myanmar jungles to … Read more

America’s F-22 and F-35 Stealth Fighters vs. Russia’s S-300, S-400 and S-500

S-400 VS F-22

Russian air defenses may appear formidable as part of Moscow’s increasingly sophisticated anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) capability, but areas protected by these systems are far from impenetrable bubbles or ‘Iron Domes’ as some analysts have called them. While it is true that a layered and integrated air defense may effectively render large swaths of airspace too … Read more

Indian Air Force looking for Smart Airfield Security System to protect its Bases

Pathankot terror Attack

The Indian Air Force has initiated its search for a new smart airfield protection system eight months after the Pathankot attack exposed sever  chinks in the perimeter security at a vital airbase, leading to the death of seven security personnel and a close call for fighters and helicopter gunships stationed there. To start with, the … Read more

Su-30 MKI lands at an Airfield in Arunachal Pradesh Just 100 Kms From China

Su-30 lands in Arunachal Pradesh

For the first time since the 1962 Chinese aggression, an Indian Air Force fighter jet landed at an Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh. The fighter jet, IAF Sukhoi-30, marked the inauguration of the renovated ALG in Pasighat – the state’s oldest town. Sukhoi-30 touched-down at 10:45 am on Friday,19 August. The inauguration was attended by … Read more

An Open letter by A Soldier to his Fellow Soldiers

The situation in Kashmir is deteriorating and Somehow soldiers are blamed for it.News Channels and Political Parties are only showing how helpless Kashmirs are.Everyone is saying that it is  Army’s Fault and usage of Pellet Gun should be stopped .All these statement along with how people treat Armed Forcesmakes Us Wonder how does a Soldier … Read more

Captured and Tortured in Pakistan : An Untold Story of an IAF Pilot (first POW of India during Kargil War)

Kambampati Nachiketa

“How badly did they torture you?” I asked Group Captain K Nachiketa. He kept silent for a moment, looked down and then at me straight in the eye. “The torture was quite bad. There comes a point where you think ‘death is simpler,’ but fortunately for me, the third degree part, which is the last … Read more

Story of an Indian Pilot who destroyed Chuck Yeager’s ( the first Man to break sound barrier ) Aircraft

Pakistan in 1971 encompassed both the present-day country and the more populous East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. The country’s two wings were separated by a thousand miles of Indian territory and a massive cultural barrier. From its inception, Pakistan had been ruled by the politicians and soldiers of the West Wing, whose view of their Eastern … Read more

Indian Air Force was minutes away from attacking Pakistan Airbase during Kargil War

Kargil War IAF

  In the early hours of June 13, 1999, at the height of the Kargil War, Indian Air Force fighter pilots were minutes away from launching a full-fledged air attack deep inside Pakistan. Targets had been assigned, route maps finalized; Pistols to be carried by pilots had been loaded with ammunition and Pakistani currency collected, … Read more

Indian Navy Needs to Think Bigger Than Just P-8 if it wants to become a Deadly Sub-Hunting Force

p-8 of Indian navy

The purchase of four P-8Is is a step in the right direction, but more work needs to be done. The Indian government’s decision to purchase four additional Boeing P-8I aircraft through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program addresses a gap in India’s airborne anti-submarine warfare capability. While the additional P-8Is will improve the capabilities of the Indian … Read more

All Aircrafts of Indian Air Force are “ Completely Airworthy” : Manohar Parrikar

Mannohar Parrikar on planer Crash

Following the recent space of accidents in the Indian Air Force (IAF), defence minister Manohar Parrikar clarified in the Parliament that no aircraft that is in operation in the IAF has completed its prescribed life and all the existing fleets have residual life for operational utilization. Stating that every aircraft which is launched is fully … Read more

What an Indian Army soldier goes through in Kashmir…..A Must Watch

Indian Army struggling in kashmir

At a time when Kashmir continues to simmer over Hizbul Mujahidden commander Burhan Wani’s killing, Major General (retired) GD Bakshi gives an insight of the difficulties faced by an Indian Army soldier, while his posting in the Valley. The decorated Army officer lambasted the violent mobs in Kashmir saying, they are hell bent upon killing … Read more

Indian Navy initiates steps to acquire Predator Drone and EMALS

The Indian Navy has initiated the first steps towards acquiring the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) for carriers as well as the long-range Predator B Guardian surveillance drone by sending Letters of Request (LoRs) to the Pentagon under government-to-government deals. According to defence magazine India Strategic the LoRs, requesting price and availability for 22 Guardians … Read more

The First Indian Air Force Women Who Went Into A War Zone

Flight Lieutenant Gunjan Saxena and Flight Lieutenant Srividya Rajan

It’s a story that has been forgotten in the fanfare of India’s first women fighter pilots being commissioned into the Indian Air Force earlier this year. India’s first women combat aviators went into a war zone 17 years ago, during the Kargil War. And while Flight Lieutenant Gunjan Saxena and Flight Lieutenant Srividya Rajan never … Read more

MiG-29K fighter jets acquired by Indian Navy in a Rs 10,000-crore deal suffer operational faults

Mig - 29 of indian navy

The MiG 29K fighter jets acquired from Russia by the Indian Navy suffer from operational faults making them hardly available for use, according to an audit report submitted by the Comptroller and Auditor General to the Parliament two days ago, as reported by NDTV. The CAG report that audited the Navy’s MiG-29 programme further said that the … Read more

Ray of hope for family of airman Raghuvir Verma of the missing IAF AN-32 transport plane as family claims his mobile phone is active and found ringing

A ray of hope for the aggrieved families of the missing AN-32 passengers as the kin of airman Raghuvir Verma claimed that they were able to ring him on his mobile number.Verma was onboard the ill-fated AN-32 which disappeared over the Bay of Bengal.The Airmans’s phone was still active even five days after the supposed … Read more

Missing IAF AN-32 Plane did not even have Basic Search Equipment to locate it in case of a Crash

An 32 IAF

When an Air Force transport plane, an AN-32, took off from Chennai 18 days ago on a flight to Port Blair, it was not carrying essential equipment that would have helped locate it in the event of a crash at sea. We have learned that the black box of the Indian Air Force An-32, which … Read more

13 Indian Army Soldiers Are Participating At The Rio Olympics And We are very proud of them

indian Army at RIO

You would probably know that 65 male and 54 female Indian athletes will fight it out for the gold medal at the Rio Olympics this year. But what you wouldn’t know is that 13 Indian Army soldiers are a part of this contingent. This is the highest number of athletes sent to compete at the … Read more

Three squadrons of Sukhoi-30 MKI with BrahMos missiles may join ranks in early 2017

Su 30 MKI with bramhos

Russian-designed Sukhoi Su-30MKI (Flanker-H) multirole fighters integrated with Russian-Indian BrahMos cruise missiles are expected to go into service of the Indian Air Force in the first four months of 2017. Three squadrons of such aircraft are set to join the ranks of the Indian army, according to the source. “There are plans to deploy and … Read more

Russia using Cluster Bombs in Syria says Report

After a breakdown of the recent cease-fire in Syria, Russian and Syrian air forces have resumed a bombing campaign that has extensively used cluster munitions, killing and maiming dozens of civilians, a leading human rights group said in a report released Thursday. The report by the New York-based Human Rights Watch documented 47 different cluster munition attacks across three … Read more