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Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma has become the first woman non-medical officer in India's armed forces to attain the rank of air vice marshal or equivalent. Commissioned in 1994, she assumed charge as Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Education) on Tuesday

India has initiated efforts to join France-led Future Combat Air System (FCAS), a sixth-generation fighter programme, a parliamentary defence panel said. The committee urged the government to prepare a roadmap and timeline for acquiring sixth-generation aircraft and accelerate AMCA development

The names of six military personnel who lost their lives during Operation Sindoor have been inscribed on the Tyag Chakra at the National War Memorial. The government has also publicly released their identities for the first time since the 2025 military operation

India successfully conducted the maiden flight-trial of the indigenous Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) off Odisha. Developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation and the Indian Air Force, the system converts unguided warheads into precision-guided weapons, boosting India’s low-cost indigenous defence capabilities

Grounding of the entire fleet of Tejas by IAF following a mishap is a sign of vulnerability of the indigenous fighter jet

CDS General Anil Chauhan inaugurated the upgraded runway at IAF’s Car Nicobar Air Base in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The enhanced facility strengthens India’s eastern front, improves quick air operations, and underscores the region’s strategic importance

Outnumbered and outgunned, the battalion gave a bloody nose to a full Pakistani brigade, turning a quiet Ferozepur enclave into one of the 1971 war’s fiercest defensive victories

The Indian Air Force achieved its longest-range kill of up to 300 km during Operation Sindoor, Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh said. Precision strikes paralysed Pakistan’s response capacity, showcasing India’s growing aerial reach, technological edge, and strategic deterrence

Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari said fewer than 50 weapons fired by the IAF during Operation Sindoor compelled Pakistan to request an end to hostilities on May 10. The precision strikes targeted military assets, achieving complete domination without collateral damage

India's air power deficit stands aggravated by an ageing fleet and delays in key indigenous projects at a time when China already has two variants of fifth-generation fighters in service and is trialling two new sixth-generation fighters

In February 2021, the Defence Ministry sealed a Rs 48,000-crore deal with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for procurement of 83 Tejas MK-1A jets for IAF. The deliveries were to begin in March last year but not a single aircraft has been delivered yet

The Defence Ministry must take note of the frustration voiced by Air Chief who has rightly questioned HAL’s commitment to meet the timelines

Stating that no branch and service operates in isolation, the IAF Chief asked the young officers to try and learn from each other and support each other

A total of 204 flying cadets, including 26 women, were commissioned into flying and ground duty branches of the IAF after their training at the academy

The team will perform breath-taking aerobatic manoeuvres over the picturesque Hussain Sagar Lake from 3 pm to 5 pm

"People of India feel their country is safe because of you; when the world sees you, it sees India's strength, when enemies see you, they see the end of their sinister plans," Modi said, addressing personnel of the Border Security Force, Army, Navy and Air Force.

Inauguration of private aircraft manufacturing facility is a significant milestone for defence capabilities

Air Vice-Marshal Manish Kumar Rudra, one of the senior most IAF officers passed away after a brief illness in Hyderabad. He took part in two Indo-Pak wars (1965 and 1971)

The bus, carrying mostly Indian tourists hailing from Maharashtra, plunged into a gorge of the Marsyangdi river in Ambukhereni area of Tanahun district of Nepal

“These trauma care cubes were indigenously developed under Project BHISHM (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita and Maitri). The operation aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of delivering critical supplies to areas affected by Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR),” stated the Ministry.