The next generation fighter aircraft technologies will enhance survivability in contested, well-defended environment, and yet deliver arsenal for effect-based resultsby Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd)Combat aviation continues to remain the most preferred means of prosecution of war. The one who controls air and space will dominate all operations. Military aviation continues to see the fastest

Operating alongside Chinooks, the resurrected Mi-26 will give a substantial boost to the IAF vertical heavy lift capability to airlift men and equipment to forward locationsAfter remaining grounded for years for want of overhaul, the IAF’s fleet of Soviet-origin Mi-26 heavy lift helicopters is finally in for a fresh lease of life.The helicopters will now be overhauled at No.3 Base Repair Depot (

iDEX-DIO achieves its 300th contract in the niche of Designing and Developing Advanced Gallium Nitride Semiconductors, crucial for defence wireless transmitters.The Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), the flagship initiative by the Department of Defence Production, has marked its 300th contract signing. The contract focuses on the design and development of advanced Gallium Nitride

Kaiga Nuclear Plant, has set  world record for the longest uninterrupted operation for 941 daysIndia’s third home-built 700 MW nuclear power reactor at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan achieved a significant milestone with the completion of the hot conditioning of its primary heat transport system, according to the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL). The unit, part of the Rajasthan

A MiG-29 firing Exocet missile during Malabar exerciseAir Marshal Pande highlighted the IAF’s strides in achieving self-reliance, completion of the MiG-29 upgrade, and outlined plans for indigenous production Air Marshal Vibhas Pande spoke about the advancements made by the IAF in achieving self-reliance, concluding the MiG-29 upgrade, and laying out strategies for indigenous productionAir

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday said that the Solar Wind Ion Spectrometer (SWIS), the second component of the Aditya Solar Wind Particle Experiment (ASPEX) within its inaugural solar mission, Aditya L1, has become operational."The Solar Wind Ion Spectrometer (SWIS), the second instrument in the Aditya Solar Wind Particle Experiment (ASPEX) payload is operational. The