The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in its meeting of 23 November 2021 held under the Chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for one capital acquisition proposal of Indian Air Force for its modernization and operational needs amounting to Rs. 2,236 …

BENGALURU/JHANSI, India — Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi today handed over HAL-produced indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) to the Indian Air Force during the ‘Rashtriya Raksha Samarpan Parv’ celebrations to mark the 75th year of India’s independence, held at Jhansi from November 17 to 19.
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MANILA –– The first batch of the six Turkish-made T129 “ATAK” attack helicopters will arrive in December, Philippine Air Force (PAF) commander Lt. Gen. Allen Paredes said Tuesday night.

“Deadly…coming this December. The T129 Attack Helicopter of the Philippine Air Force,” Paredes said in a Fac…

NEW DELHI — The Defense Ministry of India gave its final approval to a deal with Russia to produce AK-203 assault rifles in the state of Uttar Pradesh, the ANI news agency reported on Tuesday citing own sources.

According to the report, the decision to approve the deal was made during a session…

After decades of deferred and canceled modernization programs, the Air Force’s lead over peer competitors is eroding and its forces are undersized for its operational tasks. At the same time, the Air Force’s budget, which has long been less than the Army’s and Navy’s, is under stress. The Air Force …

Last month I visited Naval Station Norfolk, headquarters of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. What I saw horrified me and reminded me of stories of the rusting Russian navy in the days following the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. The streaks of rust symbolized the decay of our naval shipyards due to deca…