In a landmark achievement for the Indian Air Force and women in combat aviation, Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth has become the first woman officer to successfully complete the elite Fighter Combat Leader (FCL) course at the Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE) in Gwalior. The rigorous 20-week programme, widely regarded as the IAF’s equivalent…
In an interactive session that underscored the evolving character of contemporary conflict, Lt Gen Ajay Chandpuria, Commandant of the Army War College (AWC), engaged officers of the ongoing Information Warfare Course on the critical interplay of culture, language and cognitive dimensions in the information domain. Keywords: Information Operations, Army War College Mhow, Lt Gen Ajay…
Recently, India’s National Security Guard (NSG) and United States Army Special Forces joined local security agencies for a meticulously planned five-hour joint mock drill at the Infosys Phase II campus in Hinjawadi IT Park. The exercise, which ran from 4 pm to 9 pm, simulated a terrorist attack on a high-value corporate facility and tested…
A recent report cited by ‘The Jerusalem Post’, drawing on Amnesty International’s analysis of official Indian trade records, has highlighted a significant shift in the India-Israel defence partnership. Between October 2023 and November 2025, India exported 2,596 shipments of weapons, ammunition, parts and components to Israel. These included 390,516 small-arms parts, 564,970 explosive ammunition components…
In a landmark achievement for the Indian Air Force, Squadron Leader Saanya has become the first woman officer to earn the Category-A Qualified Flying Instructor (Cat-A QFI) qualification, the service’s highest instructional rating for military pilots. The IAF formally announced and celebrated the milestone, describing it as a ‘Historic First’ and an inspiration for aspiring…
India’s Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh has firmly ruled out any near-term plans to acquire Russia’s Su-57 fifth-generation fighter, stating that New Delhi is not considering new Sukhoi variants. In a recent interview, Singh declared: “No, we have not thought about Sukhois… If you are asking about the new version of the Sukhois, the answer…
A joint operation by Army intelligence units and the Rajasthan Police on July 30 uncovered a supply chain of unauthorised military-pattern combat cloth in Sriganganagar district, a sensitive border region adjoining Pakistan. Nearly 1,000 metres of counterfeit fabric matching the Army’s exclusive digital camouflage pattern were recovered from multiple shops in Sriganganagar town, Lalgarh Jattan…
General Vishwa Nath Sharma, the 14th Chief of the Army Staff who led the Indian Army from 1988 to 1990 and stood firm during the tense 1987 Wangdung (Sumdorong Chu) standoff with China, passed away in New Delhi yesterday. He was 96. Known affectionately in Army circles as ‘Tich’, Gen Sharma was the first officer…
Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth today launched Xtreme Weather Grade (XWG) Diesel at the Manekshaw Centre, marking a significant advance in India’s defence logistics capability. Developed jointly by the Indian Army and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) along with other oil marketing companies within one year, the specialised fuel remains operational at…
Reaffirming its commitment beyond conventional military operations, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has mounted an extensive Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission across the flood-ravaged states of Assam and Nagaland, providing life-saving support to communities cut off by severe flooding and landslides. According to official information released by the IAF, its helicopter fleet has…
