Indian Air Force

"The foremost lesson that can be drawn from the twentieth century and indeed the early twenty-first century is that no war can be successfully prosecuted without aerospace power,"Indian Air Force chief ACM VR Chaudhari said.

As per the French defence ministry, "Exercise Orion 2023" is the first exercise in what French Joint Forces Command hopes will be a triennial cycle of exercises "aimed at reinforcing joint forces operational readiness."

Sources in the defence establishment said that these exercises are a mix of conventional and unconventional military actions that are undertaken by specially designated, selected, trained and equipped units.

The B-1B is a long-range, multi-mission, conventional bomber capable of carrying out missions worldwide from the US base in Guam.

The HAL has already set up two LCA manufacturing facilities in Bengaluru. HAL's Nashik Division set up Su-30 MKI Repair and Overhaul (ROH) facility in 2014, the first of its kind anywhere in the world to meet the operational requirements of the IAF.

The President will undertake the sortie at the Tezpur Air Force Station during her visit to Assamfrom April 6 to April 8.

The commanders discussed a range of issues, including aspects of digitisation; cyber security; challenges of social media; Aatmanirbharta; absorption of Agniveers and jointness.

IAF historian Anchit Gupta narrates the story of the crew of a Dakota aircraft of the Indian Air Force that was shot down over Purr village in Nagaland on August 26, 1960.

The defence ministry has signed a series of contracts with BrahMos Aerospace, Goa Shipyard, GRSE and BEL.

The 'Kargil Courier' service started from January 18. In all, 3,228 passengers availed the services of the AN-32 and the IL-76 aircraft provided by the Indian Air Force for the residents of Ladakh, the official said.