Indian Air Force

On Wednesday (December 8), India lost one of its most decorated officers, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, in an IAF chopper crash near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu.

This was not the first time this year that a military aircraft has gone down in India.Let's take a look at some incidents that occurred earlier this year.

On Wednesday (December 8) news of an IAF Mi-17V5 chopper crash near Tamil Nadu's Coonoor with CDS General Bipin Rawat onboard along with 13 others shook the nation.

On Wednesday (December 8) an IAF helicopter with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on board crashed near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, bringing back memories of an incident he survived back in 2015 in Nagaland's Dimapur.

AnMi 17V5 helicopter carrying Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat, his staff and other officials crashed in Coonoor on Wednesday. Here is everything you need to know about the chopper.

The Indian Army's share of vacant posts is the highest among the armed forces.

Investigators are trying to understand why would anyone steal a fighter aircraft tyre especially when it cannot be used on any roadworthy vehicle.

Sources it will take three years for their squadron to be operationalised.

The Defence Acquisition Councilapproved a capital acquisition proposal worth Rs 2,236 crore to acquire a GSAT-7C satellite. The deal for6.71 lakh AK-203 assault rifles isworth Rs 5000 crore.

The exercise, involving the armed forces and the border guarding forces, comes in the backdrop of the impending theaterisation process.