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Ex-Brigade Commander alleges hierarchy's failures, wants inquiry into 'suppressed facts'

"Such a death must be treated as a battle casualty,” said the Bench

July 26 will mark the conflict’s 26th anniversary

Is set to procure specialised ‘fire control radars’ which will detect all forms of airborne threats

Rajnath Singh congratulates DRDO on successful test

An AIP allows a conventional diesel-electric submarine like the Kalvari-class to remain submerged for 8-10 days without the need to surface at sea and re-charge its onboard batteries

Phasing out of the MiG-21 to leave the IAF with six types of fighter jets in its inventory

The MiG-21 was developed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the former Soviet Union

Apache AH-64E attack helicopters to be part of the Army Aviation Corps

The NASA-ISRO satellite will scan the entire globe twice every 12 days, providing high-resolution, all-weather, day-and-night data that can detect even subtle changes in Earth’s surface — like ground deformation, ice sheet shifts and vegetation dynamics

The Indian Air Force already has 22 Apaches in its fleet, inducted from 2015 onwards

INS Nistar and its sister ship INS Nipun are designed to carry a Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle, that is capable of rescuing personnel stuck underwater on stricken submarines

The Flying Officer, who laid down his life defending the Srinagar Airfield during the 1971 war, is the only IAF officer to receive the Param Vir Chakra

Bats for having in place indigenous tech for drones

The ministry has projected a requirement for 100 launchers along with 100 night-sights

Says recent events, such as the ongoing Russian-Ukraine conflict and targeted military operations like those by the Indian Air Force, highlight the urgent need for specialised medical responses

Specifications listed by the Army suggest that these radars would be employed to counter swarm drones and other miniature aerial vehicles

The pilots were from from Haryana’s Rohtak and Rajasthan’s Pali districts

The first accident involving the Jaguar happened in April 1981, when an aircraft on a low-level training flight was hit by a vulture

#INSIDETHECAPITAL: India, despite spending almost $20 billion in purchases in the past decade and a half, has not gotten technology transfer on any major equipment like planes, drones or copters

The MoD continues to challenge disability benefits for armed forces personnel, despite court rulings and past directives. This includes overturning settled cases and narrowing eligibility through new pension rules. The MoD claims it contests judgments against government policy, leading to widespread litigation and disregard for soldiers' sacrifices.

The haul of gold medals included 14 in swimming, 12 in athletics, four each in archery and wrestling, three in boxing and one in taekwondo

Holds that the selection process had vitiated because of reliance on a non-recordable 'reproof' awarded to him earlier for a cybersecurity breach

Operation Sindoor revealed the complexity of modern warfare: Lt Gen Rahul R Singh 

While the Navy has previously inducted women as pilots and air operations officers in maritime patrol aircraft and helicopters, this is the first time a woman will join the elite fighter stream