Year: 2021

AIR DEFENCE COMMAND – Challenges Ahead

AIR DEFENCE COMMAND – Challenges Ahead

An integrated functional Air Defence Command has been proposed, and is being pursued on a fast track.The AD set-up in
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FLEDGLING FORCE TO FORMIDABLE FOE – The Early Years Of The Indian Air Force

FLEDGLING FORCE TO FORMIDABLE FOE – The Early Years Of The Indian Air Force

Aeroplanes were the new craze in the 1920s and 1930s. The powerful nations were developing ‘Air Forces’ to use this
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BONDING IN BARAKHANAS

BONDING IN BARAKHANAS

The ‘barakhana’, literally translated as “big food”, is a quintessential function in the Indian Army. It may be a ‘drop
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FLYING INSTRUCTORS’ SCHOOL,TAMBARAM

FLYING INSTRUCTORS’ SCHOOL,TAMBARAM

Training pilots is not an easy task, and to train instructors to teach flying training is a more specialised affair.Such
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RUNWAY TO A BILLION OPPORTUNITIES – AERO INDIA SHOW 2021

RUNWAY TO A BILLION OPPORTUNITIES – AERO INDIA SHOW 2021

Aero India Show 2021 was a major event in the defence and aerospace sector. Air Marshal Harpal Singh gives us
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Fostering Peace Through Education

Fostering Peace Through Education

What does a retired Colonel do after spending three and-a-half decades in uniform? Join the corporate sector? Start a new
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THE FOXBAT – The Eagle Eye In Kargil Operations

THE FOXBAT – The Eagle Eye In Kargil Operations

Unknown to the enemy and many, there was an eagle that flew high above the towering mountains and picked up
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GUARDIAN ANGELS IN THE SKIES

GUARDIAN ANGELS IN THE SKIES

Most pilots have had a close shave while flying, and averted an aircrash narrowly. At times, it was a providence
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THE MYSTIQUE OF ‘KAMIKAZE’

THE MYSTIQUE OF ‘KAMIKAZE’

The kamikaze attacks by Japanese pilots in the Second World War give an insight into their levels of patriotism, loyalty
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Q &A with the CAS

Q &A with the CAS

The induction of Rafale aircraft into the IAF has commenced. With 11 Rafales having been inducted already, and with an
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