Author: Air Marshal Harpal Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VM (Retd)

SHIKHA PANDEY – THE AIR WARRIOR ON THE PITCH

SHIKHA PANDEY – THE AIR WARRIOR ON THE PITCH

The Indian Air Force (IAF) too has given wings to talented sportspersons, Junior Warrant Officer (JWO) Abdulla Aboobacker and JWO
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THE FIRST SUPERSONICS

THE FIRST SUPERSONICS

                No. 28 Squadron Air Force raised on 23 March 1963 at Air
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DRONES : SHAPING COMBAT SPACE IN THE RUSSIA – UKRAINE CONFLICT

DRONES : SHAPING COMBAT SPACE IN THE RUSSIA – UKRAINE CONFLICT

The air medium has been the game changer in war in the last century, with aerial weapons deciding the victor
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THE COLOSSUS OF THE AIR FORCE – MIAF ARJAN SINGH, DFC

THE COLOSSUS OF THE AIR FORCE – MIAF ARJAN SINGH, DFC

        A young nation, a young Air Force, new technologies, expanding assets – a leader who played
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ESCAPE FROM ‘PRISONER OF WAR’ (POW) CAMP

ESCAPE FROM ‘PRISONER OF WAR’ (POW) CAMP

This is the hair-raising story of the attempted escape by pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) from a PoW
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EXERCISE SAHAYATA 2016 – STREAMLINING DISASTER RELIEF OPERATIONS

EXERCISE SAHAYATA 2016 – STREAMLINING DISASTER RELIEF OPERATIONS

Indian Disaster Response has improved in the last few years, but there is always a scope for improvement. To that
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HAVOC BY HUNTERS AT LONGEWALA

HAVOC BY HUNTERS AT LONGEWALA

In a noteworthy example of Army- Air cooperation, Hunter aircraft based at Jaisalmer alongwith Air OP pilots and the Army
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SCRAMBLE : Sabres Over Srinagar

SCRAMBLE : Sabres Over Srinagar

A tribute to a valiant pilot who took off from Srinagar Airfield while under attack by Pakistani fighter jets, and
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THE BOYRA AIR BATTLE : Drawing First Blood

THE BOYRA AIR BATTLE : Drawing First Blood

Even before the start of the December 1971 War, air space violations had started taking place along the borders with
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