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May 18, 2024
Maroon Beret Ceremonial Parade at Garud Regimental Training Centre Air Force Station Chandinagar
To mark the successful completion of training of Air Force Special Forces 'Garud' Commandos, Maroon Beret Ceremonial Parade was held on May 18, 2024 at Garud Regimental Training Centre (GRTC), Air Force Station Chandinagar.
May 18, 2024
Inauguration of Umeed Niketan by President Air Force Family Welfare Association
Neeta Chaudhari, President Air Force Family Welfare Association visited Base Repair Depot Air Force Palam on 17 May 24 and inaugurated Umeed Niketan, an advanced Therapy Centre for children with special needs.
May 16, 2024
Embraer and Brazilian Air Force collaborate on logistics and donations to Rio Grande do Sul
A C-390 Millennium aircraft from the Embraer flight test area landed today at the Canoas Air Base with an additional 18 tons of donations for families impacted by the floods in Rio Grande do Sul, in the South of Brazil.
May 16, 2024
GA-ASI and USMC Complete MQ-9A WTI Training with SkyTower I Pod
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) teamed up to conduct flight training on the operation of the MQ-9A Block 5 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) for the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) at Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Arizona.
May 9, 2024
GA-ASI Developing New ABAD Pod for Battlefield Awareness and Defense
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is working with the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to develop a new Airborne Battlespace Awareness and Defense (ABAD) capability.
May 8, 2024
GA-ASI and Shift5 Partner to Embed Observability Into MQ-9A Reaper
Modernization of Reaper through Onboard Data Access and Analysis Increases Cybersecurity, Readiness, and Survivability
May 7, 2024
Sixth Edition of Commandants' Conclave held in Pune
Conclave deliberates on defence strategies in nurturing future leaders of Indian Armed Forces.
May 3, 2024
7th India-Indonesia Joint Defence Cooperation Committee meeting held in New Delhi
Defence Secretary & Secretary General of MoD, Indonesia agree to enhance collaboration in areas of defence industry, maritime security & multilateral cooperation
May 1, 2024
Boeing Validates Software for Future Manned Unmanned Refueling Missions
Boeing has advanced its manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) technology using a digital F/A-18 Super Hornet and MQ-25 Stingray.
May 1, 2024
Air Marshal S.K. Vidhate assumed the appointment of Air Officer in-Charge Personnel (AOP)
Air Marshal S.K. Vidhate assumed the appointment of Air Officer in-Charge Personnel (AOP) on May 1, 2024. Commissioned into the Flying Branch of IAF in June 1987, he has rich experience of flying on various fighter & trainer aircraft of Indian Air Force.
May 1, 2024
Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor takes over as AOC-in-C Training Command
Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor assumed the appointment of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) Training Command (TC) on May 1, 2024.
April 30, 2024
GA-ASI Delivers First MQ-9A Extended Range to USMC's VMUT-2
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the US Marine Corps (USMC) celebrated the delivery of the first MQ-9A Extended Range (ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron 2 (VMUT-2).
April 29, 2024
Boeing T-7A Red Hawk Triples Progress
The Boeing T-7A Red Hawk achieved three recent milestones, propelling the advanced pilot trainer for the US Air Force forward.
April 19, 2024
DRDO hands over first batch of indigenous Leading Edge Actuators & Airbrake Control Module to HAL for LCA Tejas Mk1A
DRDO's Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) has handed over the first batch of the indigenous Leading Edge Actuators and Airbrake Control Module to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), marking a significant leap towards self-reliance in aeronautical technologies.
April 16, 2024
IAI Announces Sale of Integrated Air Defense Radar and ESM to a European Country
Enhanced Air Situational Picture through Integrated Passive and Active sensors
April 4, 2024
Pan India Emergency Landing Facility Activation by Indian Air Force
As part of the ongoing exercise Gagan Shakti-24, Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft recently operated from the Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) in the northern sector in Kashmir valley.
March 31, 2024
Closing Ceremony – Exercise Tiger Triumph 2024
The Closing Ceremony of the Bilateral Tri-Service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Amphibious Exercise between India and US, Tiger Triumph 2024 was held onboard USS Somerset on March 30, 2024.
March 28, 2024
Successful First Flight of LCA Mk1A
The first Aircraft LA5033 of the Tejas Mk1A Aircraft series took to the skies from HAL facility in Bengaluru today. It was a successful sortie with a flying time of 18 minutes.
March 27, 2024
Israel Aerospace Industries Launches AeroSpace Services India (ASI), furthering its presence in India
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), a world-class aerospace and defence company, has opened AeroSpace Services India (ASI), its Indian subsidiary in New Delhi.