'If the other side knows you are coming, then you are the guy who is going to be dead.'
The mishap occurred during a sortie as part of the rehearsal for AeroIndia.
The cost of the five Embraers ordered in September 2003 by the then National Democratic Alliance government and endorsed recently by the ruling United Progressive Alliance is about 75000 million rupees
Escorted by the IAF's Kiran trainer aircraft, Saras, piloted by Squadron Leader K K Venugopal and Wing Commander R S Makker, flew for about 20 minutes with about 500 kg of instrumentation.
Russia -- already India's biggest arms supplier from 2014-18, accounting for 58 per cent of India's defence imports -- eyes more, reports Ajai Shukla.
Monga said the most difficult stretches they hoped to come across will be the icy wastelands of Siberia, Iceland and Greenland.
The IAF's mainstream fighter aircraft, the Sukhoi-30MKI and Jaguar, are set to square off with their American counterparts to execute some of the most realistic manoeuvres of its kind during Exercise Red Flag over Alaska starting April 28. Here's what you need to know.
The abductors gave Tokyo three days to declare a pullout, failing which the three Japanese--two journalists and a woman aid worker-would be executed.
India is now the only power in Asia after China to deploy such a capability.
A militant outfit has threatened to behead a captured US soldier unless Iraqi prisoners are released in 72 hours.
'India will come increasingly in the US crosshairs if it insists on maintaining its strategic autonomy, warns Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Twenty-two British and French trekkers, stranded in high altitude Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir following heavy downpour, have been rescued by Indian Air Force personnel in the past two days.
UAVs are an intrinsic part of today's technology driven battlefield. Indians don't seem to be taking the challenge with the degree of urgency that is required, says Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).
The Intermediate Jet Trainer is expected to replace the ageing Kiran aircraft.
Swedish defence major Saab has offered to manufacture its fifth generation Gripen fighter aircraft in New Delhi with technology transfer to India.
Bush's remains will lie in state in the US Capitol Rotunda till Wednesday, when he will be honoured with state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral.
"It is my first sortie in Tejas, it is a good aircraft for induction into IAF operations," Raha was quoted as saying by the aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
Survey ship Sandhayak picks up signals likely from missing Coast Guard aircraft
This was disclosed by Pakistan Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali in an interview to arabic daily Okaz published on Saturday.
'IAF is expanding at a rapid pace'
'What the price will reveal, since the India specific capabilities haven't changed since 2013, is how much the Modi government padded up the cost,' points out Mohan Guruswamy.
The hull of INS Agray, which is part of the Navy's anti-submarine warfare squadron, was damaged resulting in flooding of the ship's engine room.
Pakistan permitted the overflight of the IAF aircraft as a special gesture.
A MIG-21 BIS aircraft piloted by flying officer B Agarwal failed to land at the Bhuj airbase in Gujarat on June 25, 1990 and till date the aircraft has not been traced.
'Since each chief single-mindedly pursues his service's interests in the competition for turf and in core matters such as budget share. The CDS, therefore, must act as an "honest broker" whose decisions serve the broader national purpose, rather than narrow service interests,' says Ajai Shukla.
NavaL chief Admiral Madhvendera Singh said the warship, armed with a squadron of MiG-29k fighters, will be almost 70 per cent new.
This will be for the first time that IAF pilots will get hands-down experience with a mid-air refueller.
Two operational missile groups of the Indian Army -- one with the 150-250 km short-range Prithvi missiles and the other in charge of the longer-version 2,500 km Agni missiles, would form the nucleus of the new Strategic Forces Command.
The success of the flight has sent the aspirations of the defence establishment soaring with plans being made to design a Medium Combat Aircraft.
Close to 75 Indian warships and 24 from Navies across the globe are participating in the event.
HAL's HTT-40 aircraft have outperformed both Swiss Pilatus planes and the IAF's performance criteria. Why then does the IAF prefer the Pilatus to the HTT-40?
Eyes Rs 10,000 cr revenue mark despite focusing less on manufacturing, more on system integration
After a decade-long wait, the IAF will transform 80 ageing Jaguar fighters into highly capable, multi-role, combat aircraft.
'I will need a few more pictures, sir, can I get some time from you for a more extended photo shoot?' asked Singh. Modi, ever-obliging before the camera, laughed. 'Sure, but let us plan to do it after my swearing-in is over in May!' The Balakot effect was evident. A fascinating excerpt from Rajdeep Sardesai's 2019: How Modi Won India.
Sachin Tendulkar donated Rs 4.5 lakh to the Indian wheelchair cricket team, which helped them successfully complete their first international tour of Bangladesh.
With this India has become only the sixth air force in the world to have such a force multiplier.
As a percentage of the military budget, the navy's share has fallen from 19 per cent in 2010-2011 to just 15.5 per cent this year. With the Indian Navy's annual budget declining steadily, security planners are reluctant to green light crucial projects, discovers Ajai Shukla.
A teeming multitude of pets and other assorted animals are among those still being rescued from Hurricane Harvey-ravaged parts. Here's some of the most heart-warming images from the rescue.
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