It has been couple of decades since India embarked on a project to build a modern low-bypass turbofan jet engine compatible with the Light Combat Aircraft (Tejas) at the Gas Turbine Establishment (GTRE) of the Defence Research & Development...
Pakistan’s bid to posture its surface-to-surface missile (SSM) programs as a counter to India’s conventional superiority has been marked by recurrent challenges. The developmental process of the Shaheen III Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) has been no exception to...
Group Captain Varun Singh, Shaurya Chakra
No. 45 Squadron (Flying Bullets) Indian Air Force
Directing Staff (Air), Defence Services Staff College, Wellington
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Fly fly, o' fighter
You fly on eternal patrol
On the wing, the angels guide
You fly forever now
Once on a Port,...
The Kargil war of 1999 was one of the most difficult wars fought in the history of the world, with the Indian Army (IA) having to literally fight an uphill battle against a well dug in enemy that had...
The Kalyani Group has been steadily raising its profile in India’s military-industrial landscape over the years. Under the leadership of Baba Kalyani, its Founder and Chairman, the Kalyani Group has graduated from being a key supplier of components...
Dr G. Satheesh Reddy is presently the Chairman of the Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) and Secretary Department of Defence Research & Development, Government of India. A distinguished scientist with numerous awards and honours to his credit, DRDO...
It is that time of the year again, when India in general and New Delhi in particular gears up for a month-long celebration for Republic Day, commencing with the Army Day Parade and various events around it. Included in...
Whether it be mobile phones or modern airliners, contemporary gadgetry and equipment are ultimately made possible through the use of semiconductors. And semiconductors are set to play an ever greater role as technologies such as the internet of things,...
In a dastardly attack on 16 October 2020, Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh Sandhu was shot dead outside a school he was running in Bhikiwind village of Tarn Taran District, Punjab, not far from the Pakistan border. Various members of...
INS Viraat, which served as the flagship of the Indian Navy (IN) for almost three decades from 1987 to 2016, was quietly towed away from her homeport to a Gujarat scrapyard last Saturday. This time around, there were hardly...
