New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to showcase its military might and strategic preparedness this month in one of the first and largest exercises near the Pakistan border in Rajasthan.The air exercise named Vayu Shakti 2026, to be held in Jaisalmer on February 27, has been modelled after Operation Sindoor – the military operation that flattened terror bases across the border and brought Pakistan to its knees, and will see a wide range of fighter jets displaying the s…
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New Delhi/Shillong, Feb 1 (IANS) Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia assumed charge as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force’s Eastern Air Command on Sunday, a Defence Ministry statement said.An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, the Air Marshal was commissioned in the Fighter stream of the IAF on June 11, 1988, the statement said.Qualified on all variants of the MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-27, Jaguar, and Su-30 MKI, he has over 3, 200 hours of accident/incident-free flying, it …
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The IAF aircraft’s “Operation Sindoor” formation, demonstrating air power and precision that embodies the air force’s theme “Achook, Abhedya va Sateek”, will be the showpiece of the Republic Day flypast, an official said on Thursday. The flypast will feature 29 aircraft, comprising 16 fighters, 4 transport, and 9 helicopters, operating from six different bases, said the Defence Ministry official.Organised into eight distinct formations, the flypast will commence wi…
Jaipur, Jan 15 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday asserted that Operation Sindoor is not yet over, declaring that India’s efforts for peace will continue until the ideology of terrorism is completely eradicated.Addressing the Shaurya Sandhya (Evening of Valour) programme at the Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Stadium on the occasion of Army Day, Rajnath Singh said: “Operation Sindoor is not yet completely over because until the mindset of terrorism is eliminated, our pursuit of peace wi…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) New Delhi is set to witness a powerful display of India’s military might this Republic Day, as fighter jets that played a key role in ‘Operation Sindoor’ will roar across Kartavya Path. The spectacle will capture the global attention, say defence experts. Operation Sindoor, which was launched in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack, highlighted a decisive response by the Indian armed forces. This military operation by India targeted terrorist hideouts and key locati…