NEW DELHI: A husband-wife combination of three-star generals is extremely rare. When Sadhna Saxena Nair was promoted to the rank of Air Marshal in the IAF on Monday, the Nairs attained that exceptional distinction.Air Marshal Sadhna Nair, a doctor who took over as the director-general of hospital services (armed forces) on Monday, joined her husband Air Marshal K P Nair, a fighter pilot who retired as...
NEW DLEHI: The Army and Indian Air Force (IAF) have finalised a plan to order 156 more indigenous ‘Prachand’ light combat helicopters, which are capable of offensive operations in high-altitude areas like Siachen Glacier and eastern Ladakh, from defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).“The proposal will first require acceptance of necessity from the Defence Acquisitions Council chaired by...
KOLKATA: A bilateral air exercise between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF) — Exercise Cope India 23 — is being held at Air Force stations in Panagarh (in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district), Kalaikunda (in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur district) and Agra in Uttar Pradesh from Monday.The exercise aims to enhance mutual understanding between the two Air Forces...
NEW DELHI: Reiterating that India's relationship with China is not normal and that tension persists along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that any military aggression has to be countered in a similar manner. "In 2020, even when Covid was going on, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had no hesitation in moving the Indian Army and Indian Air Force in very...
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