Indian Air Force

Flown by Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter pilot Manish Tolani, the indigenous Tejas demonstrated its prowess and agility through breath-taking aerobatics, including thunderous rapid rolls, vertical Charlie, upside down and angular flying display on the first day of the 3-day air show under Covid cloud.

The government is developing a stretch of 3.2 kilometres near Sultanpur district on the Expressway where combat aircraft can land and take off. Awasthi, the 1987-batch officer, is looking after expressway projects in the state. The officer said that 85 per cent of the total work of the Purvanchal Expressway has been completed and he is hopeful that by March it will be completed fully.

The request for proposal (RFP) for the 21 MiG29s fighters will soon be issued to Russian state-run defence export arm Rosoboronexport, TOI reported quoting its sources. The fighter jets’ bare airframes have been lying in a dormant condition in Russia since the 1980s.

The French air force’s Rafales will be accompanied by the Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transport aircraft (MRTT) for aerial refuelling support. The four fighters will also participate in joint exercises with the Australian Air Force before reaching India.

In his remarks during a webinar explaining the objectives behind China's aggression in Ladakh, Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria said: "Pakistan is increasingly becoming a pawn in Chinese policy. Under the increased CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) debt trap, we are going to further witness (its) military dependency."

At least three Rafale jets will arrive in India next month. The dates are still being worked out. The planes will be flown to Jamnagar from France without a stopover on the way. Refuelling support will be provided by Indian and French tankers

The parade, with full military splendour, will mark the successful completion of pre-commissioning training of flight cadets of various branches of Indian Air Force. Rajnath Singh will be the chief guest and reviewing officer of the passing out parade. He will confer the President's Commission to the Graduating trainees.

The bench was headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and comprising Justices A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian. They declined to entertain a plea filed by Ranjith K.K. against a Delhi High Court order.