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Flypasts to petal drops: How armed forces will thank Covid warriors today

From flypasts covering the length and breadth of the country, to showering petals on hospitals treating Covid-19 patients, to illuminating warships, the Indian armed forces have made elaborate plans

Shekhar Gupta: Situation normal, but all locked up

India needed to get back to work in stages. But by not getting the country out of the induced coma of the lockdown, Modi govt has risked incapacitating it

Armed forces told to take optimisation measures amid Covid-19 crisis

Officers, however, fear this will sharply impair the military's equipment and functioning

Centre's dearness allowance move to save Rs 11,000 crore from military

The salary freeze will affect the military's 1,500,000 serving men and women - 1,265,000 in the Army, 83,500 in the Navy and 155,000 in the Air Force.

Larsen & Toubro to now manage communication network of armed forces

The final step was taken when L&T secured a coveted order to create the software backbone that ill manage the AFN

Armed forces readying 51 hospitals to treat coronavirus-affected patients

All armed forces units are coordinating with local civilian authorities to enhance Covid-19 preparedness levels

After Rs 21,000-cr turnover in 2019-20, HAL eyes higher growth this year

Rs 19,000 crore remains outstanding from the three defence services

Quarantine within units, extended leave mark Armed Forces' war on Covid-19

Fourteen-day isolation for those returning from leave, work from home for a third of officers in armed forces.

Missing in Action: the unfinished stories of India's lost soldiers

This intensely researched book opens up a crucial and uncomfortable chapter of military, political and diplomatic history that few care to visit

Defence ministry approves largest 'Make in India' order for Tejas Mark 1As

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has ordered 40 Tejas Mark 1 fighters, of which HAL has already built and delivered 16

Hindustan Aeronautics' operational turnover to cross Rs 20,000 cr in FY20

HAL is also poised to scale another summit this year, with its operational turnover for 2019-20 on track to exceed Rs 20,000 crore - for the first time ever

Indian Armed Forces now have 9,449 women personnel, most in the Army: Govt

Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said there are 685 women personnel in the Navy, 1,872 in the Air Force and 6,892 in the Army.

Rafale jets not enough, indigenous weapons to be game changer: IAF Chief

The air chief also said that while India had an edge over Pakistan in terms of Beyond Visual Range Missile capability at the time of Kargil, "we allowed that to slip"

Balakot, a year on: What has changed for India after the airstrike?

A realistic assessment will tell us that not much has changed between India and Pakistan since Balakot; the relationship remains as fraught as before with little prospect of reconciliation

Coronavirus: IAF aircraft brings 76 Indians, 36 foreigners from Wuhan

The C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft was sent to Wuhan on Wednesday and it carried 15 tonnes of medical supplies for coronavirus-affected people in China

IAF flies plane on bio-fuel mixture; helps lower crude oil import, says PM

He pointed out that the bio-jet fuel is prepared from "non-edible tree borne oil" and is procured from various tribal areas of India

China delaying permission to India for sending plane to Wuhan: Official

Official sources said Japan, Ukraine and France have been allowed to operate flights between February 16 and 20 but India's request has not been approved

China denies delay in granting permission to special Indian flight to Wuhan

India evacuated 647 Indians and seven Maldivians by operating two Special Air India flights to Wuhan earlier this month

SC grants women right to permanent commission and command in Indian Army

The Court dismissed the defence ministry's contention that "owing to prolonged absence during pregnancy, motherhood and domestic obligations," women were not equipped to deal with hazards of service"

Boeing may offer F-15EX fighter jets to IAF, seeks nod from US authorities

The move is seen as an attempt by Boeing to bag a $18 billion contract by IAF to procure 114 fighter jets