As per the reports, a total of six aircrafts were used under the relief operations, termed Operation Bramha.
The tragic loss of an Indian Air Force pilot in the Jaguar aircraft crash in Gujarat's Jamnagar on Wednesday night has opened a can of worms on social media, with many demanding immediate phasing out of the aging British-French supersonic jet attack aircraft which found its way to the IAF in 1979.
India will send more than 15 tonnes of relief material to Myanmar following a series of powerful earthquakes that has led to the death of over 144 people and injuring more than 700, sources said.
India’s fighter jet procurement strategy is at a crossroads, caught between immediate operational needs and long-term self-reliance goals.
The event, aimed at highlighting the role of innovation in defence, will be attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with the Chief of the Air Staff and other senior defence officials.
India launched a counter-terror operation against a JeM training camp in Pakistan's Balakot on February 26. The next day, Pakistan Air Force retaliated using F-16 jets that US had given Islamabad.
Indian Air Force members and Chief were attending the Pacific Air Chief Symposium when the shooting took place on the other side of the Pearl Harbour base.
Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC, welcomed Rajnath Singh, Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar and Secretary Defence Production Shri Subhash Chandra.
Abhinandan Varthaman was awarded the Vir Chakra gallantry medal, one of India’s top military honours, on Independence Day.
The private aircraft crashed few days ago at an altitude of 11,500 ft at the Kedarnath helipad just short of the holy shrine.
