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DRDO successfully tests the new dual thrust solid motor propelled VSHORADS (Very Short Range Air Defence System). Man Portable MANPADS will emerge as an offshoot from this program as well as vehicle and ship mounted VSHORADS systems. VSHORADs detailed from DRDO link

DRDO successfully tests the new VSHORADS (Very Short Range Air Defence System). Man Portable MANPADS will emerge from this program as well as vehicle mounted VSHORADS systems.

IAF's first woman Weapons System Operator (WSO) for the Su-30MKI, Flt. Lt Tejasvi. Posted to a Su-30MKI squadron based in Tezpur, Assam. IAF also has female helicopter crews for the ALH Dhruv

The first video that the IAF has released, showing the LCH in IAF colors, operated from an IAF base by IAF pilots. The LCH will bring a massive increase in the IAF and IA's gunship capability at a very affordable cost, versus the ultra expensive Apaches. Hopefully they'll be networked to work...

LCH and other HAL helicopters brochure The first LCH squadron will be inducted into the IAF with 10 LCH gunships. These will be based out of Jodhpur in Rajasthan. Set to join IAF, LCHs can carry out night ops

LCHs are entering IAF service officially in a week's time with the first IAF LCH squadron being made operational!

ALH Mk3 in the Andamans

IAF operations from Sulur AFS in Coimbatore, TN, where the 2 Tejas Mk1 squadrons (No.45 Squadron 'Flying Daggers' and No.18 'Flying Bullets' ) are based.

Couple of Bisons. IMO, the best looking MiG-21 variant.

Superior platform or not - I'll leave that to the FAA to figure out after they do a deeper analysis of the Tejas Mk1A as they are going to do by November 2022. On forums such as these, the bias is too strong to bother to dispel. India has already had FAA officials visiting HAL facilities once...

The primary issues relate to the Martin Baker ejection seat, Cobham refueling probe and the Cobham sourced quartz radome. Of these, the Cobham refueling probe and quartz radomes were anyway supposed to be replaced with indigenous options for the Tejas Mk1A sometime half way during production...

No images with the Hammer as yet. AFAIK, the integration is in progress and no test drops have been conducted yet. Astra Mk1 BVRAAM integration on a Tejas Mk1 can be seen in the image below. No carriage, drop or flight trials pictures as yet. Not sure if they've been conducted or not either...

IAF pilots from No.101 'Falcons' squadron based at Hashimara in the eastern part of India flew a three plane training mission. ACM Vivek Ram Chaudhari flew with his son Sqdn Ldr Mihir Chaudhari. Sqdn Ldr Mihir Chaudhari and ACM Vivek Ram Chaudhari

Some very cool shots from a recent Indian Army exercise, Exercise Gagan Strike

6 successful back to back tests of the QR-SAM by the DRDO and Indian Army! This system is very close to be inducted now.. Video of one of the QR-SAM tests

IAF LCHs

More details on the HAL offer of the Tejas Mk1A and Tejas trainer to Argentina link