The turn of the year has heralded a transition in the Indian military as nothing before. The shackles of a legacy that presumably prevented progression have been discarded and a whole new paradigm...
Posts by Air Mshl Sumit Mukerji PVSM, SC, VSM
For those who undergo flying training in the IAF and elsewhere, it invariably starts with a piston-engine, propeller-driven, two-seat trainer. But before one jumps into the cockpit to fly, for the...
The need for a strong military was first felt soon after independence when Pakistan launched a limited war against India, in a futile bid to wrest Kashmir from India. The right lessons were however...
Independence Day 2019 dawned with an ominous forecast from the meteorological department. It was to be a rainy morning with overcast skies and the likelihood of thunderstorms. But the weather does...
The Indian military aviation industry seems to be progressing in factors of 20. It was 20 years after World War II that the IAF was flying the first fighter aircraft of Indian manufacture, the HF-24...
. .OF HONOURABLE MEN (with apologies to William Shakespeare / Mark Antony)
“Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but be fearless when facing them” —Rabindranath Tagore. It may sound strange to some people that one of the most revered and peaceful individuals,...