Indian Air Force inducted the No. 222 squadron Tigersharks on January 20, 2020 at Air Force Station Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu. The squadron was inducted in the presence of General Bipin Rawat, PVSM UYSM AVSM YSM SM VSM ADC, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, PVSM AVSM VM ADC, Chief of the Air Staff, Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO, Air Marshal Amit Tiwari AVSM VM, Air Officer Commanding – […]
Defence Research and Development Organization, recently tested the newly made Astra Missile on the Sukhoi SU-30 of Indian Air Force. The Astra has a range of 70 kms and travels at a speed of 5,555 kmph said a defence ministry statement. The missile was tracked by number of radars and sensors and was confirmed a target hit while it was tested off the Odisha Coast on Tuesday, September 17, 2019. The missile has a 15kgs high-explosive pre-fragmented warhead and is capable […]