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A Tribute to Wing Commander Namansh Syal by Bhaavna Arora

By TNI Team November 26, 2025 9G aircraft brotherhood calculated mind cockpit competence conduct destiny devotion discipline duty excellence Fighter pilot gravity honour IAF ethos India’s credibility India’s honour India’s reputation Indian Air Force integrity Jai Hin loss to India manoeuvre margin of error mastered the skies moment nation National Loss peers pilot pride reflexes respected the machine rigour sacrifice service squadron brothers steady heart TIME training training schools trust Wing Commander Namansh Syal

People often forget that a fighter pilot does not merely fly an aircraft – he flies against gravity, against time, against the margin of error…

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DRDO Tests Integrated Air Defence System with Missiles, Laser

By Khushboo Kumari August 25, 2025 active radar seeker Advanced Very Short Range Air Defence System aerial threats aircraft Armed forces August 23 Centralised Command and Control Centre Centre for High Energy Systems and Sciences Chairman DRDO Chandipur Chess communications cruise missiles Defence Minister Defence Research & Development Laboratory Defence Research and Development Organisation destruction mechanisms DEW directed-energy technologies Dr. Samir V Kamat DRDL DRDO drone detection drone swarms Drones dual thrust propulsion electrical power electronic counter-countermeasures enemy aerial threats energy beams fighter aircraft flight data frontline soldiers Helicopters High-Power Laser-Based Directed Energy Weapon high-speed aircraft IADWS Indian industry indigenous defence capabilities infrared homing guidance Integrated Air Defence Weapon System Integrated Test Range ITR laser weapon layered approach loitering munitions low cost per shot low-altitude threats low-flying helicopters maiden flight-tests MANPADS missile technologies mobile air defence multi-copter drone multi-layered air defence system multi-layered capability multiple targets naval platforms New Delhi non-kinetic defence non-kinetic projectiles Odisha pinpoint accuracy point air defence QRSAM Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missiles radars Rajnath Singh range 25–30 km range 6–7 km RCI Research Centre Imarat robust shield saturation attacks Secretary Defence R&D self-reliance in defence senior DRDO scientists short-range surface-to-air missile silent small missiles speed of light stealthy tracked vehicles UAVs Unmanned Aerial Vehicles vehicles vital assets VSHORADS

India’s DRDO successfully flight-tested the Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS) off Odisha. The multi-layered system, comprising QRSAM missiles, VSHORADS missiles, and a high-power laser DEW, destroyed multiple UAV targets. The tests confirmed the system’s effectiveness in protecting against various aerial threats.

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Operationally Deployed INS Teg Arrives at Port Louis, Mauritius

By Khushboo Kumari June 20, 2025 19 June 19 to 22 June 2025 21 June 27 April 2012 aircraft basic seamanship Bilateral ties COMCG Commanding Officer Commissioner of Police Commissioner of the Mauritius Coast Guard community service damage control EEZ fire fighting global commons harbour training Illegal Unreported and Unregulated fishing India-Mauritius maritime cooperation India’s commitment Indian diaspora Indian Navy INS Teg International Day of Yoga 2025 interoperability IUU fishing joint surveillance joint yoga session maritime security Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone Mauritius Mauritius National Coast Guard Mutual Understanding naval disciplines NCG NCG facilities operational deployment Port Louis port visit professional interactions regional cooperation Secretary to the Cabinet ships social interactions South West Indian Ocean Region sports events stealth frigate Western Fleet

NEW DELHI: INS Teg, currently on her operational deployment to the South West Indian Ocean Region, arrived at Port Louis, Mauritius, for a port visit from…

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Air India Dreamliner Crashes Minutes After Takeoff from Ahmedabad; Over 232 Onboard

By Rohan Dua June 12, 2025 #rescue 1:38 PM 12 crew members 2 infants 232 passengers AAIB Ahmedabad AIR INDIA aircraft Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Airport Fire Units aviation disaster black smoke Boeing 787 cabin crew Clive Kunder cockpit voice logs Crash debris developing story DGCA Directorate General of Civil Aviation Disaster Response Dreamliner explosion eyewitnesses fire engines flames flight data recorders gujarat police helpline impact site Investigation local hospitals London-bound mass casualties Mechanical Failure Meghani Nagar New Delhi pilot error Pilots rescue teams residential area runway 23 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport shockwave Sumit Sabharwal takeoff

NEW DELHI: An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, en route to London, crashed into a residential area near Meghani Nagar in Ahmedabad just five…

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A Tribute to Wing Commander Namansh Syal by Bhaavna Arora

DRDO Tests Integrated Air Defence System with Missiles, Laser

Air India Dreamliner Crashes Minutes After Takeoff from Ahmedabad; Over 232 Onboard

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