New Section on IAF Formations : A detailed look at IAF Commands, Wings, Missile Squadrons of the Indian Air Force, giving details of Units, Names, Mottos, and Equipment

TheIAF - Aircraft Manufacturer : Gp Capt Kapil Bhargava writes on the IAF and its short lived foray in Manufacturing

Polly Singh's 1/72 Scale Spitfires are displayed in the Modelling gallery.
The complete Spitfire Variant Collection 

Squadron Histories Updated : A detailed history of the Tactics and Combat Development and Training Establishment (TACDE) by Group Captain Kapil Bhargava.

For those who missed the Sukhoi-30 MKI Induction Ceremony. Here is a exclusive Photofeature by Kapil Chandni

Wg Cdr Kukke Suresh writes on the tale of Two Hydraulic Systems which involved a stricken Jaguar and some timely advice.

The Veterans History Project: In this update, we bring forth a wonderful article on Flying the An-12 into Ladakh. Written by Group Captain (Retd) Anant Bewoor.

For those who enjoyed last month's update on Indian Fighter pilots in the US, we now fill the page with photographs from Flt Lt Brown's collection. Continuing the story of the USA deputation,  Air Marshal (Retd) Philip Rajkumar, writes about his  Experiences with the 4521 Sqn.

Polly Singh's 1/72 Scale Mystere IVa is featured in the Modelling gallery. Constructed OOB from the Matchbox kit, this article has some rare photographs of Mystere schemes in vogue during the 50s.

Other  Updates include New Paintings in the Miscellenous Artists Page. New Photographs in the Heroes of Longewala Section. Updated Top Brass section.Two new Mirage 2000H images in our Current Images Gallery.

Squadron Histories Updated : Keeping in mind the requests for Squadron Histories on BR, we have finally started in earnest with the detailed  Squadron Histories of five of the first ten squadrons.   Click here to read more about the Tigers, Winged Arrows, Dragons, Battle Axes, and Daggers.

Cant keep track of the units? Check out our Squadrons list 'at a glance'!

Roll of Honour: We have known the names for long, now see the officers and men in the IAF's Roll of Martyrs, who gave their lives in the field of duty. Photographs and details of all those killed in action since Independence have been added.

The Veterans History Project: In this update, we bring forth three  delightful accounts. First, K Sree Kumar describes an encounter with a legend, Air Commodore P M Wilson, who is now retired and settled in the United Kingdom.  Wg Cdr Kukke Suresh writes about his experiences and observations on  Air Cmde Wilson.

Flight Lieutenant Peter Brown. deputed to the United States to fly the USAF Sabres recollects his experiences. Group Captain Kapil Bhargava, sent to testfly the Egyptian HA-300 ends up as an Eyewitness to the Six Day war

The Battleaxes prepare for their Diamond Jubilee Celebrations: The Battleaxes, No.7 Squadron, Air Force will celebrate 60 years of service to the nation on 2nd December 2002. All Ex-Battleaxes are requested to contact them. More details here.

Updated Bibliography: We feature details of IAF Publications and Brochures. Cover photographs of the regular IAF yearly brochures as well as various books available on the market are featured in this section.

Next update: More photographs of the Sukhoi induction ceremony coming up .

The Hobby Center  Aviation Paintings: An indepth look at Art - related to Aviation in India and the Indian Air Force. Profiles of two Indian painters who have been setting the canvas on fire with their aviation related paintings.

New Photos in History Section: The IAF detachment at Sierra Leone saw more action than it bargained for as narrated in our earlier account. We present a collection of photographs to accompany it. Also check out the Liberation of Goa page, which has got two new photographs added.

The Su-30 MKI Induction: The Sukhoi-30MKI was inducted into the Indian Air Force on 27th September 2002 at Lohegaon AFS, Pune. Exclusive photos of the new aircraft in our Current Images Gallery. Also added are four new photos of MiG-21s.

LCA Update : . The LCA TD-2 had its first flight a couple of months back. What is the status of this program as of now. Gp Capt Kapil Bhargava writes an LCA Update, an initial version of which appeared in the Air Forces Monthly magazine.

World War Two Gallery Update: More than twenty two photographs added to our WW2 photo gallery. Check out the 'new' pics of No.1 Sqn from Air Marshal A R Pandit's album.  New sections on the Coastal Defence Flights and on Color Profiles of Aircraft. Six new photos have been added in the Early Years gallery, including photographs of IAF pilots training at Cranwell

Raising the SuryaKirans - Sree Kumar writes on how the Surya Kirans were raised and trained. This article appeared in the BR Monitor