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Encounter between Soviet MiG-23s and Pakistani F-16s during the Afghanistan War, 1987 On April 29,1987, L/C Pochitalkin led a flight of four MiG-23s to mine a mountain path under Mujahedeen control in the Djavara region, to the south of Host. These routes were used to supply weapons and...

MOSCOW: Aircraft designer Mikhail Simonov, whose supremely maneuverable, heavily armed and far-flying Sukhoi fighter jet became an icon of the Soviet defense industry and a cash cow for post-communist Russia, died in Moscow on Friday after a long illness. He was 81, the Sukhoi company said...

I was inspired by the thread called "20 most Decisive Battles" by Austerlitz to create a similar thread which deals exclusively with the Indian subcontinent. Here, I will rank the Top 10 military encounters which I feel have had the greatest impact on South Asia. Tactical brilliance, or lack...

There seems to be some confusion in this forum about the origin of the word "India". Many believe that it was the British who first coined the term. In reality, the term "India" has been used by ancient Greek and Roman historians since 300 B.C.E to describe the land stretching from the Indus to...

Pakistan has allowed the United States military and its coalition partners in Afghanistan to maintain a presence in Quetta, Balochistan, the US Department of Defence told Congress in a report. "Pakistan Army General Headquarters recently approved an ODRP and Coalition presence at the PAKMIL...

The 1961 Indo-Portuguese War was a momentuous event. It marked the end of colonial era in South Asia, and the beginning of the reemergence of India as a global power. It was also a "baptism of fire" for the Indian Navy, which saw its first real combat operations in the Goa conflict...