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Shashank Mishra is the Founder and Editor of India Defence Wire, where he reports on defence, national security, military affairs, aerospace, and strategic developments. His work centres on accurate, fact-based coverage of India's evolving defence landscape, with particular emphasis on military modernisation, indigenous defence programmes, defence manufacturing, acquisitions, and emerging technologies.

He closely follows developments across the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force, as well as the DRDO, the defence industry, and India's broader strategic environment. Through India Defence Wire, he is committed to delivering objective, context-driven journalism that explains complex defence and security issues with clarity and precision.

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IAF Chief VAYU Vision Puts Combat Strength First as Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Sets Out Priorities

A day after taking charge as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit set out his priorities under the word VAYU: Vigilance, Victory and Readiness, Aatmanirbharta, Yukti and Unity of effort. Restoring fighter squadron strength towards the sanctioned level is his foremost task.

1/11/2026 | INDIA DEFENCE

Air Chief Marshal AP Singh superannuates after 42 years, lays wreath at National War Memorial

INDIA DEFENCE

GSAT-7C Varunastra contracts worth Rs 4,106 crore signed: a dedicated satellite for the IAF and heavyweight torpedoes for the Navy

15/10/2026 | NAVY

Air Chief Marshal AP Singh flies his last fighter sortie in the Tejas he once tested

INDIA DEFENCE

BrahMos export orders: Vietnam deal worth about $100 million, Indonesia $200 million as Akash reaches Tajikistan, Turkmenistan

1/10/2026 | DEFENCE RESEARCH

Mahindra Embraer Nagpur facility to assemble C-390 if IAF picks the aircraft

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Shashank Mishra

IAF Chief VAYU Vision Puts Combat Strength First as Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Sets Out Priorities

Air Chief Marshal AP Singh superannuates after 42 years, lays wreath at National War Memorial

Army Commanders Conference 2026: Monitor geopolitical and regional developments, Rajnath Singh tells commanders

Rafale Marine trials under way in Goa to clear the fighter for INS Vikrant

GSAT-7C Varunastra contracts worth Rs 4,106 crore signed: a dedicated satellite for the IAF and heavyweight torpedoes for the Navy

Air Chief Marshal AP Singh flies his last fighter sortie in the Tejas he once tested

Rajnath Singh at Tarang Shakti: Future Air Power Will Be Measured by Speed, Not Numbers

94th Air Force Day: Air Chief Marshal AP Singh Recalls Operation Sindoor Speed in Final Address as Chief

DRDO High Altitude Platform HAPS explained: the satellite that never goes to space

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Named 29th Chief of the Air Staff, Takes Over on 31 October

BrahMos export orders: Vietnam deal worth about $100 million, Indonesia $200 million as Akash reaches Tajikistan, Turkmenistan

Mahindra Embraer Nagpur facility to assemble C-390 if IAF picks the aircraft

Naval Commanders Conference Begins Tuesday With Focus on Energy Security and AI

Tarang Shakti operational phase begins at Jodhpur with seven partner air forces

F-35 at Tarang Shakti: what America's stealth fighter brings to the IAF's desert exercise

Tarang Shakti 2026 will see the IAF fly with the US F-35 for the first time

Dhruv NG Helicopter Explained: What HAL Has Actually Put Into Pawan Hans Service

LCA FOC Trainers Delivered With HTT 40 and Dhruv NG as Rajnath Singh Asks Engineers for Technologies That Do Not Exist

HAL Tejas Twin Seater Trainer to Be Handed Over to IAF as Rajnath Singh Attends Bengaluru Ceremony