India has initiated efforts to join the French-led Future Combat Air System sixth-generation fighter programme, according to a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence report

President Droupadi Murmu will visit Rajasthan from February 27 for two days, attending the Indian Air Force's largest military exercise, Vayu Shakti-2026, at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in Jaisalmer. She will co-pilot a Light Combat Helicopter Prachand in a first-of-its-kind aerial survey of the exercise area near the Pakistan border