Garud Special Forces

The Garud Special Forces of the Indian Air Force will be marching on the Kartavya Path during this year's Republic Day parade for the first time.

In a major step, the special forces of the Army, Navy and Air Force have been deployed in Kashmir valley to carry out combined counter-terrorist operations. The three special forces, namely the Army's Para (Special Forces), Navy's Marine Commandos (MARCOS) and Indian Air Force's Garuds are being deployed in Kashmir valley under the Defence Ministry...

The government is planning to set up a "surgical strike" force comprising the best soldiers drawn from the three branches of the military, a senior government official told NDTV. This special unit will conduct surprise precision strikes deep inside enemy territory, inflicting maximum damage in the shortest possible time and leave the battle area sw...

In a dramatic rescue operation, a toddler and his mother were saved by the Indian Air Force personnel at Alappuzha in flood-ravaged Kerala on Sunday. Wing Commander Prasanth of IAF's Garud Special Force winched up the little boy from the rooftop of his home in Alappuzha. Reports of IAF, Navy and NDRF personnel saving stranded people in near-impossi...

Sixteen planes of the Indian Air Force performed breathtaking landings and touch-and-go manoeuvres on a stretch of the Lucknow-Agra Expressway today. A 35,000 kg C-130J Super Hercules aircraft landed first with Garud Special Forces commandos to secure the landing zone as part of the drill. Fighter jets including top-of-the-line Sukhoi 30s and Mirag...

The Garud Special Forces of the Indian Air Force will be marching on the Kartavya Path during this year's Republic Day parade for the first time.

In a major step, the special forces of the Army, Navy and Air Force have been deployed in Kashmir valley to carry out combined counter-terrorist operations. The three special forces, namely the Army's Para (Special Forces), Navy's Marine Commandos (MARCOS) and Indian Air Force's Garuds are being deployed in Kashmir valley under the Defence Ministry...

The government is planning to set up a "surgical strike" force comprising the best soldiers drawn from the three branches of the military, a senior government official told NDTV. This special unit will conduct surprise precision strikes deep inside enemy territory, inflicting maximum damage in the shortest possible time and leave the battle area sw...

In a dramatic rescue operation, a toddler and his mother were saved by the Indian Air Force personnel at Alappuzha in flood-ravaged Kerala on Sunday. Wing Commander Prasanth of IAF's Garud Special Force winched up the little boy from the rooftop of his home in Alappuzha. Reports of IAF, Navy and NDRF personnel saving stranded people in near-impossi...

Sixteen planes of the Indian Air Force performed breathtaking landings and touch-and-go manoeuvres on a stretch of the Lucknow-Agra Expressway today. A 35,000 kg C-130J Super Hercules aircraft landed first with Garud Special Forces commandos to secure the landing zone as part of the drill. Fighter jets including top-of-the-line Sukhoi 30s and Mirag...