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UK’s ex Royal Air Force airbase sold for £1

The former Royal Air Force (RAF) airbase at Machrihanish on Kintyre Peninsula has been sold for a po...

IAF signs Rs 2800 cr Pilatus trainer planes deal

The aircraft will help the IAF to replace its fleet of HPT-32 basic trainer aircraft which have been...

Russian Air Force gets first modernised AN-124s

The main components of the modernisation programme for AN-124 are a new avionics suite and navigatio...

Two Pak trainer aircraft crash, 4 pilots killed

The accident occurred close to the Pakistan Air Force Academy at Risalpur shortly after 10 am.

No proposal to induct women in combat duties: Govt

781 women have joined as officers since 2010, but there is no proposal to induct females in combat d...

`UK military personnel abused by their own people`

As per a survey of 9,000 serving military personnel, 21 percent said they suffered insults from a sh...

Fighter jet crashes in Pakistan

The France-made Mirage 5 crashed shortly after take-off for a routine training flight from the Masro...

William to choose between flying or Royal duties

Britain`s Royal Air Force has reportedly asked Prince William to choose between flying and his Royal...

Thai Air Force aircraft makes troubled landing in Dhaka

Civil aviation and Biman officials said the training aircraft of Thai Royal Air Force skidded off th...

IAF`s request to joint Malabar exercise turned down

Government has recently turned down Indian Air Force`s request to take part in the Indo-US bilateral...

Medvedev sacks Russian Air Force commander

Russian President has sacked Air Force Commander Colonel-General Alexander Zelin and dismissed him f...

Sleepy Air Canada pilot dives plane; 16 injured

Air Canada spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick said the company had already taken steps to address the fatig...

Exhibition to inspire feelings of pride for IAF

On display were life sized models of aircraft of World War II vintage to contemporary fighters and t...

Navy, IAF on alert to meet any post-quake tsunami

A massive earthquake of 8.7 magnitude hit waters off Indonesia triggering tsunami fears across the...

BAF officer killed, pilot critical in trainer jet

A Bangladeshi Air Force trainer jet crashed in central Tangail district on Sunday, killing a flight...

IAF to deploy new C-130J squadron in West Bengal

The first six C-130Js, procured at a cost of around USD one billion, have been deployed in Hindon ai...

Soon, laser-guided bombs for IAF’s Jaguars

Lockheed Martin has bagged a deal expected to be worth over Rs 100 crore for supplying laser-guide...

`Bring time-bound acquisitions to phase out MiGs`

A parliamentary Standing Committee has emphasised on time-bound initiatives for acquiring new aircr...

China tests J-10 fighters near borders with India

China has conducted a massive military exercise in the high altitude Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, close to...

Pakistan Air Force gets new chief

Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt succeeds Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman.

UFO `captured on film` in Chile

A video from Chile captures an unusual flying object during an air-show.

Fleet of fighter aircraft remain grounded

The fleet of frontline Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft remained grounded for the fifth day as investig...

IAF andArmy engaged in War preparedness drill

In a war preparedness drill, Indian Air Force and Indian Army are engaged in an exercise to test th...

Air Marshal Tahir Rafiq Butt new chief of PAF

Butt will replace Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman, who is set to retire on March 17.

Pak gets refurbished F-16s

A Turkish firm delivered the first batch of three F-16 combat jets to the Pakistan Air Force after ...

Pakistan air force making iPads

Pakistan`s military is working on the latest addition to its sprawling commercial empire: a homegrow...

Pakistan Air Force`s chief doesn’t want extension

Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman said he will call it a day when he reaches the age of retirement...

India sure to buy French Rafale jets: IAF

India will not veer from its decision to award a USD 12-billion-dollar contract to France for Rafal...

Russian chopper Mi-17V5 formally inducted into IAF

India on Friday formally inducted its latest Mi-17 V5 armed helicopters from Russia to enhance its o...

Sri Lankan Air Force jet crashes

A Sri Lankan Air Force MIG-27 jet crashed in northwestern region but the pilot ejected safely, the a...

Swiss govt ignored air force over jets: Report

The Swiss Cabinet acknowledged cost was a factor in its November decision to order 22 Gripen fighte...

Pak Air Force jet crashes; pilot killed

A China-made Pakistan Air Force jet crashed while on a routine training mission in southwestern Ba...

IAF`s biggest ever war game deferred

The IAF has deferred its biggest ever war game codenamed `Operation Livewire`, which was scheduled t...

Israeli military appoints new Air Force Chief

Israel`s military has picked a new Air Force Chief at a time of growing tension with Iran.

Delay in F-35 production leads to F-16 upgradation

The Pentagon terms F-35 as future of not only the US, but also 12 other international partners.

`US jets would have given IAF unbeatable platform`

India announced that the French company Dassault Aviation has emerged as the lowest bidder for its m...

Decoding ‘Rafale’ – the beast India bet upon

Termed as an ‘Ominrole’ fighter, the Rafale is versatile and is designed to excel in all sorts of mi...

`Lakshya` successfully test flown

Indigenously developed micro-light and pilot-less target aircraft ‘Lakshya-1’ was successfully test ...

IAF`s C-130J makes debut at Republic Day

The Indian Air Force`s (IAF) latest acquisition, the US Lockheed Martin C-130J transporter, made its...

Pak Air Force jet crashes during training mission

A Pakistan Air Force jet crashed during a training mission in Punjab province Wednesday, injuring a...

IAF to run sorties for stranded passengers in J&K

The Jammu and Kashmir government organized special IAF sorties between summer capital Srinagar and w...

Retd Air Force man stabbed to death in NW Delhi

A case has been registered and hunt is on to apprehend the culprits.

IAF drops relief material in snow covered area

Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out relief operation in areas isolated by the snow and dropped rati...

Russia to have 50 new Yak-130 training fighter planes

Russia`s Air Force will have over 50 new Yak-130 training fighter planes under the state programme t...

US offers famous `Stinger` missiles to India

The US has offered the air-to-air version of its famous Stinger Missile to India as part of the weap...

Air Force capable of meeting challenges: Browne

Air Chief Marshal Browne stressed on giving "undivided attention" to operationalisation of new syste...

IAF chopper comes under naxal attack in Dantewada

Naxals fired upon an Indian Air Force helicopter which had been sent to help the police-CRPF operat...

IAF Chief flies Sukhoi to restore confidence

India`s Air Chief on Wednesday flew a one-hour sortie in a Sukhoi combat jet.

`Remains of 274 US troops dumped in landfill`

The US Air Force dumped the cremated, partial remains of at least 274 troops in a landfill before ...

MiG-21 crashes in Haryana, pilot safe

A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed on Friday near Sirsa in Haryana.

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