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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

IAF`s biggest ever war game deferred


The IAF has deferred its biggest ever war game codenamed `Operation Livewire`, which was scheduled t...
`US jets would have given IAF unbeatable platform`

`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

`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...

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...

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...

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...

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.
MiG-21 crashes in Haryana, pilot safe

MiG-21 crashes in Haryana, pilot safe


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

War gaming centre for Indian Air Force soon


India is setting up a war gaming centre for its Air Force to enable the aerospace power train for wa...
N-E build-up not to counter Chinese: Air Chief

N-E build-up not to counter Chinese: Air Chief


As an airfield in the border state of Arunachal Pradesh was reactivated today, IAF Air Chief Marsha...

Air Force going through dynamic changes: Browne


Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne, on Thursday said the Airforce was going through ...

India eyeing airborne surveillance and reconnaissance radars


Indian Air Force has sent two Requests for Information to US-based defence equipment major Raytheon.

IAF`s Bhatinda base to be operational by next year


The Indian Air Force base at Bhatinda in Punjab, which is being modernised under the Modernisation...

MiG crash victim`s wife still hopes for return


Nine long years after the crash of an Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21 in which her husband had gone mi...

Changes in pilot training by IAF to lessen crashes


IAF has undertaken changes in its pilot training programme to bring down crashes involving its aircr...

Avalanche threat looms large over MiG search


The fighter jet crashed Oct 18 in the Himalayan terrain at elevations ranging from 15,000 to 20,000 ...

IAF selects Apache Longbow combat chopper


The Indian Air Force (IAF) has selected Boeing’s Apache Longbow advanced attack helicopter for its c...

Massive search for MiG-29 wreckage on


Massive combing operations continued Wednesday, with trekkers managing to climb snow-bound peaks in ...

HPT-32 trainer aircraft flies into the sunset


It`s an aircraft that many senior Indian Air Force (IAF) officers cut their teeth on but a spate of ...
European missiles for India’s Sukhois

European missiles for India’s Sukhois


European consortium MBDA has offered their 300 km-range Taurus stand-off missile system to the IAF...

Top IAF commanders to review infrastructure in NE, North


The top commanders of IAF, over the next three days, will review the infrastructure development in ...

Ready to face any challenge: Air Chief


Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne on Saturday said India is ready to face any challenge c...

MiG-21 crashes in Rajasthan, pilot ejects safely


A MiG-21 combat aircraft of the IAF today crashed near Uttarlai airport in Rajasthan`s Barmer dist...

IAF to join US Red Flag exercise in 2013


The Indian Air Force is all set to join the US Air Force-hosted prestigious `Red Flag` combat aviati...

Kargil to be a major Indian Air Force base


The Indian Air Force is all set to develop the Kargil airfield into a full-fledged base that can ope...

IAF to induct first batch of Russian choppers


Augmenting its chopper fleet, the Indian Air Force will induct the first batch of Russian-origin M...

Tejas fighter undergoes weapons trials


In a key step towards attaining final operational clearance (FOC) from the IAF, the LCA Tejas is un...

`Amit told Anjali to accuse IAF seniors`


The alleged suicide case of former IAF officer Anjali Gupta seems to have taken a new turn with he...

Amit Gupta arrested in ex-IAF officer suicide case


The Bhopal police on Tuesday arrested Amit Gupta in connection with the alleged suicide committed by...

IAF officer suicide case: Police await report


The local police is awaiting the post-mortem report of former Indian Air Force officer Anjali Gupt...

MiG-21 jet crashes in Punjab, pilot ejects


An Indian Air Force MiG-21 fighter jet crashed near here in Punjab, Tuesday morning, police said.
IAF rescues American stranded near glacier in Leh

IAF rescues American stranded near glacier in Leh


In what can be called a show of absolute heroism and gallantry, pilots of Leh based Helicopter Unit ...

IAF plane unit rescues 2 foreign nationals in Leh


The Leh-based helicopter unit of the Indian Air Force has rescued two foreign nationals from the h...
Su-30MKIs, LCAs to replace MiG-21s

Su-30MKIs, LCAs to replace MiG-21s


Over the years, the Indian Air Force has inducted a total of 946 MiG 21s in its fleet.

IAF Jaguar fighter aircraft crashes in UP


A Jaguar fighter aircraft on Thursday crashed in Dilahi Firozpur village in this district, killing ...

`Over Rs 10K cr plan finalised for Mirage fleet`


The government has finalised a proposal worth Rs 10,947 crore to upgrade the entire fleet of 51 Mi...

Kishan Kumar appointed new Vice Chief of Air Staff


Veteran fighter pilot Air Marshal Kishan Kumar Nohwar took over as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff (...
NAK Browne takes over as Indian Air Force chief

NAK Browne takes over as Indian Air Force chief


Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne, an ace combat pilot, on Sunday took over the mantle of leading the Ind...