Fighter jet News

The Indian Air Force will retire its last MiG-21 on September 19, ending a six-decade legacy. Once India's primary supersonic fighter, the MiG-21 played key roles in multiple wars but also earned a reputation for crashes. Modern aircraft like Tejas and Rafale now lead India's aerial combat fleet.

The British F-35 fighter jet, which had been stranded at Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram airport for several weeks due to technical problems, has been towed to a hangar.

In a significant push towards enhancing India’s indigenous defence capabilities and fostering a robust domestic aerospace industrial ecosystem, India approved the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Programme Execution Model, its bid to develop fifth-generation fighter jets indigenously. 

India's AMCA Programme: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved the programme that will see the execution and development of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft for the armed forces. 

The Pokhran Firing Range, situated in the Thar Desert, serves as a secluded area where the Indian Armed Forces conduct weapons testing and firing exercises.

During Exercise Bright Star-23, an IL-78 tanker aircraft of the Indian Air Force refuelled the Egyptian Air Force's Mig 29 and Rafale fighter jets.

Indian Fighter Jets: Today the maneuvers of the Indian Air Force are about to begin. The name of this maneuver has been given as Trishul. Seeing the Indian fighter jets, there is an atmosphere of tension in the terrorist country Pakistan. So the eyes of China are also on the sky.

The refuelling of the Egyptian Air Force Jet occurred during Excercise BRIGHT STAR-23 in which IAF's participation is aimed at practice planning and execution of joint operations.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will investigate the MiG-23 fighter jet crash that took place at the Michigan Air Show with the National Transportation Safety Board.

The Indian Navy's 26 Rafale will join the 36 Rafale already in service with the Indian Air Force, making India the first country to make the same military choice as France.

The upcoming film 'Fighter' starring Hrithik Roshan is touted as the first aerial action film of India and takes inspiration from 'Top Gun' starring Tom Cruise. 

The F-16 fighter jets created a sonic boom while chasing the unresponsive Cessna 560 Citation V aircraft, which eventually crashed in Virginia.

The IAF Rafale is a 4.5-gen aircraft and has helped India regain its supremacy over Indian sub-constituent skies with long-range air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles.

4 Rafale aircraft of the Indian Air Force have flown continuously for 6 hours today. The Rafale fighter jet took off from the LAC and attacked its target in the Indian Ocean, destroying the enemies. After this all the fighter planes reached their base.

Chinese fighter aircraft intercepted an American spy plane flying in international airspace over the South China Sea.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the Indian Navy for the successful maiden night landing trials of MiG-29K on INS Vikrant.

The pilot of the F-18 fighter jet was injured after the incident and was taken to the hospital; as per Spain's defense ministry, the pilot is out of danger.

There are only three MiG-21 squadrons operating in the IAF and all of them are going to be phased out by the early part of 2025, said the Indian Air Force. 

Group Captain Naveen Kumar Tiwari flew President Murmu in a Sukhoi-30 MKI that took off from the Indian Air Force base in Assam.

On being asked if the aircraft Mirage-2000 used in 'Cobra Warrior' is the same that was used in Balakot operations, Group Captain M Gangola told ANI: "These are the same machines."