Indian Air Force (IAF) News

Under a $800 million agreement signed with the United States in February 2020, the Indian Army was slated to receive six Apache AH-64E attack helicopters. Its arrival on Tuesday assumes significance against the backdrop of Operation Sindoor.

The programme will help the IAF to replace its fleet of MiG-21s, MiG-23s and MiG-27s which have been either phased out or are set to be phased out in near future, government officials told ANI.

The auger machine, which can drill through the debris at a rate of 4-5 metres per hour, was transported in three parts by Hercules aircraft of the Air Force.

The Russian embassy in India was alerted by Indian authorities about an alleged bomb scare on Azur Air flight from Moscow to Goa. The aircraft made an emergency landing at Jamnagar Indian Air Force Base on Monday.

The Army together with Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Navy conducted a heliborne exercise in the higher reaches of Kashmir Valley on Tuesday as part of a joint defence preparedness in the border region.

The expressway is expected to boost the economic development of eastern Uttar Pradesh Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will also be present at the inauguration In July 2018, Modi laid the foundation of the Purvanchal Expressway in Azamgarh

Air Chief Marshall Chaudhari speaks about the strengthening of cyber security Chaudhari was serving as Vice Chief of Air Staff before the new role

This is the second such agreement that the Indian Air Force has signed for buying okayed airframes. The French Air Force has been replacing its old fleet of Mirages with new Rafale fighter jets.

IAF has initialled a 27 million euros contract to buy the fighters and out of these eight are in ready-to-fly condition. These aircraft, which costed 1.125 million euros each, will soon be shipped to India in containers.

India has been considering multiple options of developing airfields in eastern Ladakh including Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO), Fukche and Nyoma which are at a distance of few minutes from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) continues its efforts towards bringing COVID-19 medical assistance and relief materials to the country. The IAF’s IL-76 aircraft on Friday airlifted three cryogenic oxygen containers from Singapore and landed at Panagarh Air base, West Bengal.

India displayed the aviation prowess at the 13th edition of biennial Aero India-2021. The show was inaugurated by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru. Indigenously developed Tejas-LCA helicopters and Surya Kiran aircraft stole the show.

The air defence command is proposed to be set up alongside the Central Command Headquarters of the IAF which controls important air bases including Agra, Gwalior and Bareilly. The aim of the command is to combine the resources of the three services under one command and activate it to protect the air space of the country. The Department of Military Affairs under Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has been given the mandate to create joint military commands along with theatre commands.

Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on Monday took over as the 26th chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) from Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, who demitted office on his superannuation, on Monday. Watch this video to know more.

The Pakistan Air Force has taken out its F-16s from their home bases in Sargodha, Punjab, and Sindh and has deployed them at their satellite fields in a scattered manner, government sources have said.

Designated as the Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW), the bomb released from the IAF aircraft was guided through precision navigation system.

According to the Defence Ministry officials, the drill will be carried out on October 24.

 IAF today carried out sorties of over 500 passengers who were stranded in Jammu following closure of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway due to heavy rains and snowfall, to Kashmir Valley.