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Tejas MK-1A Fighter Jets

13 Apr 2024

IAF Set To Procure 97 Tejas MK-1A Jets, Defence Ministry Issues Tender To HAL

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.

Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse Live Updates

16 Nov 2023

Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: IAF Flies In Auger Machine To Rescue Trapped Men

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.

Moscow-Goa flight

10 Jan 2023

Bomb Scare: IAF landed Moscow-Goa flight at Jamnagar airport in just 50 mins

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.

Indian Air Force (IAF)

08 Dec 2021

Security forces conduct heliborne exercise in Kashmir valley

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.

Purvanchal Expressway

16 Nov 2021

PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate the 6-lane Purvanchal Expressway today

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

Indian Air Force

08 Oct 2021

IAF 89th anniversary: From Sukhoi to Rafale, 75 aircraft take part in air show

Indian Air Force (IAF)

30 Sep 2021

Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari is new IAF chief

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

18 Sep 2021

IAF signs deal with French Air Force to purchase phased out Mirage aircraft

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.

17 Sep 2021

IAF will acquire 24 second-hand Mirages to strengthen fighter fleet: Report

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.

09 Aug 2021

India to upgrade air operations capability in eastern Ladakh

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.

08 May 2021

COVID: IAF airlifts cryogenic oxygen containers from Singapore to West Bengal

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.

Indian Air Force (IAF)

05 Feb 2021

Tejas, Rafale, Sukhoi soar high in Bengaluru's Aero India 2021- In pics

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.

Indian Air Force (IAF)

28 Aug 2020

Defence Ministry working to announce new air defence command by October

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.

Republic Day Parade 2020

23 Jan 2020

Photo Gallery: IAF fighter jets flypast Rajpath during full dress rehearsals

Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria

01 Oct 2019

'Ready to face any challenge,' says Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria

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.

Balakot air strike

20 May 2019

Pakistan wary of India, moves its F-16 fighters out of frontline bases

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.

Indian Air Force (IAF)

03 Nov 2017

Indian Air Force, DRDO successfully test-fire guided 'Glide Bomb'

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

Indian Air Force (IAF)

19 Oct 2017

IAF fighter jets to land on Agra expressway on October 24. Here is why

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

Jammu and Kashmir

14 Mar 2017

IAF airlifts 530 stranded passengers to Kashmir

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.

Indian Air Force (IAF)

23 Feb 2017

India's enemies nervous as Sukhoi-30 MKI-BrahMos integration gets closer to reality

The BrahMos-Sukhoi-30 MKI integration will provide the IAF the lethal capability to strike deep inside enemy territory.

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