Indian Air Force

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to retire its ageing Jaguar strike aircraft, a platform that has served for over four decades. To maintain squadron strength during this transition, the Mirage-2000 fleet...

New Delhi: In light of the ongoing conflict in West Asia, ex-IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari underscored the necessity for India to bolster its air defence capabilities. He stressed the critical...

New Delhi:  The Indian Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of around 30 single-seat Tejas Light Combat Aircraft following a crash on February 7, 2026, attributed to a suspected brake failure. The incident occurred...

New Delhi: Solar Defence has unveiled its Air Bomb 125 kg, a precision-guided munition developed under India's MAKE-II initiative, marking a significant stride in indigenous defence manufacturing. This bomb, akin to the NATO-standard MK-81,...

New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is poised to receive over 20 Jaguar fighter-bombers from the Sultanate of Oman, a move that will significantly bolster the IAF’s spares inventory for these aging aircraft. These...

New Delhi: Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit recently made a significant admission regarding India’s fifth-generation fighter jet programme, highlighting a critical 10-year gap before India achieves operational capabilities with such aircraft, according to a podcast...

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to receive its first Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas MK-1A in the last week of October 2025, marking a pivotal moment for India’s indigenous fighter...

Technology-driven weapon systems have reshaped the very nature of modern military conflicts. Revolutions in military affairs have pushed the arena of war from ‘non-contact’ to ‘invisibility’. It simply means whatever is visible to the...

On September 26, 2025, the Indian Air Force (IAF) finally bid farewell to its last MiG-21s—the numerically largest fighter fleet in IAF history—after more than six decades of service. The final two squadrons, No....

New Delhi: Rejecting Pakistan’s claims about Operation Sindoor, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, while addressing a press conference in the national capital on October 3 to mark the occasion...

New Delhi: Emphasising the importance of indigenous engine production, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Awadhesh Kumar Bharti on October 1 stressed that India's defence sector is making significant strides towards self-reliance,...

New Delhi: Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC) Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit in his address at a conference 'Counter UAVs & Air Defence Systems: Future of Modern Warfare' here, said that the adversary has learnt...

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is finally bidding farewell to the MiG-21, a jet both iconic and infamous as the "flying coffin." Its retirement marks the end of more than six decades...