Indian Air Force

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...

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted a landmark flypast and landing exercise on a specially engineered 3.5-kilometre stretch of the Ganga Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district. This event marked the inauguration of...

New Delhi: A contingent of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has arrived at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates to participate in Exercise Desert Flag-10, a premier multinational air combat exercise...

Bengaluru: Navratna DPSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence valued at Rs 2,210 crore (excluding taxes) for supply of EW Suite for Mi 17 V5 Helicopters of Indian...

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is undergoing significant modernisation efforts to enhance its capabilities, particularly in the development and acquisition of fifth-generation fighter jets. This modernisation is crucial due to the ageing...