Indian Air Force

Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh says drones are transforming warfare from surveillance tools into offensive combat systems. Singh said that drones and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are no longer merely...

Toulouse-Francazal Airport: At AERO Friedrichshafen 2026, AURA AERO will exclusively reveal the new exterior and interior design of ERA, its hybrid-electric regional aircraft, designed to address the environmental challenges of the 21st century. This...

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,...