Indian Air Force

Draw up Long Term Plans and Strategies for Capability Enhancement to Counter Future Threats: Defence Minister to IAF Commanders

  New Delhi. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the biannual IAF Commanders’ Conference (AFCC-21) at Air Headquarters in New Delhi on April 15. Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM...

IAF to Adopt New Process Based on Hours of Availability Per Year to Lease Refuelling Aircraft

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF), which is looking to lease mid-air refuelling aircraft, will adopt a new methodology for the process based on the number of hours of availability per year as...

First Biannual Air Force Commanders Conference for 2021 from April 15

New Delhi. First bi-annual Indian Air Force (IAF) Commanders' Conference for the year 2021 will be inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) on April 15. The conference of apex level...

Use of AI Can Bring Enormous Changes in the Way Wars are Fought: IAF Chief

New Delhi: The use of artificial intelligence can bring enormous changes in the way wars are fought and the Indian Force has started looking at its applications in a range of areas, including training...

India to Receive Another Batch of 8-9 Rafale Jets by Mid-May to Complete First Squadron of Fighters in IAF

  New Delhi: India will receive another eight to nine Rafale jets from France by mid-May, with some expected later this month, completing the first squadron of the fighters in the Indian Air Force (IAF),...

IAF Looks to Lease 20 Basic Trainer Aircraft through Emergency Procurement Route

New Delhi: Indian Air Force is looking to lease at least 20 basic trainer aircraft (BTA) through the emergency procurement route approved by the government last year, reports said. Earlier this month, the Air Force...

Multi-lateral Large Force Deployment Exercise ‘Ex Desert Flag’ Concludes with De-induction of Indian Contingent from UAE

  New Delhi. Exercise Desert Flag–VI successfully culminated on March 27 with de-induction of the Indian contingent from United Arab Emirates (UAE). Ex Desert Flag is an annual multi-lateral large force employment exercise hosted by...

In Major Boost to Atmanirbhar Bharat, Government Soon to Give a Go Ahead for Indigenous Stealth Fighters

  New Delhi: In keeping with Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative in defence sector, Government is likely to approve India’s homegrown fifth-generation fighter programme - the advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA) - by mid-year, with design, development...

Transfer of First Rafale Squadron Commanding Officer Raises Eyebrows in Indian Air Force

  New Delhi: The commanding officer (CO) of the first Rafale fighter squadron in the Indian Air Force (IAF) has suddenly been transferred to the headquarters of the Eastern Air Command (EAC) at Shillong, in...

IAF-SLAF Ties to Get Reinforcement as Air Chief Bhadauria Visits Sri Lanka

  Colombo. Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC, arrived at Colombo on March 3 on an invitation from Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, Commander of Sri Lanka Air...

For First Time IAF to Participate in UAE-hosted Multi-national Warfare Exercise ‘Desert Flag’

  New Delhi: India will be participating for the first time in the annual multi-national warfare Exercise Desert Flag hosted by the United Arab Emirates Air Force. Besides, the Indian Air Force, the others which would...

Commemorating 50th Anniversary of Indo-Pak War, IAF Gifts Alouette III Helicopter to BAF, Gets Return Gift of F-86 Sabre Aircraft

  New Delhi: To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief RKS Bhadauria gifted a legacy Alouette III helicopter to Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) and got a legacy...

As Part of 70th Anniversary Celebrations of SLAF, IAF to Take Part at Air Show in Sri Lanka

  Colombo. Indian Air Force's aerobatic display teams, the fixed wing “Suryakirans’ and rotary wing ‘Sarang,’ along with Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas arrived at Colombo, Sri Lanka, on February 27 on an invitation from...
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