India Air Force (IAF)

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to visit Moscow in the third week of November to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of Government Meeting, an engagement that will also...

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force is poised to field its first stealth-capable indigenous fighters far ahead of previous projections. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has begun active flight trials of its...

Tel Aviv: Singapore has selected the Elbit Systems' Hermes -900 UAV as its next unmanned system.  As part of the SAF2040 transformation, the Singapore Air Force (SAF) will progressively take delivery of the Hermes-900 Unmanned...

As the Indian Air Force (IAF) celebrated its 93rd anniversary on October 8 2025, it also bade a grand farewell on 26 September to its longest-serving fighter fleet, the MiG-21. Behind these two events,...

In a landmark recognition that reshapes the global balance of air power, the World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft (WDMMA) has ranked the Indian Air Force (IAF) as the third most powerful air force...

Nashik: The first Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A produced at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd’s (HAL) Nashik facility completed its maiden flight on October 17, in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The Tejas...

New Delhi: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft programme, a critical component of the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) pilot training modernisation effort, has encountered fresh delays following disruptions in component supplies from...

New Delhi. India's Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) stealth fighter programme is progressing toward production, with plans for an initial fleet of around 120 jets for the Indian Air Force (IAF) starting in 2035....

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...

Tel Aviv: Deliveries of the Sikorsky CH-53K to the Israeli Air Force (IAF) will begin in 2028. The 12 heavy helicopters will be supplied within 36 months. Israel has options for another 6. A...

New Delhi: Russia has significantly stepped up its Su‑57E pitch to India, offering a multi‑layered proposal that goes beyond sales to include evaluation access, industrial participation and localised production. In a renewed diplomatic and industrial...

New Delhi: The Tejas aircraft are currently all built and ready for delivery at HAL's assembly hangar in Bengaluru. In total, several jets, including four in one hangar and five more in another, are...

Widely recognised as one of the top-notch fighter pilots in the world, Air Commodore Surendra Singh Tyagi (Retd) has done the highest number of operational missions on the MiG-21 globally. Air Cmde Tyagi holds the...