India Air Force (IAF) Archives - Page 4 of 11

Multiple Deals Signed by Indian Armed Forces Under Emergency Procurements, Includes Heron Drones, Spike ATGM, Hammer Missiles

Admin - October 9, 2023

New Delhi: The Indian Army has signed over 70 capital acquisition deals worth nearly Rs 11,000 crore in the EP-4 tranche from September 2022 to September 2023. The IAF inked 65 contracts worth over...

Indian Space Conclave 2023 to Open Next Week, Focus on Fostering Innovation and Collaboration

Admin - October 5, 2023

New Delhi: The second edition of the Indian Space Conclave 2023 will take place from October 9 to 11, 2023, in New Delhi, it was announced by the Indian Space Association. Dedicated to fostering innovation,...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Inaugurates Bharat Drone Shakti 2023

Admin - September 26, 2023

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated Bharat Drone Shakti 2023, a two-day drone exhibition and display event jointly organised by the IAF and the Drone Federation of India (DFI) featuring over 75 drone...

EDGE Group Signs Agreement with the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology of the Brazilian Air Force

Admin - August 24, 2023

Abu Dhabi, UAE: EDGE Group PJSC (EDGE), one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, today announced the signing of a strategic agreement with the Brazilian Air Force’s Department of Aerospace Science and...

LCA Tejas and its Future Variants with Enhanced Capability Will Form the Mainstay of IAF: Ministry of Defence

Admin - July 1, 2023

New Delhi: The new variant of the indigenously-built jet will be capable of firing a plethora of weapons, including beyond visual range missiles, the Ministry of Defence said on June 30. The Indian Air...

India’s Impending Fighter Aircraft Choices: Finding the Elusive Solution?

Admin - March 10, 2020

The New Year 2020 has given hopes and cause of celebration for Indian military aviation enthusiasts. The naval prototype of Tejas, India’s indigenous fourth generation fighter aircraft under development for more than three decades,...

Coronavirus Impact: IAF C-17 Globemaster Takes off to Iran to Bring Back Indians

Admin - March 10, 2020

New Delhi: A C-17 'Globemaster' aircraft of the Indian Air Force on February 9 took off the Hindon airbase for Tehran to airlift Indian citizens, who are stranded in the Iranian capital in the...

Defence Budget FY 2020-21: A Brief Analysis

Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja - February 9, 2020

Introduction Budgets come and budgets go whether they are interim budgets or annual budgets. The annual budget was presented to Parliament on February 1, 2020 by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. As always, national security...

IAF Achieves Milestone as AN-32 Aircraft Powered by Bio-jet Fuel Takes off from Leh

Admin - February 1, 2020

New Delhi: Indian Air Force (IAF) achieved a milestone on January 31 when an AN-32 aircraft powered with a 10 per cent blend of Indian bio-jet fuel took-off from Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport, Leh....

Is India prepared to meet threats on two fronts?

Sri Krishna - January 31, 2020

If one were to go by the picture given by a Parliamentary Committee headed by veteran BJP leader Dr Murli Manohar Joshi on ‘Preparedness of Armed Forces – Defence Production and Procurement,’ it is...

BMD Programme Complete; IAF, DRDO Await Government Nod

Admin - January 8, 2020

New Delhi: Indian Air Force (IAF) and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) are working on a proposal to get government nod for installation of missile shield for the national capital with the completion...

The Wider National Problem Beyond Pinaka

Lt Gen P R Shankar - January 6, 2020

The Comment “Long range artillery aided with precision can be a suitable complement for air-power and lack of fighter sqns of the IAF. The precision and low cost should be enough for us to procure...

Air Chief says IAF Will Continue to Play Critical Role in Security Domain

Admin - December 22, 2019

New Delhi. Air Chief Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria December 21 asserted that that the Indian Airforce will continue to play a critical role in the security domain and the present decade is likely...