India Air Force (IAF)

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

  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

  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

  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?

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

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

  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

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...

Too Early to Write off Aircraft Carriers Says Former Navy Chief

  New Delhi. It is still too early to write off aircraft carriers since shore-based air operations are still limited by range, said former Navy Chief Sunil Lanba. Speaking at an event here on December 17,...

IAF with Rafale Need Not Cross Borders says Rajnath

  New York. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh December 17 told a Indian gathering here a day ahead of the 2+2 Dialogue being held in U.S. for the first time that the induction of Rafale fighter...

PM Interacts with IAF Personnel, Says Nation Proud of Them

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 14 said the nation was proud of the Indian Air Force at an interaction with the service personnel in Kanpur. He shared a group photograph with them...

Ode to Former IAF Chief, Rafale Jets to Have Tail Numbers with BS Initials

New Delhi: As a mark of recognition to former Chief of Air Chief (CAS) Air Chief Marshal (Retd) BS Dhanoa who had firmly supported the Rafale deal, the Indian Air Force has decided to...

IAF Finalising Purchase of 114 Fighter Aircraft

  New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is in the process of purchasing 114 fighter aircraft with the SQRs (Services Qualitative Requirements) being finalised. “Now that the SQRs for the fighter aircraft are getting finalised,...

IAF Handed Over 3 Rafale Fighter Aircraft, says MoS Defence

  New Delhi: Indian Air Force (IAF) has been handed over three Rafale fighter aircraft till date which were being used for training of IAF pilots and technicians in France, Lok Sabha was told. Defence Minister...
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