India Air Force (IAF) Archives - Page 6 of 11

IAF Pilots to fly Aircraft of President, Vice President and PM

Admin - October 10, 2019

New Delhi. Indian Air Force (IAF) will be trained specially to fly the two custom-made B-777 planes, which will be used to fly President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime...

IISE Day2 Focusses on Defence Manufacturing in India

Admin - October 5, 2019

New Delhi. The second day of the 22nd India International Security Expo 2019 witnessed a large number of participants from the Centre, and State Governments, delegates from 12 countries, armed forces, paramilitary forces, state...

IAF Chief makes case for indigenous 5th generation fighter, says chopper shot down by “mistake”

Admin - October 5, 2019

New Delhi: Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria made a strong case for indigenise production of Fifth generation fighter aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) saying there is no plan to...

Boeing Awarded $2.6 Billion for Fifth KC-46A Tanker Production Lot

Admin - October 1, 2019

EVERETT, Wash. The US.Air Force on October 1 awarded Boeing a $2.6 billion contract for 15 KC-46A tanker aircraft, spares, support equipment, spare engines and wing air refueling pod kits. With this fifth production...

Ready for Balakot-like Airstrike says new Air Chief

Admin - September 30, 2019

New Delhi. RKS Bhadauria who took over as the 26th Chief of Air Staff September 30 from BS Dhanoa said IAF is prepared for any threat from Pakistan and is prepared to conduct Balakot-like...

Week Long Special Operations Division Exercise Concludes

Admin - September 30, 2019

New Delhi. A week long exercise by the newly-raised special operations division of the armed forces — comprising commandos from the special forces of the Army, Marine Commando unit of the Navy and Garud...

Nashik: End of an era, as last MiG-29 aircraft take flight

Admin - September 30, 2019

New Delhi. In a farewell flight, the last of the two MiG-29 Legacy aircrafts on September 28 carried out a flypast as they would be upgraded at the 11 Base Repair Depot (BRD) at...

President Presents Colours Award to Corps of Army Air Defence

Admin - September 29, 2019

Gopalpur (Odisha): President Ram Nath Kovind on September 28 handed over the prestigious President's Colours Award which is the highest military honour for an armed forces organisation to the Corps of Army Air Defence...

DRDO Stresses on Indigenous Defence Production

Admin - September 28, 2019

Shillong: There is a need to improve indigenous defence production emphasised Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman G Satheesh Reddy in Shillong on September 28 saying that the country must focus on more...

IAF MiG-21 Trainer Crashes Near Gwalior

Admin - September 25, 2019

New Delhi: An Indian Air Force MiG-21 Type-69 Trainer aircraft crashed near Gwalior on the morning of September 25 when it was on a routine mission and was airborne from Air Force Station Gwalior. The...

Ponung First Woman from Arunachal to become Lieutenant Colonel

Admin - September 24, 2019

New Delhi: Ponung Doming of Arunachal Pradesh made history when she became the first woman officer from the state to hold the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army. Doming was promoted from Major...

India to Acquire Another 36 Rafale Fighter Aircraft

Admin - September 23, 2019

New Delhi: Undeterred by the controversy sparked by the purchase of 36 French fighter aircraft Rafale, the Narendra Modi government has finalized a deal for another 36 aircraft bringing the total fleet to 72,...

IAF Felicitates Trust Set up for Late Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh and Mrs Arjan Singh

Admin - September 23, 2019

New Delhi: Indian Air Force felicitated Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh and Mrs Teji Singh Trust at a ceremony in New Delhi on September 22 attended by Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa,...