India Air Force (IAF) Archives - Page 6 of 10

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,...

LCA to Graduate to Next Level with OBOX

Admin - September 22, 2019

New Delhi: In yet another feather in its cap, the indigenously-built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will be graduating to the next level with the installation of the On-board Oxygen (OBOX) generating system by...

IAF “Technically” Accepts First Rafale Fighter

Admin - September 22, 2019

New Delhi: Almost a fortnight before the first Rafale fighter aircraft is formally handed over to India on October 8 to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at a function by the French company Dassault Aviation,...

Pakistan Always Underestimated India’s National Leadership: IAF Chief

Admin - September 20, 2019

New Delhi. Taking a shot at Pakistan, Air Chief, Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa said that it always underestimated India's national leadership and they did the same during the Balakot air strikes. Speaking at...

Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria to be Next Air Chief

Admin - September 19, 2019

New Delhi: Government on September 19 announced to appoint Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria, presently Vice Chief of Air Staff, as the next Chief of the Air Staff when the current incumbent Air Chief Marshal...

Modernisation of Armed Forces Need About Rs 80,000 Crore More

Admin - September 19, 2019

New Delhi: With growing tension along the borders in the north and west and the need to guard the 7,500 kilometre coast line, it is estimated that the armed forces would need about Rs...