India Air Force (IAF)

Air Chief flies last sortie with Abhinandan

  New Delhi. Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa on September 2 flew a MiG-21 sortie with Wg Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman from Pathankot air base. The flight lasted 30 minutes. Wing Cdr Varthaman...

MAKS-2019: Export Contracts Against Sanctions

  Moscow. Within the framework of MAKS-2019, the International Aviation and Space Salon running in Moscow satellite town of Zhukovsky, from August 27 till September 1, 2019, the professional community of Rosoboronexport, belonging within Rostec...

IAF Gets 11th C-17 Globemaster III

  New Delhi. In a boost to the current and future strategic airlift capability of the Indian Air Force (IAF), it got the 11th C-17 Globemaster III. This is a premier transport aircraft which is huge,...

Apache Guardian Helicopter Induction to Boost IAF Firepower

  New Delhi. Firepower of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will get boost with the induction of Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian Attack Helicopters in the first week of next month. “All the tests have been completed...

MoD Inks Contract for Precision Approach Radars

  New Delhi. Defence Ministry August 26 inked a contract for installation and commissioning of nine Precision Approach Radars (PARs) with M/s Data Pattern (India) Pvt Ltd at a cost of Rs 380 crores under...

First Rafale Jet to Reach by April End Next Year

  New Delhi. The first batch of French Rafale fighter jets will reach India by April end next year after they are handed over to the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh next month in France who...

First Rafale Fighter Aircraft to be Handed over on September 20

  New Delhi. Indian Air Force will get the first of the long awaited Multirole Medium Range Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) Rafale on September 20 with the aircraft being received by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and...

Indigenisation for the IAF – Realistic Targets as well as JV Partnerships Needed

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has invested enormous efforts into phased indigenisation of license-manufactured products. This has come at considerable cost, but it has meant that license-production in India is not mere assembly but involves...

HAL Awaiting Payment From IAF

New Delhi: With the government y come under fire over the Defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for borrowing Rs 1,000 crore from banks in an unprecedented move for paying staff salaries and routine...

Pakistan is Collapsing – Why India Must Turn up the Pressure!

  Narendra Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister who has allowed the armed forces a free hand while dealing with Pakistan. For the first time since Independence, India has started responding to Islamabad’s terror...

IAF Chief Launches Mobile Application “Indian Air Force: a cut above”

  New Delhi. Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief and Chairman Chief of Staff Committee (COSC) Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa launched the upgraded 3D Air Combat Mobile Game “Indian Air Force: A Cut Above” at...

Officers Shortage in three Defence Forces -9427

  New Delhi. There is a shortage of 9427 officers in the three armed forces – Army (7399), Navy (1545) and Air Force (483) while it is 68,864 in Personnel Below Officers Rank (PBOR) with...

Defence Minister Awards for NCC Cadets Increased

New Delhi. In a boost to cadets of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) and encourage youth to join the armed forces, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved the increase in the number of awards given...
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