Indian Air Force (IAF)

New Delhi: Emphasising the importance of indigenous engine production, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Awadhesh Kumar Bharti on October 1 stressed that India's defence sector is making significant strides towards self-reliance,...

New Delhi: Hyderabad-based T-Works, India’s largest hardware prototyping centre, is stepping into the high-technology defence sector with the development and manufacturing of advanced flight simulators for fighter aircraft. This strategic move aims to reduce...

Bollywood movie, "Love and War," starring Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, and Vicky Kaushal, filmed at the Nal Air Force Station in Bikaner, featured the Indian Air Force's MiG-21 jets. The film shoot marked the...

Tel Aviv: Switzerland is currently considering the future of a 300 million Swiss francs contract for the purchase the Elbit Systems’ Hermes 900 UAV. This surprising development as explained by the Swiss authorities puts...

New Delhi: In a move to strengthen its presence across defence, commercial aviation, and urban air mobility, Embraer, the Brazilian aerospace giant, has established a subsidiary in India. The aerospace and defence major has a...

Tel Aviv: The Israel Ministry of Defence (IMOD), through its Directorate of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D) and in collaboration with the Israeli Air Force (IAF), has signed an agreement with Elbit Systems to...

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is making great strides to improve its electronic warfare (EW) and intelligence-gathering capabilities, particularly near its sensitive borders with China and Pakistan. The IAF has prioritised the acquisition of...

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted a landmark flypast and landing exercise on a specially engineered 3.5-kilometre stretch of the Ganga Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district. This event marked the inauguration of...

India has signed a deal with France on Monday (April 28) to buy 26 Rafale fighter aircraft worth Rs 63,000 crore rupees ($7.4 billion) for the India Navy, the Indian defence ministry said in...

New Delhi: A contingent of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has arrived at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates to participate in Exercise Desert Flag-10, a premier multinational air combat exercise...

As the Indian Air Force seeks to upgrade, modernise and replenish its dwindling fighter fleet, India is under increasing US pressure to choose between Lockheed Martin’s F-21 and Boeing’s F-15EX for its Multi-Role Fighter...

The IAF currently has 31 fighter squadrons instead of its authorised 42. This gap creates real challenges when choosing a new fighter plane for India’s mixed air fleet and to increase its numerical strength....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Mauritius on March 11-12, 2025, at the invitation of Prime Minister of Mauritius Navin Ramgoolam. He was the Chief Guest for Mauritius National Day celebrations on March 12. Interestingly,...