Indian Air Force (IAF)

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,...

NEW DELHI: Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, April 14 announced the appointment of Ashish Saraf to the position of Vice President and Country Head, India, Pratt & Whitney. As Pratt & Whitney’s senior-most in-country leader,...

New Delhi: The fourth edition of bilateral tri-Service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Amphibious Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025 between India and the United States culminated with a Distinguished Visitors' (DV) Day at Kakinada...

New Delhi: India has initiated significant steps in modernising its military aviation capabilities, including contracting the American firm Metrea for aerial refuelling and investing heavily in indigenous rotorcraft production. The Ministry of Defence has signed...

New Delhi: The Indian armed forces are on the verge of a significant enhancement in their aerial capabilities with the anticipated approval of a deal for 145 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH), known as "Prachand,"...

Following "tareekh pe tareekh," Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) announced on March 26 that it has finally received the first of 99 F404 engines ordered for the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Mk 1A fighter jet...

New Delhi: In a significant move to modernise airbase operations under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is going to adopt an advanced Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Tool Tracking System, after...

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is undergoing significant modernisation efforts to enhance its capabilities, particularly in the development and acquisition of fifth-generation fighter jets. This modernisation is crucial due to the ageing...