Indian Air Force (IAF) Archives - Page 17 of 25

Mr Bhanu Prakash Srivastava takes charge as Director (Other Units) of BEL

Admin - April 21, 2022

Bengaluru. Bhanu Prakash Srivastava has assumed charge as Director (Other Units) of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) with effect from April 20, 2022. He was serving as General Manager of the Advanced...

Indian Navy, IAF Successfully Test Fire BRAHMOS Supersonic Cruise Missile

Admin - April 20, 2022

New Delhi: In yet another shot in the arm for Atmanirbhar Bharat and demonstration of its fire power, India successfully test fired a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the guided missile destroyer INS Delhi on April...

RAFAEL to Conduct First Ever Live Demonstration of its ABS System & Present the Air Defence Optimizer at IT²EC

Arie Egozi - April 19, 2022

Tel Aviv: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. will participate at the IT²EC Exhibition (April 26-28, 2022) in London and in a first will unveil and conduct a first-ever live demonstration of its sophisticated ABS...

Agnipath: An Insiders View from Outside

Lt Gen P R Shankar - April 13, 2022

As per reports the government is set to finalise the ‘Agnipath’ nee ‘Tour of Duty’ recruitment scheme, under which youth can enlist in the Army for three / five years and be known as ‘Agnivirs’. It is being...

‘Made-in-India’ Dornier 228 Takes First Commercial Flight

Admin - April 13, 2022

New Delhi: With Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on board, Alliance Air's made-in-India Dornier 228 aircraft took its first commercial flight on Dibrugarh-Pasighat route on April 12. With this Alliance Air became India's first...

Anti-Tank Guided Missile Helina Successfully Flight-Tested, Adds More Firepower to Indian Defence Arsenal

Admin - April 12, 2022

New Delhi: The successful flight test of an anti-tank guided missile - Helina - from an advanced light helicopter (ALH) at high altitude on April 11, ensured that the Indian defence arsenal will have...

Defence Minister Inaugurates IAF Senior Commanders Conference, Launches Mehar Baba Competition- II

Admin - April 7, 2022

New Delhi: Covering the entire gamut of challenges facing the nation along its Northern and Western borders, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh expressed his satisfaction in the way Indian Armed Forces have been able to...

Procurement of 15 Light Combat Helicopters Approved by CCS

Admin - March 31, 2022

New Delhi: The procurement of 15 indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) at a cost of Rs 3,887 crore was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on March 30. The defence ministry...

BEL signs contracts worth Rs. 3,102 Cr with MoD Major boost for IAF’s EW capabilities, Atmanirbhar Bharat

Admin - March 30, 2022

Bengaluru/New Delhi. The Ministry of Defence (MoD), Government of India, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, signed two contracts worth totally Rs. 3,102 Crores with the Bengaluru and Hyderabad Units of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat...

‘Project Cheetah’ to Take Off, Heron Drones to be Upgraded

Admin - August 5, 2021

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force's (IAF) long-pending nearly Rs 5,000 crore 'Project Cheetah' is finally set to take off. Under this project, India's Heron drones are to be upgraded and armed with Israel's...

IAF Indigenising Russian Night Vision Goggles

Admin - June 4, 2020

New Delhi: In a boost to indigenisation in the defence sector, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is making Russian night vision goggles that are used by pilots flying the Mi-17 medium lift helicopter. IAF’s...

Air Marshal B Suresh Visits Air Force Station Halwara

Admin - June 3, 2020

New Delhi: Air Marshal B Suresh, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Western Air Command visited Air Force Station Halwara on June 3 where he was received by Air Commodore A Bhadra, Air Officer Commanding, Air...

Boeing Delivers First Super Hornet Blue Angel Test Jet

Admin - June 3, 2020

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Boeing has delivered the first Super Hornet test aircraft for the US Navy’s Blue Angel flight demonstration squadron. The unpainted aircraft now enters the flight test and evaluation phase at Naval Air...