Indian Air Force (IAF) Archives - Page 18 of 26

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...

Coast Guard Conducts Two-day International Search and Rescue Workshop in Goa

Admin - March 6, 2020

New Delhi: Indian Coast Guard conducted a two-day National Maritime Search and Rescue Workshop and Exercise-2020 (SAREX-20) from March 5 in Goa which saw participation by 24 overseas partners from 19 countries. The workshop was...

Government Adopts Two-pronged Strategy to Meet IAF Aircraft Shortage

Admin - March 6, 2020

New Delhi: In a move to overcome the shortage of fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF), the government has adopted a two-pronged strategy of midlife upgradation of existing jets and induction of...

IAF, Savitribai Phule Pune University Sign MoU to Establish Chair of Excellence at Dept of Defence & Strategic Studies

Admin - March 1, 2020

Pune. As a unique initiative, the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) entered into an academic collaboration by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a 'Chair of Excellence'...

Indo-US Relations Post Trump Visit

Sri Krishna - February 29, 2020

New Delhi. On the face of it, the event at Motera and in Delhi during the two-day whirlwind visit of US President Donald Trump may have seemed to be more of theatrics. However, the...

Takeaways from Balakote: IAF Looks at Regaining Edge over Pakistan

Admin - February 29, 2020

New Delhi: In a move aimed at having its position a notch above than Pakistan in air-to-air missile capabilities, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is looking at regaining its edge after it was “allowed...

IAF – RAF Joint Exercise Ex Indradhanush – V 2020 Commences

Admin - February 27, 2020

New Delhi. Indian Air Force (IAF) and Royal Air Force (RAF) jointly commenced the fifth edition of Ex Indradhanush at Air Force Station Hindan on February 24. The focus of this edition of the...

Defence Minister Presents Trophies to R-day Marching Contingents

Admin - February 24, 2020

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh presented trophies of best marching contingents for Republic Day Parade 2020 in New Delhi on February 24. The Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent was adjudged the best among...

Sukhois Down Under: Targeting the PLA Navy

Rakesh Krishnan Simha - February 18, 2020

Basing the versatile and long-legged Sukhois armed with the air launched BrahMos in Thanjavur allows the Indian Air Force to strike at Chinese naval assets far out at sea. On January 20, the Indian Air...

CDS Says India to Stagger Purchase of Fighter Jets

Admin - February 18, 2020

New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat said India will stagger the purchase of new foreign fighter jets for the Indian Air Force (IAF) in a move to boost domestic manufacturing...

HAL to Provide IAF with 83 Tejas at Reduced Cost

Admin - February 17, 2020

New Delhi: It took several rounds of negotiations that made the defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) bring down the price of 83 Tejas fighter aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) to Rs...