Indian Air Force
Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria appointed as next Air Force Chief
19 Sep 2019
Bhadauria has a flying experience of over 4,250 hours and has flown 26 types of fighter jets and transport aircraft, and has a 'unique distinction of being an Experimental Test Pilot, a Cat ‘A’ Qualified Flying Instructor and a Pilot Attack Instructor'
IAF successfully fires air-to-air missile Astra from Sukhoi30 MKI
17 Sep 2019
With a range of over 70 km, the Astra missile can hit target with speeds of over 5,555 kilometres per hour and can carry a 15-kilogramme high-explosive pre-fragmented warhead
Russia offers to sell 5th Gen Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jets to India
30 Jul 2019
India and Russia had partnered during the initial development of the Su-57, then known as PAK FA or T-50, but the IAF pulled out of the programme due to some reservations about the capabilities of aircraft
Wreckage of missing An-32 aircraft located
11 Jun 2019
Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa takes over as COSC
29 May 2019
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa will be the Chairman COSC with effect from 31 May 2019 with the superannuation of current chairman Admiral Sunil Lanba
Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa takes over as COSC
29 May 2019
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa will be the Chairman COSC with effect from 31 May 2019 with the superannuation of current chairman Admiral Sunil Lanba
DRDO successfully flight-tests guided bomb
24 May 2019
The indigenously-developed guided bomb, which is capable of carrying different warheads, achieved the desired range and hit the target at a distance of 30 km away with high precision, says a DRDO release
HAL flight-tests a modified intermediate jet trainer
19 Apr 2019
The IJT was meant to provide high-speed training for IAF pilots entering the second stage of training, before they move on to an advanced jet trainer (AJT) to finally learn the art of combat flying
SC to hear Rafale review petition on merits
10 Apr 2019
The apex court also allowed petitioners to use documents leaked from the defence ministry to seek review of India’s fighter jet deal with France’s Dassault Aviation and dismissed government’s plea against it
India looks to sell LCA Tejas to Royal Malaysian Air Force
05 Apr 2019
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has made it clear that Malaysia will look to buy fighter planes from China or any other country after the European Union proposed to end the use of palm oil in biofuels
India successfully tests anti-satellite missile technology
27 Mar 2019
The mission, `Operation Shakti’, was completed in just three minutes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, adding that all equipment used in the operation was developed indigenously
India successfully tests anti-satellite missile technology
27 Mar 2019
The mission, `Operation Shakti’, was completed in just three minutes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, adding that all equipment used in the operation was developed indigenously
Real hero Abhinandan Vardhaman comes home
01 Mar 2019
During a dog-fight with Pakistani jets that intruded into Indian territory, the IAF pilot fired an air-to-air missile called “R-73” from the MiG-21 and downed an F-16 jet, but his plane was hit by a missile fired by another pilot
Pakistan to release captive IAF pilot tomorrow
28 Feb 2019
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan today said Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who is currently in the custody of Pakistani Army, will be released tomorrow as part of a de-escalation effort
India strikes back: IAF jets pound terror camps in occupied Kashmir
26 Feb 2019
IAF targeted laser-guided bombs at terrorist camps in occupied-Kashmir, including those run by Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar’s brother-in-law Maulana Yusuf Azhar alias Ustad Ghuari, in the air raid that is expected to have killed at least 200