Indian Air Force

IAF successfully test-fires beyond visual range air-to-air MICA missile

24 Sep 2016

India, France finally ink deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets

23 Sep 2016

The contract signed by defence minister Manohar Parrikar and his French counterpart Jean Yves LeDrian ‘marks the natural  culmination of the relationship initiated in 1953 when India became Dassault Aviation’s first export customer’, the company said

Rafale deal to give IAF much-needed strike capability

22 Sep 2016

Cabinet clears decks for buying 36 Rafale fighter planes

22 Sep 2016

The deal will generate business worth at least €3 billion for Indian companies through offsets, both big and small, and generating hundreds of jobs in India

India set to sign $8.8-bn deal to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets

16 Sep 2016

The $8.84 billion deal that incorporates a 50 per cent offset clause, could fetch orders worth around $4 billion for Indian companies, generating thousands of jobs

IAF to induct indigenous HTT-40 trainers ‘in large numbers’

02 Sep 2016

US confirms Pakistan origin of Pathankot terrorists

29 Aug 2016

IAF operationalises Pasighat advanced landing ground in Arunachal Pradesh

20 Aug 2016

The IAF has operationalised the upgraded advanced landing ground at Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh, across the border from China, further boosting its operational reach from the North East region

Lockheed Martin offers to shift F-16 production line to India

05 Aug 2016

Lockheed Martin has offered to shift its production line for F16s to India on condition that the Indian Air Force brings in enough orders to sustain production of the aircraft

No trace of missing IAF plane; Isro satellites to join search

25 Jul 2016

The hunt for the Indian Air Force plane that went missing in stormy monsoon weather over the Bay of Bengal on Friday with 29 people on board entered its fourth day on Monday

IAF plane with 29 on board missing en route to Andamans

23 Jul 2016

A full scale search and rescue operation is on for the AN-32 aircraft which has gone missing en route to Port Blair with 29 armed forces personnel including six crew members on board

Light combat aircraft Tejas joins the IAF

01 Jul 2016

India’s indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas has been inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) with the first two aircraft joining the `Flying Daggers’ squadron today

HAL’s trainer aircraft makes maiden flight

17 Jun 2016

The new trainer  aircraft will train IAF personnel in basic flying, aerobatics, instrument flying, navigation, night-flying and close formation flights

HAL’s trainer aircraft makes maiden flight

17 Jun 2016

The new trainer  aircraft will train IAF personnel in basic flying, aerobatics, instrument flying, navigation, night-flying and close formation flights

HAL’s trainer aircraft makes maiden flight

17 Jun 2016

The new trainer  aircraft will train IAF personnel in basic flying, aerobatics, instrument flying, navigation, night-flying and close formation flights

HAL’s trainer aircraft makes maiden flight

17 Jun 2016

The new trainer  aircraft will train IAF personnel in basic flying, aerobatics, instrument flying, navigation, night-flying and close formation flights

HAL’s trainer aircraft makes maiden flight

17 Jun 2016

The new trainer  aircraft will train IAF personnel in basic flying, aerobatics, instrument flying, navigation, night-flying and close formation flights

Pathankot attack: NIA does u-turn on clean chit to Pak

04 Jun 2016

Pak agencies not directly involved in Pathankot raid: NIA

03 Jun 2016

Indigenous basic trainer HTT-40 makes maiden flight

01 Jun 2016

IAF successfully tests land attack version of BrahMos

28 May 2016

Operational clearance for LCA Tejas delayed further

17 May 2016

Congress rallies to save Sonia from corruption charges

07 May 2016

IAF drill, intruders cause panic at Hindon

06 May 2016

Pathankot IAF base still vulnerable : House panel

03 May 2016