Indian Air Force
HAL set to get Rs6,800-cr order for 70 HTT- 40 basic trainer aircraft for Indian Air Force
06 Mar 2023
Aero India 2023 scheduled from 13 to 17 Feb 2023
13 Feb 2023
Tata Advanced Systems to build military aircraft
31 Oct 2022
Tata Advanced Systems will manufacture 40 of the 56 C-295 medium transport aircraft for Airbus Defence at a facility in Vadodara, Gujarat, becoming India’s first private company to make military aircraft
India set to acquire 30 predator drones from US in Rs21,000-crore deal
16 Nov 2021
The drones come with advanced systems that enable long-range surveillance and weapons package allowing precision strikes
IAF to acquire 56 C-295MW transport aircraft from Airbus, Spain
24 Sep 2021
The aircraft is capable of operating from semi-prepared strips and has a rear ramp door for quick reaction and para dropping of troops and cargo and will give a major boost to tactical airlift capability of IAF
Emergency aircraft landing facility opened on Satta-Gandhav stretch of NH-925A in Rajasthan’s Barmer
13 Sep 2021
Cabinet approves procurement of 83 LCA ‘Tejas’ aircraft for IAF
21 Jan 2021
About 500 Indian companies, including MSMEs in the design and manufacturing sectors, will be working with HAL in this procurement and the programme will act as a catalyst for transforming the Indian aerospace manufacturing ecosystem
Cabinet approves procurement of 83 LCA ‘Tejas’ aircraft for IAF
21 Jan 2021
About 500 Indian companies, including MSMEs in the design and manufacturing sectors, will be working with HAL in this procurement and the programme will act as a catalyst for transforming the Indian aerospace manufacturing ecosystem
First five Rafale fighter jets land at Ambala airbase
30 Jul 2020
The aircraft has very good flying range, weapons system, radar and other sensors and electronic warfare capabilities, but IAF needs more such planes for deployment of the `Gilden Arrows’ fighting squadron
SC dumps Rafale petition, contempt plea against Rahul Gandhi
14 Nov 2019
While the court favoured the government in the Rafale case and the contempt case against former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, the 5-judge constitution bench deferred a decision on the Sabarimala temple issue to a larger 7-judge bench
India receives first Rafale fighter jet from France
09 Oct 2019
Rafale is a twin-jet fighter aircraft able to operate from both an aircraft carrier and a shore base
Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria takes over as Chief of Air Staff
30 Sep 2019
Since his commissioning into the fighter stream of IAF on 15 June 1980, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria had flowwn 27 types of fighters as well as transport aircraft and holds the unique distinction of being an Experimental Test Pilot, a Cat 'A' Qualified Flying Instructor and a Pilot Attack Instructor
IAF receives first ‘acceptance’ Rafale in France
20 Sep 2019
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