Indian Air Force to ground MiG-21 fighter jets
May 21, 2023, at 01:53 am
New Delhi: Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to ground the entire fleet of aging MiG-21 fighter aircraft after a recent crash in Rajasthan claimed three lives, media reports said.
All flights cancelled at Leh airport as Air Force's C-17 Globemaster remains stuck on lone runway
May 17, 2023, at 03:16 am
Leh/IBNS: Almost all flights to and from the Leh airport were cancelled on Tuesday as a transport aircraft belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) remains stuck on its lone runway due to a technical snag.
IAF's MiG-21 Jet crashes into a house in Rajasthan, 3 dead, pilot safe
May 08, 2023, at 05:22 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: Three people have died after a MiG-21 Jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed into a house at a village in Rajasthan on Monday, media reports said.
India Air Force contingent departs to participate in Exercise Cobra Warrior in UK
Feb 27, 2023, at 03:41 am
New Delhi: An Indian Air Force contingent comprising 145 Air Warriors departed Air Force Station Jamnagar on Sunday for participating in Exercise Cobra Warrior at the Waddington Air Force Base of the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom.
IAF's Light Combat Aircraft Tejas to debut in multilateral air exercise in UAE
Feb 26, 2023, at 04:04 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has deployed the indigenously built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas for its maiden international multilateral Exercise Desert Flag VIII at Air Force Base Al Dhafra in the UAE.
IAF planes carrying army field hospital land in quake-hit Turkey
Feb 08, 2023, at 07:27 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Two Indian Air Force (IAF) planes carrying an army field hospital for a 30-bedded medical facility have reached Adana in quake-hit Turkiye, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted.
India sends relief material, equipment, doctors to quake-hit Turkiye, Syria
Feb 08, 2023, at 08:27 am
New Delhi/UNI: India on Tuesday sent five planeloads of relief material, equipment and personnel, including NDRF personnel and doctors, to quake-hit Turkiye and Syria.
Jan 28, 2023, at 09:18 pm
Gwalior: At least one pilot died when two Indian Air Force fighter jets- a Sukhoi Su-30 and a Mirage 2000- crashed during a training exercise close to Gwalior city in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, officials said.
Two IAF fighter jets crash in Madhya Pradesh, two of three pilots safe
Jan 28, 2023, at 06:46 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: Two Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets, Sukhoi Su-30 and Mirage 2000, have crashed during a training exercise over Morena in Madhya Pradesh, media reports said.
IAF, Japan Air Self Defence Force set to exercise jointly in Japan
Jan 07, 2023, at 10:57 pm
New Delhi: To promote Air Defence cooperation between the countries, India and Japan are all set to hold the joint Air Exercise, 'Veer Guardian-2023' involving the Indian Air Force and Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) at Hyakuri Air Base, Japan from Jan 12 to 26.
Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha assumes command of IAF’s Western Air Command
Jan 01, 2023, at 09:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha assumed command of the Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command on 01 January 2023, according to an IAF press communique.
IAF successfully test fires the extended-range version of BrahMos Air Launched missile
Dec 30, 2022, at 12:09 am
The Indian Air Force successfully test-fired the extended-range version of the BrahMos Air Launched missile in the Bay of Bengal, according to a statement on Thursday.
No single service can win a war on its own: IAF chief VR Chaudhari
Oct 08, 2022, at 08:48 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: No single Service can win a war on its own and tomorrow’s conflicts cannot be fought with yesterday's mind-set, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said Saturday addressing 90th anniversary celebrations of the IAF here.
Aatmanirbharatha in Defence: Rajnath Singh presides over formal induction of Light Combat Helicopter
Oct 08, 2022, at 07:14 pm
New Delhi: In a big boost to Aatmanirbharatha in Defence, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday presided over the formal induction of Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), into the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Jodhpur.
Indian Government approves creation of Weapon Systems branch in Indian Air Force
Oct 08, 2022, at 06:29 pm
New Delhi: In a historic step for the Indian Air Force (IAF), the Government has approved the creation of a new branch, called the Weapon Systems (WS) branch.
IAF monitoring situation along LAC: Air Force Chief
Oct 04, 2022, at 06:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The India Air Force is continuously monitoring the situation along the LAC, and efforts are being enhanced, Air Force Chief VR Chaudhari said Tuesday.
IAF scrambles its fighter aircraft to intercept Iranian plane
Oct 03, 2022, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Indian Air Force (IAF) Monday scrambled its fighter aircraft to intercept a China-bound Iranian aircraft following a bomb scare but allowed it to proceed after getting a second intimation to disregard the scare.
IAF inducts indigenous light combat helicopter Prachand
Oct 03, 2022, at 08:02 pm
The Indian Air Force (IAF) Monday inducted the first batch of indigenous Light Combat Helicopters, named Prachand, boosting the country's combat prowess, media reports said.
Three IAF officers sacked for accidentally firing missile into Pakistan
Aug 24, 2022, at 01:25 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Centre Tuesday terminated the services of three officers of the Indian Air Force (IAF) who have been found responsible for the accidental firing of the BrahMos missile that landed in Pakistan on March 9 this year.
Family of IAF pilot who died in Mig-21 crash treated rudely by co-passengers on flight
Jul 31, 2022, at 02:18 am
New Delhi: The family members of Flight Lieutenant Advitiya Bal, who was killed in a Mig-21 crash on Thursday, were treated with complete disregard by some of their co-passengers on an Indigo flight when they were asked to wait and allow the Bal family to disembark first.
2 pilots killed as IAF's MIG-21 fighter jet crashes in Rajasthan's Barmer
Jul 29, 2022, at 04:40 am
Barmer/IBNS: An Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jet crashed in Rajasthan's Barmer district on Thursday night leaving both the pilots killed.
India test fires extended-range version of BrahMos missile from Sukhoi fighter jet
May 13, 2022, at 02:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday successfully fired the extended-range version of BrahMos Air Launched missile from Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft.
IAF test-fires BrahMos missile from Sukhoi fighter jet, achieves 'direct hit'
Apr 20, 2022, at 06:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday successfully test-fired a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi fighter jet on the Eastern seaboard.
Operation Ganga: 3 IAF flights return with 629 Indians
Mar 05, 2022, at 02:44 pm
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force on Friday said its three C-17 aircrafts brought back 629 Indian citizens from neighbouring countries of Ukraine- Romania, Slovakia and Poland on Saturday.
IAF brings back 630 Indians from Ukraine by operating three more C-17 fights
Mar 04, 2022, at 10:17 pm
New Delhi : The Indian Air Force operated three more C-17 flights to bring back 630 Indian nationals who were stranded in war-ravaged Ukraine.
Indian Air Force's MiG-21 fighter jet crashes in Rajasthan
Dec 25, 2021, at 04:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Rajasthan's Jaisalmer on Friday evening, media reports said.
Group Captain Varun Singh, lone survivor of Tamil Nadu chopper crash, succumbs to injuries
Dec 15, 2021, at 06:49 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Varun Singh, who was injured in the Dec 8 Tamil Nadu chopper crash involving Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital here on Wednesday.
DRDO, Indian Air Force successfully flight-test indigenous Stand-Off Anti-Tank Missile
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:26 am
New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) flight-tested the indigenously designed and developed Helicopter launched Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) Missile from Pokhran ranges on Saturday.
PM Modi pays tribute to General Bipin Rawat, others at Delhi's Palam Air Force base
Dec 10, 2021, at 03:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid his tributes to India's first Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, his wife and the 11 armed force personnel, who lost their lives in the fatal chopper crash in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri Hills, at Delhi's Palam Air Force base.
Bodies of General Bipin Rawat, others reach Delhi, PM Modi to lead tributes
Dec 10, 2021, at 02:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Bodies of General Bipin Rawat, his wife, and the 11 personnel, who lost their lives in the fatal chopper crash in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri Hills on Wednesday, have reached Delhi's Palam Air Force base.