Air Force

US firm Honeywell delivers 3 engines for HTT-40 trainer

HAL has yet to hand over a single HTT-40 basic trainer to the Indian Air Force despite a contract signed three years ago, after the US supplier missed its own delivery schedule by months. Read More
 
 

India seeks more S-400 AD systems, Russia confirms negotiations

Russia’s arms agency has formally confirmed that negotiations are underway for India to acquire an additional batch of S-400 systems, following its battlefield success during Operation Sindoor. Read More
 
 

MoD seeks anti-jamming system for Su-30MKIs from indigenous firms

This procurement move underscores the military’s mounting concerns about electronic-warfare threats from both China and Pakistan. Read More
 
 

Air chief ACM AP Singh to fly with Surya Kiran on its 30th anniversary

The Indian Air Force’s nine-aircraft aerobatic team, and the only such formation in Asia, marks three decades of precision flying and the air chief is expected to join a sortie to mark the occasion. Read More
 
 

IAF to buy multi-domain simulator for Rafale, Sukhoi, joint war drills

The Agni system will link fighter pilots, air-defence controllers and ground commanders on a single network, marking a shift away from single-platform simulators that have defined IAF training for decades. Read More
 
 

Sqn Ldr Saanya first woman to earn IAF’s top flying instructor rating

Squadron Leader Saanya of the Indian Air Force has become the first woman officer to earn India’s highest instructional rating awarded to military aviators. Read More
 
 

Future is manned-unmanned teaming: IAF chief

Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh says the battlefield has already shifted, with unmanned systems no longer a future aspiration but an operational imperative that must be integrated with conventional air power. Read More
 
 

India seeks to lease UHLHs for Himalayan operations

The Ministry of Defence has issued an RFI for three ultra-heavylift helicopters (UHLH) on damp lease for the IAF, with Boeing CH-47F Chinook and Mil Mi-26 as top contenders. Read More
 
 

IAF conducts day and night landing drills on Purvanchal Expressway

The exercise, involving six types of aircraft and a commando team, tested the Indian Air Force’s ability to operate from highway airstrips at short notice. Read More
 
 

IAF seeks industry partners to develop hydrogen-powered airship

The IAF has floated a request for proposals for a multi-utility airship platform capable of persistent surveillance, communication relay, and drone launch operations. Read More
 
 

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