The government has named Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, a fighter and test pilot, as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff from October 31, 2026. Read More

The Air Chief says Tejas-Mk1A delays are hurting the IAF, which has 29 fighter squadrons against 42 sanctioned, and wants about 36 to 40 new jets a year. Read More

Air Chief Marshal AP Singh says the IAF backs theatre commands in principle, wants an “AI-augmented” force with humans in the loop, and needs 36-40 new fighters a year. Read More

More than 40 countries, including the US with its F-35s, will join the IAF's Tarang Shakti air exercise at Jodhpur from September 26 to October 12. Read More

Japan's F-2A jets are operating from Indian soil for the first time in a bilateral exercise, the IAF said. Read More

On the eve of India’s 80th Independence Day, the Ministry of Defence has launched one of the Indian Air Force’s most important transport-aircraft procurements in a while. A tender for 60 multirole transport aircraft in a programme estimated at around Rs 1 lakh crore has been issued. Read More

The Indian Air Force’s search for 60 medium transport aircraft to replace its ageing An-32 fleet has cleared technical evaluation, with Airbus, Lockheed Martin and Embraer now set to submit commercial bids under a programme worth close to ₹1 lakh crore. Read More

Four IAF Rafale jets and two C-17 transports, along with over 120 air warriors, have arrived in Darwin for Exercise Pitch Black 2026, the Royal Australian Air Force's largest-ever multinational air combat drill involving 20 nations. Read More

DRDO formally handed the final operational clearance certificate for the indigenous Netra AEW&C system to the Indian Air Force. Read More

NSA Ajit Doval met Iran’s SNSC deputy secretary Ghadir Nezamipour in New Delhi on the sidelines of the BRICS National Security Advisers’ Meeting, with talks covering West Asia’s deteriorating security situation, India-Iran bilateral ties and regional connectivity. Read More