Air Force

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit appointed next Air Force vice-chief

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, a decorated fighter pilot, test pilot and key architect of India’s military theaterization, has been appointed the next vice-chief of the Indian Air Force. Read More
 
 

IAF chief in France for Rafale deal

India has dispatched a letter of request to Paris for 114 fighter jets in one of the largest defence acquisitions in Indian history. Read More
 
 

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
 
 

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