Western Air Command Chief AM Hari Kumar retires
Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Western Air Command Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Air Marshal Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar retired on February 28, 2019 after an illustrious career spanning ov…
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Court of Inquiry set up after IAF’s Mi-17 V5 chopper crashed
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has constituted a court of inquiry after its Mi-17 V5 helicopter crashed on Wednesday near Budgam in Jammu and Kashmir. “On 27 February 2019, one Mi-17 V5 hel…
India carries out airstrikes on terror camps in Pakistan’s Balakot
Indian Air Force Mirage 2000s were reportedly involved in the Balakot airstrike. (File photo)New Delhi: The Indian Air Force on Tuesday carried out an airstrike on Jaish-e-Muhammed terr…
Pakistan fails to act on dossiers given on 26/11 terror attack: Sitharaman
Reacting to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s statement that India blamed Pakistan for the Pulwama attack without any evidence, Defence Minister on Tuesday said the Indian government…
One pilot killed, two others sustain injuries as two ‘Suryakiran’ Hawk jets collide mid air
In a tragic incident a day ahead of Aero India 2019 defence aerospace exposition that begins here on Wednesday, one pilot was killed while two other pilots escaped death by ejecting the…
In a first, women crew undertake Parallel Taxi Track in Dornier
In a first for the Indian Air Force (IAF), the “OTTERS” squadron of Western Air Command has undertaken Parallel Taxi Track (PTT) Operations with a full women crew in the Dornier 228 air…
Army chopper Dhruv Mk IV ‘Rudra’ makes emergency landing, pilots safe
A Dhruv ALH. Bangalore: An indigenously developed army helicopter ALH ‘Rudra’ Mk IV today made an emergency landing on a agriculture field at Tataguppe village near Kaggalipura in Raman…
Mirage 2000 crashed in Bengaluru , pilots killed
Two Indian Air Force pilots were killed when a Mirage 2000 aircraft crashed during the customer acceptance flight at HAL Airport in Bengaluru around 1030 am on Friday. The victims were …
IAF’s jaguar aircraft crashed in Kushinagar, pilots safe
An Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter aircraft Jaguar crashed in Kushinagar of Uttar Pradesh on Monday. However, pilots have been ejected safely. The aircraft was in routine mission and had…
IAF officer Nair to be awarded Vayu Sena Medal for Kerala flood mission
[caption id="attachment_1966" align="aligncenter" width="400"] PC: ANI[/caption] Indian Air Force (IAF) officer Wing Commander Bhuvanendran Nair Prasanth will be awarded with Vayu Sena …
Republic Day: 62 air warriors to be conferred gallantry awards
A total of 62 air warriors will be awarded gallantry and distinguished awards on the occasion of 70th Republic Day on Friday. On the occasion, six Param Vishist Seva Medal (PVSM), 12 At…
Use of bio-fuel for military jet cleared
After months of exhaustive ground and flight trials, the indigenous produced bio-fuel for military aircraft has been finally cleared. The move would give impetus to increase in collecti…