An Indian Air Force Rafale fighter jet. (File photo)New Delhi: When France and India finalize what could become the largest arms deal in Indian history – the acquisition of 114 Rafale F4 jets under the MRFA (multi-role fighter aircraft) program...
An IAF Tejas. (File photo)New Delhi: Earlier this month, on the morning of February 7, a Tejas-Mk1 single-seat fighter of the Indian Air Force came to grief at a forward base along the country’s western front. The aircraft – returning fro...
An IAF Tejas fighter. (File photo for representation)New Delhi: In a bid to break the prolonged deadlock over the Tejas-Mk1A programme, the Indian Air Force and the Ministry of Defence have worked out a set of limited concessions for HAL, allowi...
The Rafale deal will be the largest single defence procurement in India’s history, if taken to fruition. (File photo)New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council has cleared one of the largest single-day procurement packages in the country’...
Gp Capt Shubhanshu Shukla. (File photo)New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu approved gallantry awards for 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous recognitions, on the eve of India’s 77th Republic Day, marking one of the largest ...
Wing Commander Namansh Syal. New Delhi: Wing Commander Namansh Syal, the Indian Air Force pilot killed when his Tejas fighter aircraft crashed during an aerobatic display at the Dubai Air Show, was cremated with full military honours, on Su...
An IAF Tejas. (File photo for representation.)New Delhi: An Indian Air Force Tejas light combat aircraft plunged into the ground during an aerobatic display at the Dubai Air Show 2025 on Friday, killing the pilot in front of thousands of spectators a...
An Indian Air Force Tejas-MK1 (File photo)New Delhi: The Indian Air Force has expressed serious reservations about Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s capacity to deliver the first batch of Light Combat Aircraft Tejas-Mk1A fighters by the revised d...
The commanding officer of No. 17 Squadron “Golden Arrows”, Group Captain Amit Gehani (R), and the unit’s top senior non-commissioned officer, Master Warrant Officer Shambhu Nath Raul, receiving the Unit Citation from the IAF chief, ...
Mi-17 1V helicopters fly past in “Dhwaj” formation during the Indian Air Force Day parade at Hindon AFS. (Photo: IAF) Hindon Air Force Station, Ghaziabad: The country celebrated the 93rd anniversary of the Indian Air Force with a gra...