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...
President Droupadi Murmu (R) with Group Captain Amit Gehani. (Photo: IAF)New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday became the first Indian head of state to fly in a Rafale fighter aircraft. She undertook a 30-minute sortie from the Ambala airb...
Narendra Modi (L) and Donald Trump. (File photo for representation.)Thank you, Donald Trump. No, really. I mean it. As someone who spent three decades in olive green defending India’s borders and another decade analysing geopolitics, I never th...
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...
An S-400 battery. (File photo)New Delhi: India is actively pursuing the acquisition of additional S-400 Triumf air-defence systems from Russia while simultaneously exploring procurement of the more sophisticated S-500 Prometheus platform. The renewed...
Squadron Leader Subodh Dixit (Retd) at Chandigarh air force stationChandigarh: When the thunder of MiG-21 jets echoed across the skies of Chandigarh for the final time, the hand guiding their farewell belonged to a son of Kanpur.Former Indian Air For...
Two MiG-21s take off for the final time at the Chandigarh Air Force Station.Chandigarh/New Delhi: The Indian Air Force on Friday bid an emotional farewell to one of aviation history’s most iconic fighters – the MiG-21 – bringing dow...
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force moved closer to modernizing its ageing fleet on Wednesday as the Ministry of Defence (MoD) finalized a major procurement contract worth over ₹62,370 crore with state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for 97...
Chabahar port.New Delhi: The United States has delivered a major blow to India’s strategic interests by revoking the sanctions waiver for Iran’s Chabahar port, effective September 29, 2025. The renewed “maximum pressure” campa...