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 helicopter of Indian Air Force got airborne f...

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 themselves when two ‘Suryakiran’ Hawk jets, part of ...

Navy Chief commissions INS Kohassa in Andaman and Nicobar Island

Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba on Thursday commissioned INS Kohassa at Diglipur in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Earlier, it was Naval Air Station (NAS) Shibpur. INS Kohassa has been named after a White-Bellied Sea Eagle, which is...

In a first, IAF lands AN-32 plane at Pakyong airfield in Sikkim

For the first time ever, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has landed an AN-32 transport aircraft at Pakyong airfield in Sikkim, about 60 kms away from Indo-China border. “An AN-32 aircraft of 43 Squadron carried out a successful landing at...

IAF winches up another 2 stranded persons in Kullu

An Indian Air Force helicopter on Monday winched up two persons, who were stranded on an islet on the swelling Beas river at Dobi in Kullu district. The rescued people were then flown to the local airfield of Bhuntar. Now, a total number ...