During Republic Day parade, Rafale jets to participate in two formations

New Delhi: Two newly inducted Rafale fighter jets will debut in this year’s Republic Day parade. The aircraft will participate in two blocks – first along with parade while second would be after the parade.The Rafales will fly in “E...

Rafale jets enter Indian airspace, to land soon at Ambala airbase

New Delhi: The first batch of five Rafale fighter jets has entered the Indian air space and will land at the IAF Air Force station in Ambala shortly.Defence minister Rajnath Singh’s office said that the Rafales are escorted by two Sukhoi-30MKIs...

Indian Air Force’s second Tejas LCA squadron becomes operational at Tamil Nadu’s Sulur

A Tejas LCA in Sulur.Chennai: The Sulur-based No. 18 Squadron of the Indian Air Force became second IAF squadron to operate the homemade supersonic Tejas light combat aircraft, on Wednesday.At an event held at Sulur Air Force Station near Coimbatore ...

MiG-21 crashes in Kangra, pilot killed

A MiG-21 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed on Wednesday in Patta Jatian village at Jawali area of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh. The pilot was killed in the accident. “On Wednesday afternoon a MiG-21 aircraft, which was ...