Air commodore Aserkar takes over Command at Air Force Station, Begumpet

Air Commodore MB Aserkar took over the Command as Air Officer Commanding of Air Force Station, Begumpet on Thursday. A hollow square was conducted at Begumpet Air Force Station, and Group Captain K Sanjeev Kumar, Station Commander handed o...

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 over 39 years. The Air Marshal was commissioned in Flyin...

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 aircraft.  The pilots, Sqn Ldr Kamaljeet Kaur and her co-...

Siachen Pioneers casevac 2 German nationals from Pingdong La

Leh-based Siachen Pioneers Helicopter unit of Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday casevaced two German nationals from in Pingdong La, Lahaul-Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh, who were on trekking when caught in a blizzard for two days. “A ...

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 ...

IAF to airlift Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims to Gunji

In an effort to provide ease to pilgrims to complete their Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has created an airbridge between Pithoragarh and Gunji to help airlift 1080 registered pilgrims to continue their onward journey. ...