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...
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, ...
An Indian Air Force Rafale. (File photo)New Delhi: The Indian Air Force has submitted a formal proposal to the defence ministry seeking approval for the acquisition of 114 additional Rafale fighter jets under the “Make in India” framework...
An Indian Air Force Jaguar during a live-fire training operation. (File photo)New Delhi: A twin-seater Jaguar IB trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in an agricultural field near Bhanoda village in Rajasthan’s Churu district on Wed...
Akash Rao Girepunje.Raipur: An additional superintendent of Chhattisgarh Police, Akash Rao Girepunje, was killed and two other officers were injured in a Maoist IED (improvised explosive device) attack in Sukma district, on Monday. This came as a sho...
An Indian Air Force Rafale fighter jet. (File photo)New Delhi: The Indian Air Force is intensifying its efforts to secure access to the source codes for the Rafale fighter jets acquired from France’s Dassault Aviation with the aim to integrate ...
New Delhi: The fifth edition of the Vietnam-India Bilateral Army Exercise, VINBAX 2024, started on November 4, 2024, at Ambala, Haryana. This exercise marks a significant expansion in scope with the inclusion of personnel from both the Indian Army an...
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force has issued a show-cause notice to a fighter pilot, accused of rape and found in violation of security protocols by a court of inquiry, asking him to explain why his services should not be terminated, officials familiar...