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...
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...
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...
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...
Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh on a MiG-21 Bison at the Nal airbase in Rajasthan, on August 25, 2025. (Photo: Indian Air Force) Nal Air Force Station/New Delhi: The chief of air staff, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, conducted his final ...
An Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison. (File photo)New Delhi: The Indian Air Force’s remaining MiG-21 Bison squadrons will be decommissioned by mid-September, defence officials said on Tuesday. This will bring the curtains down on the longest-servin...
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla. (Photo: Nasa)New Delhi: Indian Air Force test pilot Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has become the first Indian gaganyatri (Indian term for astronaut) to reach the International Space Station. This marked a historic m...