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, ...
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...
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...
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...
The crash killed 241 out of 242 on board the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 19 others on ground.New Delhi: The preliminary investigation into the catastrophic Air India Flight 171 crash has revealed that both engine fuel-control switches mysteriously move...
An IAF Sukhoi-30MKI test-firing an Astra BVRAAM in 2019. (File photo)New Delhi: India’s defence capabilities received a significant boost on Friday, as the indigenous Astra beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) successfully demonstrat...
An Indian Air Force Rafale fighter aircraft. (File photo)New Delhi: Chinese diplomatic missions across the globe orchestrated a comprehensive disinformation campaign to damage the international reputation of French-made Rafale fighter jets following ...
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...
General Anil Chauhan. New Delhi: The chief of defence staff, General Anil Chauhan, has made the first official acknowledgement that the Indian Air Force lost fighter jets during Operation Sindoor in May. The admission came during an intervi...