Air Force

‘Desert Knight’: India, France, UAE conduct joint air drills over Arabian Sea

India, France, and the United Arab Emirates conducted a joint air exercise codenamed “Desert Knight” over the Arabian Sea. This comes amid Houthi attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea-Gulf of Aden-north Arabian Sea region. Read More
 
 

After 7 years, wreckage of missing IAF An-32 found in Bay of Bengal

The wreckage of the Indian Air Force’s An-32 transport plane that went missing in 2016 over the Bay of Bengal with 29 people on board has been found, the defence ministry said. Read More
 
 

In a significant first, IAF’s C-130J makes night landing at Kargil airstrip

In a significant milestone, an Indian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules tactical transport aircraft recently landed in the Kargil airstrip during night for the first time. Read More
 
 

Two IAF pilots killed in Pilatus trainer crash near Hyderabad

Two Indian Air Force pilots – an instructor and a trainee – were killed when the Pilatus PC-7 Mk II trainer aircraft they were flying during a training sortie crashed near Hyderabad on Monday morning. Read More
 
 

Modi flies in LCA Tejas

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a sortie in indigenously designed and developed light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas. Read More
 
 

LCA Tejas to participate in Dubai airshow for second time

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)-built light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas will be participating for the second consecutive time in Dubai airshow to be held from November 13-17. Read More
 
 

Mig-21 retires, Oorials squadron in Rajasthan to house Sukhoi fighters now

New Delhi: The Number 4 Squadron (Oorials) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) based at Air Force Station Uttarlai (Barmer) is converting from the MiG-21 to the Su-30 MKI, marking a watershed moment in the history of the squadron which was operating the MiG-21 since 1966.The MiG-21 was the first supers ... Read More
 
 

Indian Air Force phases out another MiG-21 squadron

Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday retired one of its three remaining squadrons of the Russian-origin MiG-21 Bison fighter aircraft. It flew in the skies of Uttarlai in Barmer district of Rajasthan. Read More
 
 

Know about Air Marshal PK Barbora – the IAF officer reactivated DBO airstrip

Former Indian Air Force vice chief Air Marshal PK Barbora (Retd) was passed away on Monday after illness at the age of 72 years in Delhi. The officer was known for calling a spade a spade. Read More
 
 

Indian Air Force chief ACM VR Chaudhuri unveils new IAF ensign

Indian Air Force chief ACM VR Chaudhuri on Sunday unveiled the new ensign of the IAF at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh on the occasion of 91st anniversary celebrations. Read More
 
 

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