Tag: Air Force

British PM Sunak to meet US President Biden in Northern Ireland next week

MI5 recently raised the terrorism threat level in Northern Ireland to severe, meaning an attack is highly likely.

April 9, 2023

US Senate confirms Indian-origin Ravi Chaudhary as Assistant Secretary of Air Force

Chaudhary won the mandate by a vote of 65-29 as he became a part of one of the top civilian leadership positions in the Pentagon.

March 16, 2023

The world responds to a rising India

Aero India brought together participation by 98 countries, defence ministers of 32 countries, air chiefs from 29 and 73 CEOs of global and Indian original equipment manufacturers. A total of 809 companies were represented. India is now the destination for the best in the world. The current Aero India is not just any exhibition but a display of India’s global power. Aero India is flying high from its humble beginnings in 1996.

February 21, 2023

“We’re calling them objects, not balloons, for a reason,” Pentagon on shooting unidentified object

Pentagon and intelligence officials are trying to make sense of three unidentified flying objects over Alaska, Canada and Michigan

February 13, 2023

CDS Gen Anil Chauhan calls on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh soon after assuming charge

Newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Friday called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at South Block in the national capital.

September 30, 2022

India acknowledges Argentina’s interest in Tejas fighter aircraft

 India on Friday acknowledged Argentina's interest in the made-in-India Tejas fighter aircraft for the Argentine Air Force .The talks on Tejas featured during External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar's two-day official visit to Argentina.

August 27, 2022

Himachal mid-air cable car glitch, Air Force on alert

The incident happened at the Timber Trail in Parwanoo after the cable car got stuck following a glitch.

June 20, 2022

Yaas : HM holds review meet with three CMs

Asks states, UT to ensure power back-up arrangements in Covid hospitals.

May 25, 2021

S.African air force to help douse Table Mountain fire

Over 250 firefighters from the City of Cape Town, Table Mountain National Park, are still working towards containing the fire, while Volunteer Wildfire Services remain on the ground, according to the province.

April 20, 2021

Galwan valley dispute: India deploys more troops along LAC, Navy, Air Force raise alert level

The clash in Galwan Valley on Monday night is the biggest confrontation between the two militaries since their 1967 clashes in Nathu La in 1967 when India lost around 80 soldiers while over 300 Chinese army personnel were killed.

June 18, 2020

Pilot missing after US Air Force F-15 fighter jet crashes in North Sea

The plane took off from the RAF Lakenheath base, near Mildenhall, in Suffolk, which hosts the 48th Fighter Wing of the US Air Force.

June 15, 2020

Coronavirus: 76 Indians, 36 Foreigners evacuated from Wuhan, 124 evacuated from Tokyo

Earlier, India had evacuated around 650 Indians from Wuhan in two Air India flights who were kept at the ITBP facility in Delhi.

February 27, 2020

General Bipin Rawat retires as Army chief, takes over as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff

Rawat, in his farewell speech, wished a successful inning to General Manoj Naravane who will be assuming the office as the 28th Army chief.

December 31, 2019

Indian Air Force decommissions historical MiG-27 from Air Force

Inducted in 1985, MiG-27 has been the mainstay of IAF's ground attack capability and played an important role in the 1999 Kargil War.

December 27, 2019

The saga of maritime supremacy

Navy Day, 4 December, is observed every year in commemoration of Op-Trident and the glorious victory of the Indian Navy during the Indo-Pakistan war in1971. A report on this year's parade.

December 14, 2019

Air Chief Marshal revives Golden Arrows Squadron, first to fly Rafale jets

The Indian Air Force has initiated major infrastructure upgrade at its frontline base in Ambala for the deployment of the first squadron of the Rafale jets.

September 11, 2019

20 years of Kargil Vijay Diwas: PM, President, armed forces remember 1999 war heroes

On July 26, 1999, the Indian Army drove out Pakistani forces and militants who had captured territories in the Kargil region of Jammu and Kashmir.

July 26, 2019