IAF contingent to participate in defence drills in Oman
This is the seventh edition of the Exercise that is scheduled from 11-22 September at the Air Force base Masirah, Oman.
This is the seventh edition of the Exercise that is scheduled from 11-22 September at the Air Force base Masirah, Oman.
Following the complaint, an FIR under the relevant sections of the law was filed at the Budgam police station in central Kashmir on Saturday, a senior police officer said.
Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari emphasized the need for maintaining high operational preparedness in response to evolving security challenges during the Annual Eastern Air Command (EAC) Commanders' Conference, held at the EAC Headquarters in Shillong.
Air Marshal Tejinder Singh on Sunday took over as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS) of the Indian Air Force at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) in the national capital.
A malfunctioned helicopter of Crystal Aviation Company, which had been lying at the Kedarnath shrine helipad for nearly two months due to a tail rotor failure, was dropped into the Mandakini River while being airlifted by an Indian Air Force (IAF) MI-17 helicopter on Saturday morning.
Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda expressed condolences on the demise of war hero and former India Air Force (IAF) Air Marshal Denzil Keelor.
The operation was conducted in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of providing critical supplies to Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) affected areas, the Ministry of Defence said.
The first of the two-phased air exercise was held at the Sulur air base in Tamil Nadu.
The Uttarakhand government on Friday deployed Chinook and Mi-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force to rescue nearly 1,450 tourists stranded at four locations along the Kedarnath route for the past two days.
To commemorate 25 years of Kargil victory, the Indian Air Force is currently celebrating 'Kargil Vijay Diwas Rajat Jayanti' at the Air Force Station Sarsawa, honouring the brave hearts who made the supreme sacrifice for the nation.
