Tag: Indian Air Force

Rajasthan: 3 civilians killed in Indian Air Force MiG-21 crash, pilot ejects

The IAF regrets the loss of lives and offers its deepest condolences to the bereaved families, IAF said in the statement.

May 8, 2023

Second cheetah death at MP’s Kuno within month raises questions over officials’ efficiency

The death of another cheetah within a month has raised serious questions about the efficiency of officials at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park (KNP).

April 24, 2023

Indian Air Force deploys MI 17 chopper to control forest fire in Coimbatore

IAF deployed one Mi-17 helicopter to fight raging forest fires in the Madukkarai forest range of the Coimbatore Forest Division.

April 16, 2023

Indian, Korean Air Force interact at closure of multilateral air exercise Desert Flag

As the multilateral air exercise, Desert flag concluded on Friday, the Korean Air Force interacted with the members of the IAF contingent.

March 17, 2023

Indian forces had witnessed balloon-type objects over Andamans

The officials said that if such an object appears again over the Andamans or any other region, it would be studied carefully and if it is found to be a spying object, it can be brought down.

February 25, 2023

Indian Air Force to hold Exercise Pralay along LAC in northeast

The Chinese have also been increasing their activities along the Doklam area and are under the constant watch of Indian security agencies.

January 21, 2023

Bomb threat on Aeroflot’s Moscow-Delhi flight turned out a hoax

The IGI airport police are now probing the matter and trying to trace out the person, who passed this fake information to the airport.

October 14, 2022

India Air Force’ 90th anniversary celebrated in Chandigarh

President Droupadi Murmu attended the celebrations at the Sukhna Lake complex, in the Tricity. Nearly 80 military aircraft and helicopters participated in the air show.

October 8, 2022

90 years in service, IAF honours Guardians of the Skies

India currently has 1,645 aircraft in its inventory, divided among attack, logistical, special-mission, and general support types.

October 8, 2022

Made-in-India light combat helicopters ‘Prachand’ inducted into IAF

The first batch of indigenously-developed Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) named " Prachand" was inducted into the Indian Air Force on Monday in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

October 3, 2022

Ready to tackle any eventuality along China border: IAF’s first woman Su-30 weapon system operator

The WSOs or wizzos are specialist officers required to fly in the rear cockpit of multirole Su-30 fighter aircraft and handle the sensors and weapons to be fired by the aircraft at enemy targets.

September 27, 2022

IAF’s ‘Project Cheetah’ for weaponising Israeli drones to be awarded to Indian firms under Make in India route

Indian Air Force is now planning to go ahead with its Project Cheetah under the Make in India route where Indian defence manufacturers would arm the Israeli Heron drones.

September 18, 2022

India to launch maiden human space-flight mission ‘Gaganyaan’ in 2024

The second orbital test flight will take the Gaganyaan crew capsule to a higher altitude and undergo a similar abort scenario to perfect the system.

September 15, 2022

Durand Cup: Jamshedpur FC finish campaign with a 2-1 win over Indian Air Force

Jamshedpur FC took the lead thanks to a goal from Piush (26'), but the squad from the military forces fought back with an equaliser following a goal from Somananda (39') in the waning moments of the first half.

September 2, 2022

Kit, official ball and trophies of 61st Subroto Cup Edition Unveiled

The Subroto Cup, an annual schools football tournament first started in 1960 by the first India Air Force Chief, Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee, will be resuming after a pandemic-induced break of two years.

September 2, 2022

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visits premier radar station of Indian Air Force

According to the Ministry of Defence, the system is the backbone of IAF's march towards network centricity and is a key enabler in operations.

August 29, 2022

Durand Cup 2022: Bengaluru FC claims one of their players was racially abused

The alleged incident took place at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Tuesday. Bengaluru FC said they have raised the issue with the authorities.

August 25, 2022