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Government using armed forces to defend its decisions on Rafale deal: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday accused the government of making the armed forces “pawn” in its political battle over the Rafale deal and said that it was not prepared to reveal the price at which the fighters jets have been purchased. Congress Spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the party will not drag the services […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Bhushan says IAF officials being pressured on Rafale

Ahmedabad: Senior Supreme Court lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan on Saturday alleged that to justify the changed Rafale deal, the Indian Air Force (IAF) officials were being forced to speak in praise of the new deal signed by the Modi Government. The opposition parties and many activists have been questioning the change in the deal […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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IAF MiG crashes near Jodhpur

Jaipur: An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG aircraft crashed near Jodhpur in Rajasthan during a routine mission on Tuesday, the Defence PRO said. Both pilot and co-pilot ejected safely. The MiG 27 fighter jet airborne from Jodhpur came down near Devriya village. The pilots avoided dense residential colonies and the jet crashed on an open […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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IAF's second Jaguar crash in three days

Ahmedabad: An Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot escaped narrowly on Friday after the Jaguar aircraft he was flying developed a snag and crashed near an air base here in Gujarat. The pilot, a Squadron Leader, was returning to the Jamnagar Air Force base after a routine training mission when he detected the snag while landing, […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Defence Ministry clears procurement of Barak missiles for IAF

New Delhi: The Defence Ministry on Tuesday cleared two proposals to procure Barak Missiles from Israel and precision guided bombs for the Indian Air Force from Russia, together worth Rs 1,714 crore. According to the Defence Ministry, 131 Barak Missiles and associated equipment, under option clause will be bought from Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Ltd, […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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IAF asks HAL for 83 more upgraded Tejas fighter jets

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has put in a formal request to the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for an additional 83 Tejas Mark-1A Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), an official said on Wednesday. He said the Request For Proposal (RFP) for the supply of 83 indigenous LCAs had been received by the HAL. It […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Prepared to fight at any time: IAF chief

Ghaziabad: Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal B. S. Dhanoa, on Sunday said the Indian Air Force (IAF) is prepared to fight at any time. “Notwithstanding the pace of ongoing acquisition, modernisation, indigenisation effort and our desire for peace, we are prepared to fight at a short notice should the need arise,” Dhanoa […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
India bids adieu to Marshal of IAF Arjan Singh

New Delhi: Hundreds of people including Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the three Service Chiefs, bid a tearful adieu to Marshal of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Arjan Singh at a state funeral at Brar Square here on Monday. Arjan Singh, who led the air operations in the 1965 war with Pakistan, died at the […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
IAF completes development trials of Astra air-to-air missile

New Delhi: Final development trials of indigenous beyond visual range air-to-air missile Astra were successfully concluded, moving it a step closer to induction into the Indian Air Force, an official statement said on Friday. The trials were conducted between September 11 and 14 over the Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast at Chandipur, with the […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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IAF To Procure 10 Anti-Drone Systems For Border Deployment

Indian Air Force has floated a Request for Information (RFI) for Indian vendors for Counter Unarmed Aircraft System (CUAS) that can be armed with laser directed energy weapons to bring down rogue drone.

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Wreckage of missing Su-30 found

New Delhi: The wreckage of the Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft with two pilots, that had gone missing a few days back after taking off from Tezpur airbase, has been found, IAF sources said on Friday. “Wreckage has been found close to the last known position of the aircraft. As of now weather is bad and the […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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IAF Sukhoi jet goes missing near Indo-China border

Guwahati: An Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi-30 fighter jet with two pilots on board went missing from near the Indo-China border in Assam on Tuesday morning. A search has been launched to trace the aircraft and pilots. The Sukhoi took off from the IAF Tezpur air base, located only about 172 km from Indo-China border in […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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IAF opens recruitment path for women NCC cadets with C certificate

New Delhi: In a path-breaking step, the Indian Air Force for the first time is opening the NCC special entry route for women cadets of the Air Wing who hold a C level certificate. Applications will be accepted online. Recruitment to the three services through the Combined Defence Services (CDS) exam is a three stage […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Nine Odia workers stranded in Telangana floods rescued

Hyderabad: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Sunday rescued 24 construction workers, nine of them from Odisha, who were stranded by floods in Telangana’s Medak district since Saturday, officials said. The rescue operation, which was aborted Saturday evening due to heavy rains, resumed on Sunday morning and lasted for more than an hour. Two Chetak […]

  • Friday, 02 July 2021
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Rafale will be game changer for IAF: Air Marshal Nambiar

Shillong: The Rafale fighter jets are “highly capable” and will be a game changer for the Air Force, Chief of the Eastern Air Command Air Marshal R Nambiar has said. All Air Force units in the region, except for some in West Bengal, will get the modern platforms, including the Rafale, the Chinook and the […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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