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Air Marshal Sandeep Singh succeeded Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, who became the 27th Chief of the Air Staff on Thursday. (ANI Photo)

Air Marshal Sandeep Singh takes charge as Vice Chief of IAF

An alumnus of NDA, Air Marshal Singh was commissioned in the flying branch of the IAF in December 1983, as a fighter pilot

01 Oct 2021 3:45 PM

The IAF chief said the Tejas light combat aircraft project has instilled confidence in the aerospace industry in India and that it has huge potential to grow further. (Twitter)

Develop niche technology: IAF chief Bhadauria

He said that IAF intends to procure 350 aircrafts over the next two decades including the current order of 83 Light Combat Aircraft

09 Sep 2021 4:44 AM

India had stationed a few of its planes in Dushanbe at the Ayni airbase there. A C-130J was also used to bring passengers from Kabul to Dushanbe from where they were flown back to India. (PTI Photo)

Indian Air Force C-17, C-130J aircraft return home from Afghan evacuation operations

IAF aircraft were also used for evacuating Indian officials stuck in Mazar-e-Sharif and Kandahar consulates

30 Aug 2021 5:43 PM

People evacuated from Kabul arrive at Hindon Air force base near New Delhi, India. Sunday, August 22, 2021. A special military flight carrying 168 people, which include 107 Indian nationals and 61 others, landed at Hindon Air force base near New Delhi. (AP)

India airlifts 392 from Afghanistan, more evacuation flights on the way

With Sunday’s evacuation, the number of people brought back by India from Kabul reached around 590 since last Monday

22 Aug 2021 11:28 AM

The people cited above said the Indians were taken away for questioning and it is not unusual under the current circumstances. (Representational-AFP)

Indians detained on way to Kabul airport; Released subsequently: Reports

India on Saturday evacuated around 80 Indian nationals from Kabul by a transport military aircraft of the Indian Air Force

21 Aug 2021 5:33 PM

This handout photo courtesy of US Marines Corps shows US Marines assigned to 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit escort evacuees during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 18, 2021. (Nicholas GUEVARA / US Marine Corps/ AFP)

IAF may resume evacuation of Indians from Kabul today

Minister S. Jaishankar told the UN Security Council that the terrorist Haqqani Network’s activities in Afghanistan were of great concern

20 Aug 2021 7:27 AM

India's defence minister Rajnath Singh (PTI)

Rajnath Singh takes stock of situation along LAC in meeting with service chiefs

National security adviser Ajit Doval is also reported to have attended the high-level meet

11 Sep 2020 11:41 PM

India, China hold Brigade Commander-level talks in eastern Ladakh. (PTI Photo)

India, China hold fresh talks; Indian Army strengthens troop presence near Pangong

The two sides held talks for around six hours on Monday as well but no concrete outcome emerged from the engagement, the sources said

01 Sep 2020 3:34 PM

The ADC is likely to be headed by an Air Force officer.

In October, India will gets its first Air Defence Command

The Air Defence Command (ADC), which will be responsible for protecting country's airspace from air attacks

28 Aug 2020 10:53 AM

Gunjan Saxena got it wrong, say women officers of IAF

The film's gender-discrimination narrative leaves the Indian Air Force fuming

16 Aug 2020 5:52 PM

IAF chief RKS Bhadauria reviews operational readiness at Western Air Command, flies MiG-21 Bison

The Western Air Command (WAC) looks after both the crucial borders with China and Pakistan.

14 Aug 2020 1:32 AM

Janhvi Kapoor with Gunjan Saxena. (Photo: Instagram)

IAF objects to certain scenes in Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, writes to CBFC, Netflix

It said that certain scenes and dialogues in the movie and its trailer have been found to portray the IAF in an undue negative light.

12 Aug 2020 11:10 PM

Air Force deploys two HAL-developed Light Combat Helicopters in Leh amid border tensions

In the IAF, the LCH is a potent weapon platform because of its state-of-the-art systems and highly accurate weapons

12 Aug 2020 2:27 PM

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with other air force commanders at the meeting. (PTI)

Current combat readiness at LAC has sent strong message to 'adversaries': Rajnath Singh

The commanders are expected to specifically deliberate on deployment of first batch of around six Rafale jets in the Ladakh sector

22 Jul 2020 5:45 PM

Navy’s MiG-29K maritime fighter jets are being deployed at airbases in the northern sector to beef up the Air Force’s strength. (PTI Photo)

20 Navy MiG-29s moved to Ladakh

The MiG-29Ks can be used for combat air patrols in the Ladakh sector

22 Jul 2020 10:04 AM

India will receive five Rafale fighter jets by the end of July 2020, said Indian Air Force. (AFP Photo)

IAF to induct 5 Rafale fighter jets by July 2020

India had asked France to speed-up the deliveries of the Rafale fighters

21 Jul 2020 12:24 PM

Top Indian Air Force commanders will meet this week to discuss operational readiness on the Line of Actual Control. (AP Photo)

Commanders to discuss deploying Rafale jets at LAC

The top commanders of the Air Force will meet on July 22 for the two-day commanders' conference to focus on the operational issue

20 Jul 2020 10:53 AM

File image of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with Indian Army chief General MM Naravane. (PTI)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh takes stock of Ladakh border situation with service chiefs

Sources said that status quo has been maintained at the LAC after the completion of the first phase of disengagement.

11 Jul 2020 11:16 AM

Boeing has completed delivery of all new AH-64E Apache and CH-47F(I) Chinook military helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF). (AFP Photo)

Boeing completes helicopter deliveries to Indian Air Force

Earlier this year, India and the US signed a contract for the acquisition of six Apaches for Indian Army during Trump's visit to New Delhi

10 Jul 2020 3:05 PM

An IAF fighter jet flies in the skies of Leh in the Union Territory of Ladakh, where India has been engaged in a tense standoff with China on (PTI Photo) (PTI29-06-

India to buy 33 fighter jets, missiles, weapons worth Rs 38,900 crore

Defence Ministry's highest procurement body greenlights a huge shopping list

02 Jul 2020 11:49 PM

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