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The IAF had signed a contract with the US government and Boeing in September 2015 for 22 Apache helicopters.

IAF gets first batch of 4 Apache helicopters

The addition of AH-64 E(I) helicopter is a significant step towards modernisation of Indian Air Force's helicopter...

28 July 2019 6:20 AM IST

The Mahalaxmi Express, that runs between Kolhapur and Mumbai stranded on flooded railway tracks after heavyrain fall in between Badlapur and Vangani railway station on Saturday in Thane district. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Indian Navy, Army, Railway Protection Force and locals rescued all the passengers stranded near Badlapur. DEBASISH DEY NDRF, Indian Navy, Army, Police officials, Railway Ministry and local administration with local people were involved in the rescue operation. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

IAF airlifts over 120 people stuck in flash floods

Truck drivers sat atop the trucks, awaiting the rescue teams till afternoon. At least 70 people were stranded in...

28 July 2019 4:46 AM IST

Kargil war (May 1999-July 1999)

20 years of Kargil: Remembering their brave husbands

On the 20th anniversary of the Kargil War, the family of two brave soldiers told us about that fateful May in 1999.

26 July 2019 3:44 PM IST

Food packets and relief material are already being airdropped in the affected areas. (Photo: ANI)

Bihar floods: IAF deploys 2 helicopters at Darbhanga to provide...

A joint assessment of the situation was undertaken by the civil authorities and IAF pilots, the statement said.

24 July 2019 12:51 PM IST

Gaya MP Hari Manjhis son Rahul Manjhi, along with his friend, was arrested by the police in a drunken state on Sunday and was sent to Gaya central jail for violating prohibition law. (Representational image)

New Delhi: Air force officer duped of Rs 75,000 online, registers FIR

The case was taken into cognizance and an investigation is being carried out by the police in this regard.

23 July 2019 5:30 PM IST

Photo: Representational image

Indian Navy to get fifth Dornier Aircraft squadron on Monday

Dornier aircraft is fitted with state-of-the-art equipment -- advanced surveillance radar, electronic sensors and...

21 July 2019 9:16 PM IST

From Left: Flt Lt Hina Jaiswal, Flt Lt Parul Bhardwaj, Fg Officer Aman Nidhi, Sqn Ldr Richa Adhikari

Where eagles dare

While a day's mission may not sound challenging, the journey to the cockpit wasn't easy for these women officers.

21 July 2019 12:05 AM IST

Sources in govt said Defence Ministry is still doing its due diligence over the file and is likely to send it to the ACC in the next few days. (Photo: ANI)

Senior IAF officer expresses concern on appointment process for...

Govt had followed same model in appointment of Indian Army chief in December 2016, in recent appointment of Indian Navy...

19 July 2019 3:11 PM IST

Minister of state for defence Shripad Naik

Army faced 131 terror attacks in last 4 years: Govt

In 2018, the number of attacks came to 65 while in the first seven months of this year, 18 attacks have taken place.

17 July 2019 7:51 PM IST

Since 2013, there have been seven rounds of talks between India and Pakistan to resolve the thorny water disputes.

Pakistan opens airspace, India lifts all curbs

Pakistan had closed its airspace on February 26 after the Indian Air Force struck a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training...

17 July 2019 7:28 AM IST

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Airman C B R Prasad on Monday and received the cheque from him. (Photo: ANI)

Former Indian Air Force employee donates Rs 1.08 crore to Defence...

Prasad served IAF for around nine years to take up a job at the Railways but he started a poultry farm after failing to...

16 July 2019 4:40 PM IST

In this file photo, an Indian Air Forces (IAF) AN-32 transport aircraft releases chaff as it flies past the IAF Day Parade in New Delhi, India. (Photo: AP)

More than half of AN-32 helicopters upgraded: MoS Defence Shripad Naik

At present, IAF has 98 AN-32 aircraft and none of the aircraft has outlived its operational life.

15 July 2019 8:20 PM IST