Over 600 air warriors inducted into the Indian Air Force following a 67-week rigorous trainingAs many as 609 personnel were inducted into the IAF following a 67-week rigorous and intensive training at Mechanical Training Institute at...
29 Oct, 2020, 05.51 PM IST
IAF's first woman commissioned officer, Wg Cdr (Retd) Dr Ramanan, has died at age 96Besides having served as a gynecologist at various Air Force Hospitals, including here, she had also attended to the troops wounded during ...
21 Oct, 2020, 02.42 PM IST
IAF maintenance commmand chief pitches for more indigenisation of aircraft componentsAir Marshal Hemanth Sharma, Air Officer Commanding In Chief of the IAF Maintenance Command, stated this during his maiden visit to the 5 Ba...
13 Jul, 2018, 07.39 PM IST
Massive door-to-door search operation carried out in PathankotThe search team also comprised highly trained and specially equipped Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) commandoes.
13 Jul, 2018, 07.36 PM IST
Rear Admiral Sanjay Singh new Assistant Chief of Naval StaffRear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh took charge as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Communication Space and Network) on promotion to the ra...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.33 PM IST
Retired women naval officers welcome Delhi High Court order on permanent commissionA bench of Justices Kailash Gambhir and Najmi Waziri of the high court, had allowed permanent commission while passing orders on pleas.
11 Jul, 2018, 01.05 PM IST
71 Tamil Nadu fishermen, 248 from Kerala rescued: Defence minister Nirmala SitharamanIn addition to the fishermen from Tamil Nadu, 248 from Kerala and 38 from Lakshadweep Islands, were rescued by Airforce, Navy and Coast Gua...
03 Dec, 2017, 05.36 PM IST
Narendra Modi on first Kerala visit as PM amid row over snub to Oommen ChandyThe PM will inaugurate the Combined Tri services commanders conference at INS Vikramaditya, the largest aircraft carrier of the country, on...
13 Dec, 2015, 07.44 PM IST
Retired women naval officers welcome order on permanent commissionWelcoming the Delhi HC order allowing a plea for permanent commission for women naval officers, two officers said they are keen to rejoin N...
06 Sep, 2015, 05.37 PM IST
IAF inducts Swiss basic trainer aircraft Pilatus PC-7 MK IIThe IAF training academy at Dundigal today witnessed the induction of basic trainer aircraft Pilatus, PC-7 Mk-II, in the airforce.
31 May, 2013, 06.48 PM IST
Poke Me: India's defence strategy is stuck in British era'Army', 'Navy' and 'Air-Force' must be confined to dictionaries. We need only an IAF - Indian Armed Forces, T.R. Ramaswami said. He respond...
29 Nov, 2012, 06.14 PM IST
- Pratibha Patil shifts from 340-room Presidential mansion to 4 bedroom house
After five years of stay in the 340-room Presidential mansion, Pratibha Patil today moved to a four bedroom bungalow.
25 Jul, 2012, 06.36 PM IST
- Youth opting out of corporate jobs for IAF: A K Antony
Defence Minister said more and more youth were joining the Indian Air Force after opting out of corporate jobs.
24 Dec, 2009, 09.31 PM IST
- IAF to develop airstrip near Sino-India border in Ladakh
As part of moves to speedily build communication infrastructure on the Chinese frontier, IAF has finalised plans to set up an another airst...
30 Jul, 2009, 04.20 PM IST
- SC issues contempt notices to Army Chief, Defence Secretary
Supreme Court issued contempt notices to the Chief of Army Staff Gen Deepak Kapoor and Defence Secretary Vijay Singh for allegedly disobeyi...
09 Apr, 2009, 07.15 PM IST
- "BrahMos software being modified to overcome range problem"
After its recent failure in Pokhran ranges, the BrahMos supersonic missile's software was being modified so that it could meet the requirem...
14 Feb, 2009, 05.10 PM IST
- Govt considers giving women SSC officers permanent posts
Government will consider giving women, inducted in Indian Airforce on Short Service basis, a permanent posting, Defence Minister A K Antony...
12 Mar, 2008, 12.57 PM IST