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Sweden's Gripen faces moment of truth in Ukraine's air war with RussiaUkraine is set to make the Swedish Gripen fighter jet the backbone of its air force, acquiring 20 new Gripen E models and 16 older donated ...
Indian Air Force Jaguar aircraft issue deepens with shortage of critical ejection seat parts, can indigenous solution work?The Indian Air Force is grappling with a critical shortage of spare parts for its ageing Jaguar fighter jets. This issue particularly affec...
Iran-Israel conflict: What are F-18 Super Hornet and Growler electronic warfare jets, capabilities explainedAmerican Navy aircraft, the F/A-18 Super Hornet and EA-18 Growler, are actively engaged in military actions against Iran. These planes are ...
Modi-Putin Meet: India to seek five more S-400 squadrons in Russia talksModi-Putin Meeting: India is set to discuss acquiring five additional S-400 air defence squadrons and numerous missiles from Russia during ...
Which countries have military training presence in the US? Qatar joins list with new Idaho facilityThe US and Qatar have finalized an agreement allowing the Qatari Emiri Air Force to establish a facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in...
Last recorded kill of IAF MiG-21 to be PAF F-16, shot down "all generations" of aircraft: Wing Commander Jaideep SinghThe Indian Air Force is phasing out the MiG-21 Bison fighter jet, a cornerstone of India's air power for nearly six decades. The jet's lega...
US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon 'Super Squadron' in South Korea to target North Korea and China; here's what it meansAs tensions mount, the US Air Force is taking decisive action to bolster its footprint in South Korea. Following North Korea's reaffirmatio...
F-35C fighter crashes near US Navy's largest air station in California, pilot ejectsA United States Navy F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter crashed in California. The incident occurred near Naval Air Station Lemoore. The fi...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanks Denmark for pledging to send F-16s for use against Russia's invading forcesZelenskyy portrays Ukraine as defending Western values of freedom and democracy against tyranny and argues that Ukraine needs to be properl...
IAF set to retire Abhinandan Varthaman's MiG-21 squadron this monthThe MiG-21 jets were inducted into IAF over four decades ago and many of these planes were lost in crashes. Though the Soviet-era Russian f...
Rafale to help counter shortfalls: BS Dhanoa, IAF ChiefDhanoa said India needs to match force levels with her neighbours. According to him, Rafales and S-400 missile defence system is the govern...
IAF chief Dhanoa reviews Indo-Oman air exercise in JamnagarThe Indo-Oman air exercise is being held at Air Force Station at Jamnagar, around 300km from here.
Chance of a two-pronged war is remote as bilateral ties with China are on upswingIAF will have to deploy two Sukhois to tackle each F-16. IAF, of course, has already inducted over 200 of the 272 Sukhois contracted from R...
Indian Air Force chief Arup Raha on four-day visit to Oman and UAEThe commonalities and exchange of best safety practices between both the Air Forces will be discussed during the visit, an official stateme...
Government scraps single-engine fighter plan"The aim is to increase the contenders and avoid needless allegations later,” said a source.
Pakistan completes induction of 13 F-16 fighter jets into air forceThe army chief said both army and air force were making cooperative efforts to get maximum results against war on terror.
New Sukhoi base to guard southern India, Indian OceanA K Antony will inaugurate the new airbase at Thanjavur, which will eventually house a Sukhoi squadron after the requisite "tech-flight han...
- Crash-prone MiG-21s’ phaseout by 2017
MiG-21s will be phased out of the Indian Air Force by 2017 and replaced by modern fighter aircraft such as Su-30MKI and indigenous LCA.
- MiG-21s to be phased out; Su-30MKIs to replace it
Over the years, the IAF has inducted a total of 946 MiG 21s in its fleet and 476 of them have been lost in various accidents over the past ...
- 126 fighter jet deal: Tests over, IAF set to announce winner
India is now pressing the throttle to ensure the contract to acquire 126 new fighters under the Rs 42,000-crore medium multi-role combat ai...