IAF formally inducts Rafale aircraft into 101 Squadron of Eastern Air CommandAddressing the personnel at the air force station, Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria said the induction of the Rafale jets at Hasimara was carefu...
28 Jul, 2021, 10.12 PM IST
Indian Air Force set to deploy Rafales in Hasimara for eastern front with ChinaHangars, shelters, maintenance facilities and infrastructure for the Rafales have come up at both the airbases. The Hasimara airbase, close...
21 Jun, 2021, 01.21 PM IST
Commanding Officer of first Rafale squadron transferredThe sources said Group Captain Harkirat Singh is likely to oversee the raising of the second Rafale squadron in his new posting at the East...
12 Mar, 2021, 04.44 PM IST
More firepower to IAF, 3 more Rafales to be added to fleetThe Indian Embassy in France tweeted that three more Rafale jets have taken off from Istres for a non-stop flight to India with mid-air ref...
28 Jan, 2021, 12.25 AM IST
Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh, commissioned in 2017, to be first Rafale woman fighter pilotFrom the country’s oldest fighter jets to the newest, Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh is getting set to graduate to flying the omni-role R...
24 Sep, 2020, 12.00 PM IST
Indian Air Force's Golden Arrows squadron with Rafales to have first woman pilot soonThe woman pilot is undergoing training to fly Rafale aircraft, they said. She has been flying MiG-21 fighters and was selected for the Rafa...
22 Sep, 2020, 06.13 PM IST
Cricket takes back seat as lieutenant colonel Dhoni hails Rafale jets induction into IAFAn excited Dhoni promptly expressed his delight at five Rafale fighter jets being formally inducted into the 17 Squadron of the IAF at a gl...
10 Sep, 2020, 02.02 PM IST
IAF will formally induct Rafale aircraft today as part of 17 Squadron at 10 am in AmbalaDefence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of the Armed Forces of France Florence Parly will be the chief guests for the event.
10 Sep, 2020, 09.43 AM IST
36 Rafale fighter jets fleet will be a game changer for India: ExpertsThe timing of induction of the 4.5 generation combat jets assumed significance as it came in the midst of India's tense border row with Chi...
29 Jul, 2020, 08.06 PM IST
First batch of five Rafale jets enters Indian air space, officials confirmOn Monday, the Rafales landed at Al Dhafra airbase in the UAE after flying for over seven hours, officials said adding it was the only stop...
29 Jul, 2020, 06.16 PM IST
Ahead of arrival of Rafale jets, security tightened, Section 144 imposed near Ambala air baseThe Ambala district administration also prohibited people from flying private drones within the three-km radius of the air base, an officia...
29 Jul, 2020, 12.00 PM IST
IAF ready for long haul amid row with China, to induct 5 Rafales on July 29The IAF is geared up for the long haul in the ongoing military confrontation with China, having already forward deployed fighters and missi...
20 Jul, 2020, 04.16 PM IST
IAF ‘technically accepts’ its 1st Rafale ‘RB-001’ from FranceThe multi-role fighter was accepted by a team led by IAF deputy chief Air Marshal VR Chaudhari.
21 Sep, 2019, 02.02 PM IST
IAF's 17 Squadron to be resurrected Tuesday; to be first Rafale unitThe 'Golden Arrows' 17 Squadron was commanded by Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa during the Kargil war in 1999.
09 Sep, 2019, 10.03 PM IST
IAF chief leads 'missing man' formation in tribute to Kargil heroesThe 'missing man' flypast is an aerial salute to honour the fallen comrades-in-arms.
27 May, 2019, 06.34 PM IST
Ambala, Hasimara IAF bases being readied for Rafale jetsThe Rafale squadron to be deployed in Ambala will be known as Golden Arrows which was originally based in Bhatinda and was disbanded two ye...
14 Jul, 2018, 02.35 PM IST
IAF chief Birender Singh Dhanoa flies single-seater MiG-21The MiG-21 "Type-96" the almost 60-year-old "Tony" Dhanoa flew is the oldest version of the single-engine fighter still in service with the...
14 Jul, 2018, 02.04 PM IST