Airbus C295 lands on Purvanchal Expressway as part of IAF emergency drillAirbus landing on highway: The exercise was organised to assess the expressway’s potential as an alternative runway during times of war or ...
22 Apr, 2026, 03.10 PM IST
IAF's Garud Special Forces to get compact UAV system with enhanced range, enduranceThe Indian Air Force is revolutionising its operational strategy with the introduction of a cutting-edge unmanned aerial vehicle system for...
19 Apr, 2026, 02.22 PM IST
HAL LUH: Check features of indigenous helicopter set to become lifeline for Indian Army at Siachen, world’s highest battlefieldIndia is introducing its new Light Utility Helicopter. This indigenous aircraft will replace older helicopters in the Himalayas. The LUH is...
16 Apr, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
Govt plans design, development of runway-independent UAV for rescue missions, ferrying logisticsIndia is developing an advanced unmanned combat search and rescue drone for the Air Force. This runway-independent aircraft will rescue air...
08 Apr, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
Punjab: IAF rescues 46, air-drops 750 kg relief in flood-hit areas; drones deliver food in 9 districtsHeavy rainfall has caused severe flooding in nine Punjab districts, prompting extensive rescue and relief efforts. SSPs are coordinating op...
29 Aug, 2025, 06.17 PM IST
Indian Air Force rescues 14 stranded in swollen river on Assam-Arunachal borderIn a swift response to a distress call, the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully rescued fourteen individuals stranded in the flood-swollen ...
01 Jun, 2025, 03.57 PM IST
Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: IAF airlifts another 36 tonne of critical equipmentRescuers on Monday pushed through a six-inch-wide pipeline through the rubble of the collapsed tunnel, a breakthrough that will help them s...
20 Nov, 2023, 10.24 PM IST
Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: IAF deploys C-17 to airlift critical equipment from Indore to Dehradun"The IAF has continued with its operations to assist the ongoing tunnel rescue underway at Dharasu, Uttarakhand. An IAF C-17 has been deplo...
17 Nov, 2023, 09.53 PM IST
Uttarakhand Avalanche: 28 mountaineers trapped at Danda-2 peak; Cheetah choppers carries rescueAs many as 28 people are feared trapped in an avalanche that hit Draupadi's Danda-2 mountain peak in Uttarakhand, chief minister Pushkar Si...
04 Oct, 2022, 02.48 PM IST
29 on board missing AN-32 aircraft presumed dead: IAFThere were 29 people on the transport plane which had vanished over the sea after it took off from Chennai for Port Blair on July 22.
14 Jul, 2018, 08.15 PM IST
Over 100 stranded at waterfall rescued in Maharashtra; IAF pitches-inNearly 120 people had gone for a picnic at the Chinchoti waterfall, located in the Tungareshwar hill range at Vasai and got stranded follow...
08 Jul, 2018, 02.43 PM IST
Air Force to field humanitarian aid and disaster relief tableaux at Republic Day paradeThe IAF will field a tableau with the slogan ‘Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Operations undertaken by the Indian Air Force.
24 Dec, 2015, 05.50 AM IST
11,000 flood-affected people airlifted by IAF in Jammu and KashmirIndian Air Force has airlifted about 11,000 people so far from various places in flood- ravaged Jammu and Kashmir, a senior officer said to...
13 Sep, 2014, 05.01 PM IST
Naval commandos deployed in flood-hit Jammu and Kashmir, communication links snappedNaval marine commandos were deployed in the massive multi-agency rescue operations that were underway in flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir.
08 Sep, 2014, 05.09 PM IST
IAF rescues 14 people caught in flash floods in JammuIAF today pressed its choppers into service and rescued 14 people caught in flash-floods in Jammu district.
05 Sep, 2014, 01.10 PM IST
IAF's rescue helicopter Mi-17 crashes in Uttarakhand, 8 killedAn IAF rescue helicopter Mi-17 crashed in Gaurikund. According to reports, eight people onboard, including five crew members were killed.
25 Jun, 2013, 06.57 PM IST
IAF deploys 13 more aircraft for Uttarakhand rescue opsThe Defence Ministry today stepped up its efforts in the relief and rescue operations in flood-hit Uttarakhand where it deployed over 40 ai...
21 Jun, 2013, 09.02 PM IST