American F-15s, IAF's Russian-origin Su-30s to engage in wargames over Indian skies from April 10"A squadron of the US Air Force's F-15 Strike Eagle fighter aircraft will be arriving at the Kalaikunda airbase in West Bengal for the Cope...
IAF air show captivates audience in KalaikundaThe Hawk Mark 132 aircraft entered in an arrow formation, carried out a loop, followed by a fly by in a diamond formation. Additionally, th...
Alapan, Bengal CS reply to notice from CentreWest Bengal Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi has also replied to the showcause letter separately as the letter was sent to Bengal Home Secretary ...
West Bengal ex-CS Alapan Bandyopadhyay gets notice from MHA, faces up to 1-yr jailGovernment sources said the “offence” under Section 51(b) of the DM Act entails criminal action and provides for a maximum one-year jail te...
Meet with PM Modi: Mamata Banerjee says delay due to PM’s security protocolBanerjee said the chopper had to remain airborne over Kalaikunda for 10 minutes, and thus she reached late. She claimed “wrong information ...
Mamata Banerjee seeks Rs 20,000 crore aid; BJP-Trinamool tussle at meetThe Centre-state tussle reached a new height when leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari reached the Kalaikunda airport and attended the...
Will hold review meeting on cyclone devastation with PM Modi, says Mamata"Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming here after conducting a survey of cyclone-affected areas in Odisha. He will reach Kalaikunda via Di...
Setting a record: Flight Lieutenant Mohana Singh becomes first woman fighter pilot to fly Hawk jetShe achieved the feat at the Kalaikunda Air Force Station in West Bengal.
Indian, US air force learn from each other at COPE India 2018While 12 F15 fighters of the US Air Force (USAF) are participating in the exercise, 10 Sukhoi 30s, six Jaguars and five Mirage 2000s of the...
Singapore Defence Minister hails Tejas fighter jet as 'excellent'He praised Air Vice Marshal A P Singh, the pilot who flew the Tejas, saying he felt as if he was riding a car and not flying in a fighter a...
World War II bomb found near Kalaikunda airbaseA 450-kg bomb of World War II vintage was found three feet under ground while digging for lamp post near Kalaikunda air base in West Bengal
MiG-21 FL fighter jet takes its last flightThe MiG-21 FL fighter jet, which had heralded the "supersonic era" in IAF and had changed the course of the 1971 Indo-Pak war, flew into th...
- Young ones return to 'cradle' eastern air base, Kalaikunda
The 'Young Ones' have now returned to Kalaikunda and the base has turned into a mix of rookie pilots just out of flying academy and their t...
- Kalaikunda fighters in charge of Andaman and Nicobar Islands defences
Aircraft based here will be involved in air defence over the strategic Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Bay of Bengal.
- MIG 27 crashes in West Bengal, pilot safe
A MIG-27 aircraft crashed at Duria village in West Midnapore district this morning but the pilot bailed out safely.
- Train services resume in West Midanpore
Trains resumed their journey on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar section in West Midnapore.
- Bangladesh mutiny: India moves more troops to WB
India has airlifted "elements'' of its para-brigade based in Agra to Kalaikunda in West Bengal to deal with any contingency which arises du...