Pakistan sent two F-16 fighter planes last month to intercept a SpiceJet flight to KabulPakistan had fully closed its airspace on February 26 after the IAF struck a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist training camp in Balakot in r...
17 Oct, 2019, 09.23 PM IST
IAF's Abhinandan Varthaman starts flying MiG 21Varthaman returned to the fighter cockpit, nearly six months after sustaining injuries while ejecting from a fighter plane during an aerial...
22 Aug, 2019, 10.53 AM IST
IAF intercepts Georgian aircraft coming from PakistanThe An-12 aircraft of Georgia, after getting airborne for Delhi from Karachi, deviated from its scheduled flight path and entered Indian ai...
10 May, 2019, 09.59 PM IST
Imran criticises BJP over US magazine's report on F16, says truth always prevailsPakistan has denied that one of its planes had been downed by the IAF.
06 Apr, 2019, 04.02 PM IST
Shot down PAF's F-16 during aerial dogfight on Feb 27: IAFThe Indian Air Force Friday asserted that it had shot down an F-16 aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force on February 27 during aerial combat.
05 Apr, 2019, 09.49 PM IST
IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman returns to his squadron in SrinagarThe IAF pilot went on leave around 12 days ago after security agencies completed a nearly two-week debriefing after his return from Pakista...
26 Mar, 2019, 09.41 PM IST
Pakistan FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi maintains that PAF shot down 2 IAF fighter jetsPak FM officially identified Wing Commander Nauman Ali Khan as the Pakistan Air Force pilot who shot down the second Indian fighter jet in ...
06 Mar, 2019, 07.58 PM IST
Abhinandan Varthaman undergoes debriefings by security agencies"The efforts have been to ensure that Abhinandan returns to the cockpit soon," a military official said.
03 Mar, 2019, 04.31 PM IST
You rule the skies & our hearts: BCCI, Amul welcome IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan homeIAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman returned to India from the Attari-Wagah border at around 9:20 pm.
02 Mar, 2019, 12.18 PM IST
We are on heightened state of readiness: Defence forcesPakistan's move to de-escalate tensions is believed to have come amid international intervention.
28 Feb, 2019, 10.13 PM IST
IAF plans to put LCA Tejas in combat role by 2017The idea is to have a total of six aircraft this financial year and about eight in the next. Tejas will feature in combat plan of the IAF n...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.58 PM IST
Received queries for LCA Tejas during Bahrain airshow: HAL chief T Suvarna RajuHe also asserted that the first upgraded Tejas with better radar, missiles system, mid-air refueling capability, would be handed over to th...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.31 PM IST
NIA team reaches Pathankot IAF base to gather inputs about the attackThe NIA team rushed to the site where terror strike took place so that they can share their expertise as well as have first-hand informatio...
13 Jul, 2018, 05.48 PM IST
Red Flag Exercise: IAF gains experience by taking part in global air exercises, says Manohar ParrikarWithout naming Pakistan, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said in Lok Sabha that knowledge of close combat ability of F-16s and F-18s was ...
12 Jul, 2018, 06.47 PM IST
Missing Malaysia Airlines jet couldn’t have flown over India undetected: Indian militaryThe Indian military establishment has rejected the possibility that the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 could have flown over India on way t...
16 Mar, 2014, 06.08 AM IST
UFO near IB, IAF scrambles Sukhoi-30MKIIAF scrambled a Su-30MKI after its radars detected a slow moving unidentified flying object going towards Pakistan near Amritsar border and...
24 Feb, 2014, 10.05 PM IST
IAF formally inducts its biggest transport aircraft C-17 Globemaster IIIThe C-17 Globemaster III aircraft has been procured from the US under a deal expected to be worth over Rs 20,000 crore.
02 Sep, 2013, 08.21 PM IST