Russian President Putin pitches Su-57 stealth jet to India; indicates readiness for co-productionRussia's President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is open to cooperating with India on the Su-57 stealth fighter jet. This includes supplying t...
05 Jun, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit appointed as next Indian Air Force Vice ChiefAir Marshal Ashutosh Dixit will become the next Vice Chief of the Air Staff on July 1. He currently serves as the Chief of Integrated Defen...
05 Jun, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi reviews NDA's 150th passing out parade in PunePune hosted the Passing Out Parade for the 150th National Defence Academy Course. Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi reviewed the ceremony....
30 May, 2026, 09.01 AM IST
HAL out, Tata and L&T in: IAF pushes ahead with private firms to fulfil India’s AMCA fifth-generation jet dreamIndia's ambitious Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) program has advanced with the Defence Ministry inviting bids from private firms fo...
28 May, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
Long before Tejas, how India’s indigenous fighter jet Marut met a painful death that still haunts India todayIndia's HF-24 Marut was its first indigenous jet fighter. Developed with German expertise, it faced engine issues limiting its speed. Despi...
19 May, 2026, 04.46 PM IST
SU-30MKI Squadron Leader Avni Chaturvedi 1st woman fighter pilot to lead air exercise with JapanWhile women fighter pilots have been part of aerial wargames in the country with foreign contingents, including the French air force, this ...
08 Jan, 2023, 10.50 AM IST
In a first, IAF woman fighter pilot to join aerial wargames in JapanThe exercise Veer Guardian 2023 will be carried out from January 16 to January 26 at the Hyakuri Air Base and its surrounding airspace in O...
07 Jan, 2023, 12.47 PM IST
Rajnath Singh to inaugurate induction of Sukhoi fighter jet Su-30 squadronAt a press meet here, Air Marshal Amit Tiwari said this would be the second frontline fighter squadron of the Indian Air Force (IAF) to be ...
16 Jan, 2020, 12.30 PM IST
Wreckage of missing Sukhoi-30 jet fighter found in AssamThe Sukhoi jet had gone missing after taking off from the Tezpur Salonibari Air Force station in Assam at 10:30 AM on Tuesday on a routine ...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.04 PM IST
Tezpur air base ready to face any challenge: IAF officialOver the last eight decades, IAF has modernized itself into a professional force that ranks amongst the most competent and respected air fo...
13 Jul, 2018, 10.32 PM IST
Amid heightened tensions, IAF enhances capabilities of Halwara base near Indo-Pak borderThe deployment of additional Su-30 MKI jets at the airbase comes amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan.
12 Jul, 2018, 10.21 AM IST
Antony to inaugurate Su-30 squadron at Thanjavur air baseDefence Minister A K Antony will tomorrow inaugurate an airbase here to house squadron of IAFs lethal Su-30 MKI combat aircraft.
26 May, 2013, 01.17 PM IST
IAF to raise four more squadrons of Su-30 MKI fighterIAF is all set to raise four more squadrons of Su-30 MKI fighter in the near future as it prepares to induct the tenth unit of the aircraft...
05 Oct, 2012, 06.37 PM IST
Indian Air Force inducts frontline fighter Su-30MKI at Halwara air baseThis is the first squadron of the Su-30MKI to be inducted into the Western Air Command--known as the sword arm of the IAF.
25 Sep, 2012, 09.14 PM IST
- IAF to deploy two Su-30 squadrons in SWAC
Air marshal, A K Gogoi said the IAF, which is facing shortage of aircraft, is expecting an increase in the number of fighters after 2012.
24 Apr, 2011, 09.48 AM IST
- IAF to deploy more fighter aircraft along Pak border
Strengthening its presence along Pakistan border, the Indian Air Force will deploy two squadrons of its frontline air superiority Su-30MKI ...
20 Apr, 2011, 09.06 PM IST
- Jodhpur and Chhabua to be next Su-30 bases
India has decided to deploy its air superiority Su-30MKI fighter aircraft in Jodhpur in Rajasthan and Chhabua in Assam.
19 Oct, 2008, 11.35 AM IST