Stealth, skies and sovereignty: India's fighter jet plan takes offThe Defence Ministry has issued tenders for India’s indigenous fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme to three p...
27 May, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
114 Rafale jets deal moves ahead as India finalises LoR for France: ReportIndia is nearing a significant defence deal with France for 114 Rafale fighter jets, with a Letter of Request expected soon. This acquisiti...
26 May, 2026, 05.49 PM IST
After Tejas, India moves ahead to procure more MiG-29s & SukhoisThe acquisition of these MiG-29s at “relatively lower prices” will add to 59 such jets already with IAF. The 12 Sukhoi-30MKIs, in turn, wil...
18 Jan, 2021, 12.59 PM IST
Why India is placing Su-30 fighter jets in South IndiaThe squadron in Thanjavur will keep in check China's fast-expanding strategic footprint in the Indian Ocean Region. Beijing is shoring up i...
22 Jan, 2020, 10.09 AM IST
Eye on China, South gets 1st Sukhoi squad with BrahMosIndia now has a new lethal weapons platform to keep a ‘strategic eye’ over the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), especially the Bay of Bengal, as ...
20 Jan, 2020, 03.54 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
With eye on China, India deploys Akash missiles in northeastIndian Air Force has deployed the first two Akash squadrons at the Mirage-2000 base in Gwalior and Sukhoi base in Pune.
22 Aug, 2014, 10.34 AM IST
IAF gets new deputy chief amid declining fighter strengthThe foremost challenge for Air Marshal Sinha, will be to ensure that the continuing dip in the number of fighter squadrons in IAF is arrest...
01 May, 2014, 12.33 PM IST
After Army and Navy, IAF gears up for supersonic BrahMos missile punch on SukhoisA tactical or non-nuclear missile touted to be the best in its class in the world, with "nine times more kinetic energy than sub-sonic miss...
10 Feb, 2014, 08.31 AM IST
Additional Sukhoi squadron likely for Chabua base: IAFSpeaking about the Su-30MKI, Tripathy said the aircraft was manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) under licence from Russia's Suk...
02 Oct, 2013, 07.59 PM IST
A K Antony inaugurates Sukhoi airbase in ThanjavurStrengthening India's presence over the Indian Ocean, Defence Minister A K Antony inaugurated the first fighter aircraft base here in south...
27 May, 2013, 03.10 PM 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
New Sukhoi base to guard southern India, Indian OceanA K Antony will inaugurate the new airbase at Thanjavur, which will eventually house a Sukhoi squadron after the requisite "tech-flight han...
13 May, 2013, 11.30 AM 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
- Sukhoi crash: IAF grounds fleet till ‘precautionary checks’ are over
A frontline Sukhoi-30MKI crashed near Pune forcing IAF to temporarily suspend flying of the country's most potent and advanced fighters til...
14 Dec, 2011, 10.24 AM IST
- IAF grounds all Sukhoi fighter planes after Jaisalmer crash
Two days after a Sukhoi fighter jet crashed, the second this year, the Indian Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of 100 SU-30 aircraft.
02 Dec, 2009, 11.38 AM IST