IAF successfully conducts night vision goggles-aided landing in Eastern sectorThe Indian Air Force (IAF) achieved a significant milestone by successfully landing an aircraft using night vision goggles (NVG) for the fi...
Local body polls in Ladakh after delimitation exercise: Lt Governor MishraLadakh's Lieutenant Governor announced that local body elections would occur post-ward delimitation. Two municipalities and 193 panchayats ...
India intensifies fighter operations as China ups temperature near LadakhSources said fighter aircraft including Rafales and Su 30MKIs have been operating with enhanced frequency from Leh and Thoise air bases for...
Ladakh accident: PM Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh condole death of soldiersSeven Army soldiers were killed and 19 others injured in the Tuktuk sector of Ladakh on Friday when the vehicle they were travelling in ski...
Seven Army personnel killed as bus carrying 26 falls into gorge in LadakhAll the injured were initially taken to the 403 Field Hospital at Partapur. Hours later, all 19 injured personnel have been shifted to Chan...
New airport terminal at Leh likely to become operational by December 2022: Aviation ministerThis was conveyed by Scindia to Ladakh Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur during a virtual meeting with him to discuss the progress of ongoing ...
India plans 4 airports, 37 helipads for boosting Ladakh connectivityET has learnt that land has been identified for four new airports capable of handling wide bodied aircraft, including an alternate airfield...
Ladakh L-G discusses air connectivity possibilities for Kargil with CentreThe lieutenant governor raised the issue during a meeting with Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri in New Delhi o...
Amid Chinese drills across LAC, IAF chief visits Ladakh to review operational preparednessThe Air Force has two major bases in Leh and Thoise which help it look after both China and Pakistan border.
I decided to reactivate Daulat Beg Oldi airstrip without any written permission: Air Marshal (retd) Pranab Kumar BarboraWe had five people in the aircraft — two Indian Air Force pilots, one navigator, a gunner and I — as we flew the AN-32 from Chandigarh. We ...
Another Super Hercules damaged in Ladakh, India now has only fourAccident has currently left IAF with only four of six C-130J tactical airlifters, which are configured for `special operations’, inducted f...
IAF airbases along western front on high alert, hold major air defence exerciseThe primary objective of 'Exercise Talon', involving the crucial Western Air Command (WAC), is to "improve operational preparedness and air...
Manohar Parrikar meets troops at Siachen base campAccompanied by Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag, the Defence Minister landed at Thoise in Ladakh region.
Manohar Parrikar visits Siachen, meets troopsParrikar, who was sworn in as the Defence Minister in the Narendra Modi government on November 9, also conducted an aerial survey of the gl...
Nepal earthquake: Super jets Globemaster and Super Hercules prove their worth in goldA C-130J is capable of airlifting up to 20 tonnes of load, which is five to six times the capacity of Russian medium-lift AN-32 aircraft in...
Vintage plane used by IAF headed for DelhiThe C-17, which will be sixth such aircraft to be deliveared of the 10 ordered, will be carrying a restored T-6G Harvard plane that was use...
IAF planning fighter plane base in Nyoma in Ladakh: NAK BrowneAs part of efforts to build up military infrastructure along the border with China, the IAF said it plans to develop a fighter aircraft bas...