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Of men and their flying machines: Pilots hail legacy as MiG-21 prepares for swansongThe Indian Air Force is set to retire its MiG-21 fighter jets, marking the end of an era for the aircraft that significantly modernized the...26 Sep, 2025, 12.44 PM IST- Jaguar fighter jet crashes in Rajasthan, both pilots killed: How one missing switch costs pilots their livesA twin-seater IAF Jaguar crashed in Rajasthan’s Churu district, killing both pilots, the third Jaguar crash this year. The tragedy lays bar...10 Jul, 2025, 12.46 PM IST
- Three crashes in a year: Is IAF’s ageing Jaguar fleet turning into the next 'flying coffins' like MiG-21?An Indian Air Force Jaguar fighter jet crashed in Rajasthan, marking the third such incident in 2025, raising concerns about the ageing fle...09 Jul, 2025, 06.59 PM IST
- IAF issues show-cause notice to fighter pilot following allegations of rapeThe Indian Air Force has issued a show-cause notice to a wing commander after a court of inquiry found protocol violations in a rape allega...04 Oct, 2024, 08.38 PM IST
- IAF's Tejas crashes near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, pilot ejected safelyIn a post on X (formerly Twitter), IAF said "One Tejas aircraft of the Indian Air Force met with an accident at Jaisalmer, today during an ...12 Mar, 2024, 03.55 PM IST
- US proposal to train Indian astronaut is not for Gaganyaan, India's first human space missionIn 1984, an IAF pilot Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to fly into space on a Soviet Union's Soyuz T-11 spacecraft. The only Indian ci...20 Feb, 2023, 03.14 PM IST
- Air crash: Wing Commander Hanumanth Sarathi cremated with military honours in BelagaviWrapped in tricolour, the coffin carrying the body of the pilot was brought from Morena to Belagavi for the last rites by a special IAF pla...29 Jan, 2023, 07.22 PM IST
- VVIP chopper scam: Court summons 4 ex-IAF officialsThe CBI informed the court on Monday that it would move for segregation of the VVIP chopper trial immediately after the documents concernin...19 Jul, 2022, 12.07 AM IST
- Cricket takes back seat as lieutenant colonel Dhoni hails Rafale jets induction into IAFAn excited Dhoni promptly expressed his delight at five Rafale fighter jets being formally inducted into the 17 Squadron of the IAF at a gl...10 Sep, 2020, 02.02 PM IST
- Air India Express crash: Mumbai pilot, Deepak Sathe, was an ex-IAF officerSathe lived in Mumbai’s Powai with his wife Sushma and two sons. His older son Shantanu got married on March 8, days before the lockdown be...08 Aug, 2020, 10.02 AM IST
- Pakistan captured videos a propaganda, do not share them: Security officialsFive videos were shot by Pakistani army and released on WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as part of a psychological operation agai...27 Feb, 2019, 10.15 PM IST
- When the Kargil war came dangerously close to becoming a nuclear catastropheA June 24, 1999, incident had the potential of triggering an all-out war between the two nuclear neighbours.26 Jul, 2018, 03.44 PM IST
- Indian Air Force plans to create a separate UAV cadre for future warsIAF is actively considering the creation of a separate cadre for UAVs, including the combat versions, missiles, air defence and other weapo...14 Jul, 2018, 04.03 PM IST
- How ‘Spitfire’ Singh built the first made-in-India planes to fight Japanese in World War IIFrom being a Hawai Sepoy to retiring as an air vice marshal, IAF engineer Harjinder's fascinating life story is the stuff of film scripts.12 Jul, 2018, 07.52 PM IST
- Kiren Rijiju to fly high on sortie on board Sukhoi-30MKI tomorrow44-year-old Rijiju will take off from Halwara base and fly for about 30 minutes in the supersonic jet, which can go upto the height of 56,8...17 May, 2016, 10.31 PM IST
- 14 years on, IAF jet trainer still not readyProper training of rookie IAF pilots remains under a cloud with HAL still struggling to deliver its intermediate jet trainer (IJT).30 Dec, 2013, 11.43 AM IST
- IAF's record unblemished so far: N A K Browne on chopper dealAir Chief Marshal N A K Browne today said the IAF has an unblemished record so far and it is taking measures to ensure there are no deviati...22 Apr, 2013, 07.07 PM IST
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