PM Modi participates in Bastille Day parade in France, India's tri-services marching contingent wows crowdsIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the Guest of Honour at France's Bastille Day parade, with an Indian tri-services marching contingen...
17 Jul, 2023, 02.58 PM IST
Banquet dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron held many special gestures for PM ModiThe banquet dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron for Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his two-day visit to France, held many sp...
17 Jul, 2023, 02.56 PM IST
Proud to see all 36 Rafales on India's soil: French envoy to IndiaThis statement came after the Indian Air Force tweeted, "FEET DRY! 'The Pack is Complete' The last of the 36 IAF Rafales landed in India af...
15 Dec, 2022, 03.52 PM IST
India-China LAC face-off: IAF scrambled jets 2-3 times to prevent air violations by ChinaThe Indian Air Force keeps a close watch on Chinese drone activities along the LAC in the northeast. The actions have to be taken as the dr...
13 Dec, 2022, 01.22 PM IST
India to receive its last Rafale by December 15"The last aircraft will arrive in India around December 15. The aircraft was used for developing the India-specific enhancements in the Raf...
09 Nov, 2022, 06.02 PM IST
China developing new fighter aircraft base near Ladakh"The base is coming up between the existing airbases of Kashgar and Hogan which have been carrying out fighter operations along the Indian ...
19 Jul, 2021, 04.52 PM IST
Sixth batch of Rafale fighter aircraft lands in IndiaThis is the sixth batch of Rafale fighter jets from France that has been received by India, IAF sources told ANI. Earlier, on April 22, the...
28 May, 2021, 11.02 PM IST
Major boost for IAF, 10 Rafale fighters to join in one monthThe new additions would increase the number of these planes to 21 as already 11 of these planes are flying with the Ambala-based 17 Squadro...
30 Mar, 2021, 09.38 AM IST
Army, IAF chiefs visit forward areas as China moves more forces to ChushulChina has moved additional forces opposite the Chushul sector in eastern Ladakh after a large number of well-armed Indian troops occupied v...
04 Sep, 2020, 09.16 AM IST
MiG 27 to pass into history, its last squadron to be decommissioned in Jodhpur on FridayThe storied fighter had earned the nickname of 'Bahadur' from pilots owing to its exploits during Kargil.
27 Dec, 2019, 10.28 AM IST
Unpaid bills hold up key defence workAt least eight runway upgradation projects, including the one at Sulur air base that hosts Tejas, and more than six hangar projects, includ...
01 Feb, 2019, 10.22 AM IST
Indigenously-built supersonic surface-to-air missile Aakash inducted in IAFThe indigenously-developed supersonic surface-to-air missile "Aakash" was formally inducted in the Indian Air Force (IAF) here on Friday.
14 Jul, 2018, 09.13 PM IST
Manohar Parrikar to formally induct Akash air defence system into IAFDefence Minister Manohar Parrikar will this week formally induct the Akash Air Defence System into the Indian Air Force.
14 Jul, 2018, 03.52 PM IST
- Defense Budget cut will affect IAF modernisation: Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne
Government has imposed around five per cent cut in the Rs 1.93-lakh-crore defence budget in view of the economic slowdown following which k...
07 Jan, 2013, 04.07 PM IST
IAF stands by pilot's decision not to fly Rahul GandhiIAF said the refusal by its pilot to fly Rahul Gandhi from Kokrajhar to Guwahati in Assam was because of safety reasons and it strongly sta...
12 Sep, 2012, 12.24 PM IST
- MiG 27 crashes in West Bengal, civilian killed
A MiG 27 aircraft crashed in Jalpaiguri killing a civilian and injuring eight.
24 Jul, 2010, 01.08 PM IST
- MiG-21 crashes in Assam, pilots safe
A MiG-21 trainer fighter aircraft of Indian Air Force crashed in upper Assam's Sibsagar district but the two pilots ejected safely.
12 Nov, 2008, 03.04 PM IST