Sunset for MiG 21s as squadron retires fighters after 57 yearsThe IAF's Uttarlai (Rajasthan) based 4 Squadron has been operating various types of MiG 21 for 57 years and was one of the last three remai...
Brazilian pilot lands in hot water with IAF for taking pictures at Air Force Station“Boarding was on when the pilot, a Brazilian national, started taking videos of the air force station. It’s not known if he was shooting ou...
Deesa airbase near India-Pakistan border: Why it is important for India; all you need to knowThe Deesa air base, mere 130 kilometers from the Indo-Pak border, will be able to give a better response to any threat coming from Pakistan.
Mig-21 trainer aircraft crashes in Rajasthan, both pilots killedAround 9:10 pm, the aircraft met with an accident near Barmer. Both pilots sustained fatal injuries. IAF deeply regrets the loss of lives a...
Domestic flights soon from Uttarlai airbase near Pakistan borderAfter Jodhpur Air Force Station, this will be the second airbase in Western Sector to allow the operation of civil domestic flights from it...
IAF choppers to fight locust swarmsThe helicopters will be equipped with imported aerial spray machines, agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said while flagging off a h...
IAF's Jaguar, MiG 21 catch fire, pilots eject safelyThe aircraft hit the barrier on the runway, sources said, adding that a court of inquiry has been ordered into the accident.
IAF fighter plane crashes in Rajasthan"The aircraft crashed near Uttarlai airforce station in Barmer," a defence spokesperson said, adding further details are awaited.
CAG report flagging ammunition shortage factually wrong: Nirmala Sitharaman"After taking the charge of defence ministry, I have discussed the issue with senior officers and experts. Purchasing weapons...is a contin...
Rahul Gandhi to meet family of murdered Dalit girlRahul Gandhi will today meet the family of the 17-year-old Dalit girl who was allegedly raped and murdered last month in Bikaner.
MiG-27 aircraft of Indian Air Force crashes in RajasthanThe aircraft, which is used for ground attack purposes, took off from Jodhpur airbase and was on its way to Uttarlai air force station in R...
IAF's MiG-21 fighter plane crashes in Rajasthan, pilot killedA MiG-21 Bison fighter aircraft of IAF today crashed while landing at Uttarlai Airbase in western Rajasthan, leaving the pilot dead.
IAF jet crash prompts Cairn India to seek no fly zone at Barmer oil fieldCairn India has moved the govt to declare the airspace over its crude production and processing facilities out of bounds for all aircraft.
- MiG-29 aircraft crashes in Himachal Pradesh
A MiG-29 fighter aircraft crashed into a mountain during a night flying exercise near Lahaul- Spiti in Himachal Pradesh and the fate of the...
- IAF MiG-21 crashes in Rajasthan, pilot ejects safely
A MiG-21 combat aircraft of the IAF on Friday crashed near Uttarlai airport in Rajasthan's Barmer district but the pilot ejected safely.
- Gypsum mining around Barmer IAF station being checked: A K Antony
Though there was substantial reduction in illegal mining, he said the defence ministry wanted 'total stoppage of illegal mining.'
- Illegal miners dig up to airbases, IAF worried
Illegal miners have dug up very near to the air bases, forcing the authorities to shoot off letters to civil administration.