Air Force called in to douse Bhopal building fire raging for 9 hours, PM Modi briefed
Bhopal/IBNS: A massive fire has been on for over nine hours in a multi-storied building in the Satpura Bhawan that houses various government offices in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal.
External fuel tank of IAF aircraft gets dislodged, no damage reported
Kolkata/IBNS: The external fuel tank of an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft got dislodged and fell into an uninhabited area near KKD (Kalaikunda) Airbase in Bengal's West Midnapore while returning from a routine training mission on Monday.
Indian Air Force to ground MiG-21 fighter jets
New Delhi: Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to ground the entire fleet of aging MiG-21 fighter aircraft after a recent crash in Rajasthan claimed three lives, media reports said.
All flights cancelled at Leh airport as Air Force's C-17 Globemaster remains stuck on lone runway
Leh/IBNS: Almost all flights to and from the Leh airport were cancelled on Tuesday as a transport aircraft belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) remains stuck on its lone runway due to a technical snag.
IAF's MiG-21 Jet crashes into a house in Rajasthan, 3 dead, pilot safe
Jaipur/IBNS: Three people have died after a MiG-21 Jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed into a house at a village in Rajasthan on Monday, media reports said.
India Air Force contingent departs to participate in Exercise Cobra Warrior in UK
New Delhi: An Indian Air Force contingent comprising 145 Air Warriors departed Air Force Station Jamnagar on Sunday for participating in Exercise Cobra Warrior at the Waddington Air Force Base of the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom.
IAF's Light Combat Aircraft Tejas to debut in multilateral air exercise in UAE
New Delhi/UNI: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has deployed the indigenously built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas for its maiden international multilateral Exercise Desert Flag VIII at Air Force Base Al Dhafra in the UAE.
IAF planes carrying army field hospital land in quake-hit Turkey
New Delhi/UNI: Two Indian Air Force (IAF) planes carrying an army field hospital for a 30-bedded medical facility have reached Adana in quake-hit Turkiye, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted.
India sends relief material, equipment, doctors to quake-hit Turkiye, Syria
New Delhi/UNI: India on Tuesday sent five planeloads of relief material, equipment and personnel, including NDRF personnel and doctors, to quake-hit Turkiye and Syria.
Gwalior: At least one pilot died when two Indian Air Force fighter jets- a Sukhoi Su-30 and a Mirage 2000- crashed during a training exercise close to Gwalior city in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, officials said.
Two IAF fighter jets crash in Madhya Pradesh, two of three pilots safe
Bhopal/IBNS: Two Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets, Sukhoi Su-30 and Mirage 2000, have crashed during a training exercise over Morena in Madhya Pradesh, media reports said.
IAF, Japan Air Self Defence Force set to exercise jointly in Japan
New Delhi: To promote Air Defence cooperation between the countries, India and Japan are all set to hold the joint Air Exercise, 'Veer Guardian-2023' involving the Indian Air Force and Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) at Hyakuri Air Base, Japan from Jan 12 to 26.
Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha assumes command of IAF’s Western Air Command
New Delhi/IBNS: Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha assumed command of the Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command on 01 January 2023, according to an IAF press communique.
IAF successfully test fires the extended-range version of BrahMos Air Launched missile
The Indian Air Force successfully test-fired the extended-range version of the BrahMos Air Launched missile in the Bay of Bengal, according to a statement on Thursday.
No single service can win a war on its own: IAF chief VR Chaudhari
Chandigarh/UNI: No single Service can win a war on its own and tomorrow’s conflicts cannot be fought with yesterday's mind-set, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said Saturday addressing 90th anniversary celebrations of the IAF here.