LUCKNOW: The Indian Air Force military cargo aeroplane, the C-130 J Hercules, landed at Jalgaon airport with the mortal remains of the 25 bus accident victims from Bharatpur airport in Chitwan district, Nepal, on Saturday evening.The aircraft with call sign IFC1084, which was dispatched from Panagarh airbase of IAF on the directions of defence minister…
The 16-km trek route, commencing from Gaurikund, suffered extensive damage, with certain parts completely obliterated at Ghoda Padav, Lincholi, Badi Lincholi and Bhimbali. DEHRADUN: Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Chinook and MI-17 helicopters joined ongoing rescue efforts in Rudraprayag district on Friday to evacuate around 1,500 people, mainly pilgrims, who have been stranded for nearly 48…
NEW DELHI: Grappling with just 30 fighter squadrons when it is authorised 42 to face the threat from China and Pakistan, the IAF will to wait further for the deliveries of the indigenous Tejas Mark-1A jets to begin.The first of the 83 “improved” Tejas jets was to be delivered to IAF by March 31 this…
NEW DELHI: India is now all set to host its first-ever multi-nation air combat exercise “Tarang Shakti”, with 67 fighter jets and military aircraft from 10 countries and observers from another 18, to strengthen military interoperability and strategic partnerships across the globe.The IAF itself will deploy 75 to 80 aircraft for the mega exercise to…
NEW DELHI: In a clear message to DRDO, defence PSUs and other agencies amid the continuing delay in the delivery of Tejas fighters and other indigenous weapon systems, IAF vice chief Friday said national security and operational readiness cannot be sacrificed at the altar of self-reliance. “Atmanirbharta (self-reliance) is what we are riding on…But this…
NEW DELHI: A Indian Air Force aircraft met with an accident on Thursday near Jaisalmer during a routine training, the IAF said.“One Remotely Piloted Aircraft of the Indian Air Force met with an accident near Jaisalmer today during a routine training sortie”, it said in a post on X. No damages have been reported and…
NEW DELHI: With the threat of terror attacks on military establishments remaining a clear and present danger, the IAF has now kicked off a plan to upgrade the ground perimeter security of 30 more of its air bases around the country.The new comprehensive multi-layered, multi-sensor, hi-tech surveillance and intrusion detection systems at the 30 air…
BHOPAL: An aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) with six persons on board made an “emergency” landing at a village in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal on Sunday due to a technical snag, a police official said. The aircraft, of IAF’s III HU unit, made the “emergency” landing in a sugarcane field near a lake…
NEW DELHI: India will get its first spanking new C-295 tactical military airlift plane on Wednesday, with Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari now in Spain to receive the delivery, under the mega Rs 21,935 crore Tata-Airbus project for 56 such planes inked two years ago.The formal induction ceremony of the twin-turboprop…
