Mid-air Refuelling

Egyptian jet gets refuelled midair by Indian Airforce during exercise

Earlier, in a significant move towards fostering global defence cooperation, an Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent reached the Egyptian Air Force Base to participate in Exercise BRIGHT STAR-23

Updated On: 03 Sep 2023 | 10:59 AM IST

On way to India, 5 Rafales re-fuelled mid-air at 30k feet by French tanker

"Indian Air Force appreciates the support provided by French Air Force for our Rafale journey back home," the IAF tweeted

Updated On: 28 Jul 2020 | 11:24 PM IST

India carries out maiden mid-air refuelling of Tejas, joins elite club

The feat was achieved days after IAF successfully did a dry run of mid-air refuelling using the Russian-built IL-78 MKI tanker

Updated On: 10 Sep 2018 | 7:13 PM IST