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Need to prepare for intense, small duration operations: IAF Chief

Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said that there would be a need for the force to prepare for "short swift wars" and be ready for long drawn standoff akin to what has been seen in eastern Ladakh

IAF successfully test-fires BrahMos missile from Su30-MkI fighter jet

In 2016, the government had decided to integrate the air-launched variant of the Brahmos into over 40 Sukhoi fighter jets

IAF ties up with IIT Madras to develop solutions to maintain weapon systems

The Indian Air Force and Indian Institute of Technology, Madras on Wednesday signed the memorandum of understanding

Indian Air Force chief laments too many different aircraft

Tender for 114 fighters may bring in even wider variety of aircraft

MHA asks all states to conduct safety audit of all ropeway project

The entity operating the ropeways must maintain a record of all the activities undertaken as part of the maintenance programme, he said in the communication

Future warfare is likely to be hybrid with weapons, says IAF Chief

The future warfare is likely to be hybrid in nature wherein weapons such as economic strangulation, virus and hypersonic missiles would be used, IAF Chief Vivek Ram Chaudhari said on Tuesday.

HAL, Israel Aerospace tie up to turn civil aircraft into mid-air refuellers

Under the new MoU, "HAL will convert pre-owned civil passenger aircraft into air refuelling aircraft with cargo and transport capabilities," the IAF said.

Cabinet clears 15 indigenous Light Combat Helicopters for Rs 3,887 cr

Each helicopter will cost Rs 260 crore, provide firepower to support infantry

Huge fire at Sariska tiger reserve, IAF choppers deployed to put out blaze

Over 200 people and two Indian Air Force helicopters were pressed into service to control a wildfire spread over 10 sq km of the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan's Alwar, officials said on Tuesday. The fire had started on Sunday evening and was brought under control on Monday. A few hours later in the evening, the forest fire flared again and was continuing till Tuesday evening. The Forest Department asked people of nearby villages not to enter the forest area. The officials said no tiger is stuck in the affected area and their movement is being monitored. The Sariska reserve has 27 tigers, they added. Earlier looking at the situation, the district administration sought air assistance from the IAF, which deployed two Mi-17 V5 helicopters to control the fire. Sariska Field Director R N Meena said the forest staff, nature guides and local people are engaged in efforts to control the fire but they are facing difficulties due to hilly terrain, he said. The fire on hills has been

Indian Air Force to use Fleet Card to draw fuel on the move

With the advent of the Fleet Cards, IAF convoys now will be able to draw fuel from the vast network of retail fuel distributors across the country

Boeing's Eagle-II fighter may join race for Indian Air Force contract

Move may result in the US aircraft manufacturer pulling out Super Hornet from MRCA contest; tender value could be $15-20 billion

IAF says it will counter China's missile with 'direct tactical planning'

An IAF official has told a parliamentary standing committee that countering the potent weapon of the adversary will be based on India's "direct tactical planning".

'Operational capability and aerospace safety complementary to each other'

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari pitched for focussing on a seamless blending of old and new technologies, while maintaining a good safety record for various IAF aircraft

Operation Ganga: IAF flight carrying 210 Indians lands at Hindon airbase

Indian Air Force flight carrying 210 Indians evacuated from war-hit Ukraine arrived at Hindan airbase near Delhi from Bucharest, Romania on Sunday

Ukraine conflict: Three IAF aircraft carrying 629 Indians lands in Delhi

India has been evacuating its citizens from war-torn Ukraine's neighbouring countries such as Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland as the Ukrainian airspace has been shut since February 24

Domestic flights soon from Uttarlai airbase near Pakistan border

After Jodhpur Air Force Station, this will be the second airbase in Western Sector to allow the operation of civil domestic flights from its runway

Ukraine war: 11 civilian, 4 IAF flights to bring back Indians tomorrow

Eleven civilian and four Indian Air Force (IAF) flights will return to India on Saturday with Indians from Ukraine's neighbouring countries, the Civil Aviation Ministry stated on Friday. The 11 civilian flights on Saturday are expected to bring back more than 2,200 Indians, with 10 landing in Delhi and one in Mumbai, the ministry's statement noted. The statement did not say how many Indians will be coming on the four IAF flights. India has been evacuating its citizens through special flights from Ukraine's western neighbours such as Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland as the Ukrainian airspace has been shut since February 24 due to a Russian military offensive. On Friday, 14 civilian and three IAF flights brought 3,772 Indians back, the statement noted.

Ukraine: IAF's IL-76 planes on standby to evacuate Indians out of Russia

The IAF has kept two IL-76 military transport aircraft on standby to evacuate Indians who are stranded in conflict-hit eastern Ukrainian cities like Sumy and Kharkiv from Russian capital Moscow

IAF's 4 evacuation flights from Ukraine with Indians land in Hindon airbase

The IAF's four evacuation flights with 798 Indians from the Romanian capital Bucharest, Hungary's Budapest and Polish city Rzeszow landed at the Hindon airbase here on Thursday morning, sources said

IAF will demonstrate capabilities at exercise 'Vayu Shakti' in Pokharan

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will demonstrate its full spectrum combat and fire capabilities during exercise Vayu Shakti in Pokharan firing range close to the India-Pak border in Rajasthan on March 7