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First IAF C-17 aircraft to return with Indian citizens from Ukraine today

The first Indian Air Force C-17, a heavy-lift transport aircraft that went to Romania to bring back Indian students from Ukraine, would be landing at the Hindan airbase at 11 pm on Wednesday

148 IAF aircraft, including Rafale, to participate in exercise Vayu Shakti

A total of 148 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will demonstrate their capabilities at Exercise Vayu Shakti that will take place at Pokharan range in Jaisalmer on March 7

US sanctions on Russia won't affect IAF significantly, says Vice Chief

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will not be significantly impacted by the US sanctions on Russia and India's relations with both the countries remain strong, Vice Chief Air Marshal Sandeep Singh said

Ukraine crisis: PM Modi asks Air Force to evacuate stranded Indians

Leveraging the capacities of the IAF will ensure that more people can be evacuated in a shorter time frame

Ukraine crisis: PM Modi asks Air Force to evacuate stranded Indians

The IAF is likely to deploy several C-17 aircraft as part of Operation Ganga from Tuesday

MBDA to display world-beating missiles at Defexpo 2022

The IAF has repeatedly returned to MBDA for both its air-to-air and air-to-ground missile requirements

IAF decides not to send aircraft to multilateral air exercise in UK

The exercise 'Cobra Warrior' is scheduled to take place from March 6-27 at Waddington in the United Kingdom.

International debut for Tejas fighters in tactical combat flying

HAL officials say they would have preferred to offer customers the sophisticated Mark 1A version of the Tejas, which has mid-air refuelling, AESA radar, and the ability to fire BVR missiles

Indian Air Force to send 5 Tejas jets for multilateral air exercise in UK

IAF will participate in a three-week multilateral air exercise at Waddington in the UK from March 6 with a fleet of five Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA).

Tejas at Singapore Airshow 2022: Sale calls for full court diplomacy

While industry watchers rate the Tejas Mark 1A highly, there is concern over haste with which Indian team was despatched to Singapore; and a feeling that New Delhi is participating without clear aims

How capable are IAF's multirole Rafale fighter jets?

Rafale jets soared high in the Delhi sky when they made their debut in the Republic Day flypast this year. Let's answer all your questions about the 36 French-made fighter jets of the Indian Airforce

Defence allocation sees moderate rise, IAF gets largest capital boost

In the Budget FY23, the government has allocated Rs 5.25 trillion.

LIVE: Kerala logs nearly 50,000 new Covid cases; 48,905 in Karnataka

On Tuesday, the state had recorded 55,475 fresh cases, the highest ever single day spike in the infection since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020

Spectacular flypast by 75 aircraft at Rajpath leaves people stunned

The flypast witnessing 75 aircraft and helicopters of the Indian Air Force and displaying a number of formations left people stunned at Rajpath during the Republic Day parade on January 26.

Republic Day flypast to be 'grandest and largest' with 75 aircraft: IAF

The Republic Day parade on the Rajpath this year will see the "grandest and largest" flypast ever with a total of 75 aircraft to mark the Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav celebrations, an IAF official said

Dec 8 chopper crash: Inquiry rules out mechanical failure, says IAF

Court of Inquiry ruled out mechanical failure, sabotage or negligence as cause of chopper crash that killed CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, 13 others, says IAF

Indian Army conducts training exercise with IAF's Apache attack helicopters

The Indian Army brigade under the Rising Star Corps conducted an integrated training exercise with Apache attack helicopters of the Indian Air Force (IAF), they informed on Thursday.The Operational parameters of joint manoeuvres were successful, the Indian Army said."An Indian Army brigade under Rising Star Corps conducted an integrated training exercise with Apache attack helicopters of IAF. Operational parameters of joint manoeuvres and communication between Apaches, armoured fighting vehicles and infantry were successfully validated," Indian Army said.

IAF chief holds talks with top military brass of Republic of Korea

Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari held extensive talks with the top military brass of the Republic of Korea to further enhance bilateral military ties. The Chief of Air Staff (CAS) was on a four-day trip to the Republic of Korea from Monday. "As part of the visit, #CAS called on Minister of National Defence & Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff. CAS also met Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Air Force. Wide ranging issues on enhancing bilateral defence engagement were discussed during the meetings," the IAF tweeted on Thursday. Earlier this month, India and the Republic of Korea agreed to strengthen strategic cooperation including in dealing with challenges of terrorism, extremism and radicalisation. The two sides discussed a range of key issues at the third India-Republic of Korea strategic dialogue held in the national capital on December 3. South Korea has been a major supplier of weapons and military equipment to India. In 2019, the two countries finalised a

Stealth game: HAL joins DRDO in building 5th-gen advanced combat aircraft

The IAF has accorded the Tejas Mark 2 its "comprehensive design review", which means its design has been found viable and the manufacture of its first prototypes cleared

CDS chopper crash: Tri-services inquiry report expected on December 31

The probe team is headed by Air Marshal Manvendra Singh and includes two Brigadier-rank officers from the Army and Navy