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Govt appoints Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria as next IAF chief

An alumnus of the NDA, Bhadauria was commissioned into the fighter stream of the IAF in June 1980 and won the coveted 'Sword of Honour' for standing first in the overall order of merit

Rajnath Singh becomes first defence minister to fly in home-built LCA Tejas

He was accompanied by Air Vice Marshal N Tiwari, who is also the Project Director, National Flight Test Centre

HAL-built trainer aircraft HTT-40 clears crucial flight test successfully

Clearing the HTT-40's six-turn spin tests removes a monkey from our backs, said design chief Arup Chatterjee

First level of selecting astronauts for Gaganyaan mission completed: IAF

The Indian Air Force on Friday said it has completed the first level of selecting astronauts for the ambitious Gaganyaan mission from its pool of test pilots. The test pilots underwent necessary extensive physical exercise tests, lab investigations, radiological tests, clinical tests and evaluation on various aspects of their psychology, it added. Air Force sources said 25 test pilots were part of the initial selection process. This will be a multi-layered selection process and only 2-3 test pilots will make it to the final list, the sources added. "#MissionGaganyaan -IAF completed Level-1 of Indian Astronaut selection at Institute of Aerospace Medicine. Selected Test Pilots underwent extensive physical exercise tests, lab investigations, radiological tests, clinical tests & evaluation on various facets of their psychology," the IAF tweeted. The first Gaganyaan flight scheduled for 2022 will carry three astronauts, who will be picked from among the test pilots in the armed ...

IAF gets its first Apache helicopters, army aviation stakes its claim

The Apache is the world's most lethal tank killer, firing Hellfire missiles from a distance.

Indian Air Force inducts 8 US-made Apache AH-64E attack helicopters

The IAF had signed a multi-billion dollar contract with the US government and Boeing Ltd in September 2015 for 22 Apache helicopters

IAF chief flies farewell sortie with Balakot hero Abhinandan Varthaman

Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa took the pilot's front seat and flew the entire sortie, while Abhinandan Varthaman occupied the co-pilot's rear seat

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa flies MiG 21 with Abhinandan in Pathankot

Varthaman was conferred the Vir Chakra, the coveted wartime gallantry medal, for downing the F-16 jet of Pakistan during the aerial combat

Old can be gold

Combat aircraft with upgrades remain in service for many decades

Balakot air strike showed reach, lethality of Indian armed forces: Rajnath

The IAF had conducted air strikes in Pakistan's Balakot in February, days after the Pulwama terror attack on a CRPF convoy in which 40 personnel were killed

IAF cancels plan to upgrade Jaguar fleet, fighter plane crunch worsens

With Honeywell, demanding what IAF sources term an "exorbitant" price for F-125IN engines, the IAF has told HAL that it has abandoned its plan to upgrade 80 Jaguar fighters with new Honeywell engines

Chief of Defence: Modi announces new military post, but questions remain

Will a five-star general be the boss of the four-star chiefs of the army, navy and air force or will he be the 'first among equals'?

India to have Chief Of Defence Staff, 19 years after it was first proposed

In his Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort, the prime minister asserted that time has come to enhance synergy among the Army, Navy and the Indian Air Force

Wing Commander Abhinandan likely to be awarded Vir Chakra on I-Day: Report

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is set to fly the MiG-21 again within a few weeks as a medical board cleared his return to the fighter cockpit

Review: Indian Air Force A Cut Above lets you become a virtual IAF fighter

Overall, the Indian Air Force: A Cut Above seems to be a joyful game to experience the different roles of an IAF personnel

IAF launches air combat-themed mobile game featuring Abhinandan-like pilot

The game, 'Indian Air Force: A Cut Above', seeks to give the youth a "realistic feel of the Air Force" and motivate them to take up career in the IAF

India gets first four Apache attack helicopters, another four next week

In 2015, the IAF signed a $1.8 billion contract for 22 Apaches, including production, training and maintenance support

Boeing hands over first four of 22 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to IAF

IAF had signed a contract with the US government and Boeing Ltd in September 2015 for 22 Apache helicopters

Lockheed inks Memorandums of Understanding with three Indian start-ups

Lockheed Martin this week held an "aerospace suppliers conference" in New Delhi, to identify Indian firms that could manufacture components, sub-systems and systems

Indian Air Force Recruitment 2019: Apply by today for airmen posts

Candidates can apply for the job on the official websites: careerindianairforce.cdac.in or airmenselection.cdac.in