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The aircraft last contacted ground sources at 1 PM today after taking off from Jorhat airbase at 12:25 pm. (Photo: AFP)

Reports of possible crash received, however no wreckage found yet: IAF

The aircraft went missing hours after it took off from Jorhat, for Menchuka Advance Landing Ground in Arunachal Pradesh.

03 Jun 2019 6:41 PM

IAF AN-32 aircraft goes missing for 2 hours, search ops underway

IAF has launched Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft and C-130 Special Ops aircraft on a search mission to locate the missing aircraft.

03 Jun 2019 3:53 PM

Her training involved flying both air-to-air combat and air-to-ground missions, it added. (Photo :ANI)

Mohana Singh becomes first woman fighter pilot to fly Hawk jet

She achieved the feat at the Kalaikunda Air Force Station in West Bengal on Thursday, it said.

01 Jun 2019 11:45 AM

Pakistan on Wednesday extended the ban on India using its airspace for commercial flights till June 14. (Photo: PTI)

IAF lifts temporary airspace restrictions, imposed after Balakot

The move comes immediately after Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his second term in office.

01 Jun 2019 9:45 AM

Kargil war, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LoC). (Photo: ANI)

Air Chief Marshal to lead missing man formation to pay tribute to Kargil war heroes

Earlier on Monday, squadron of MiG-21 aircraft led by IAF chief flew in missing man formation to pay tribute to Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja.

28 May 2019 1:21 PM

Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa (Photo: File)

'Rafale will be a gamechanger' says Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa

Dhanoa asserted that the Sukhoi-M30, Tejas and Rafale will soon arrive to replace the older aircraft which are in need of an upgrade.

27 May 2019 1:08 PM

Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command, Raghunath Nambiar. (Photo: ANI)

Clouds do prevent radars from detecting accurately: Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar

The officer was asked to react on Army Chief General Rawat's remarks on Sunday in Kerala where he had defended PM's comments in this regard.

27 May 2019 12:58 PM

PM Modi is scheduled to hold a five-kilometre-long roadshow in the constituency after his arrival here. (Photo: File)

Security beefed up ahead of PM Modi's Varanasi roadshow, tomorrow

According to sources, as many as 12 companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed to ensure foolproof security to the PM.

26 May 2019 6:39 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

BJP’s muscular nationalism narrative worked for party

The narrative seems to have worked, giving Mr Modi an unprecedented mandate for second time in a row.

24 May 2019 3:42 AM

The break-in has raised fears whether it was an espionage attempt as Rafale is going to play an important role in India’s defence at a time when there is heightened tension with Pakistan.

‘Break-in’ at Air Force’s Rafale facility in Paris

The Indian office is said to be one among three offices inside a French Dassault Aviation complex and all the offices were broken into.

23 May 2019 4:48 AM

Further attacking Pakistan, he said that terrorist infrastructure continue to remain 'intact in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and also in Pakistan.' (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Dare not try and come anywhere near LoC: Indian Army to Pakistan

Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh further informed that Pakistan has continued its 'anti-India' activities.

20 May 2019 1:57 PM

Modernisation of the military cannot be put on backburner

India is expecting to fill the gap with the acquisition of 36 Rafale jets which will be armed with deadly beyond-visual-range Meteor missiles.

19 May 2019 2:34 AM

Lockheed, which has a longstanding relationship of 25 years in India, unveiled the F-21 during the Aero India show in Bengaluru in February, saying it will address the Indian Air Force’s unique requirements. (Representational Image)

Will not sell F-21 jet to anyone if deal with India is finalised: Lockheed Martin

The Indo-US defence ties are on an upswing and both New Delhi and Washington have said they are committed to expanding it further.

14 May 2019 8:32 AM

Air Marshal A.S. Butola accepts the first Apache helicopter during a function in Arizona on Friday.

In big boost, IAF gets first Apache helicopter

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

12 May 2019 5:03 AM

Air Marshal AS Butola represented IAF and accepted the first Apache. Representatives from the US government were also present. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

IAF gets its first Apache Guardian attack helicopter at US’s Boeing plant

India has signed a contract with the United States for 22 of these choppers.

11 May 2019 11:00 AM

The aircraft neither responded on international distress frequency nor to visual signals during interception. (Representational image)

2 Sukhois force Georgia jet from Pak to land in Jaipur

The Georgian cargo plane was on a scheduled flight from Tbilisi (Georgia) for Delhi via Karachi.

11 May 2019 1:38 AM

The new upgrade the IAF wants is bunker buster or the building destroyer that can decimate targeted buildings.

IAF looking to buy upgraded bombs used in Balakot strike

These advance version of the Spice-2000 bombs is capable of completely destroying buildings and bunkers.

09 May 2019 6:14 AM

IAF transport aircraft that overshot the main runway on Tuesday night at the Mumbai airport. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

IAF aircraft overshoots Mumbai airport runway

A team of experts have arrived from Delhi to clear the aircraft from the spot and the incident will be investigated in detail.

09 May 2019 4:17 AM

The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday launched three C130J Super Hercules aircraft for cyclone relief missions in Odisha. The first of the three landed at Bhubaneswar at around 9 pm.

Three IAF Hercules dispatched for cyclone relief

The aircraft are carrying around 45 tonnes of relief material, including medicines, for cyclone hit areas.

05 May 2019 6:49 AM

It has deployed at least 15 aircrafts including 6 advanced light helicopters (ALH): Druv and Mi17-V5 choppers under the Eastern Air Command (EAC) which covers Odisha and West Bengal. (Photo: ANI twitter)

Cyclone Fani: IAF on stand by with 15 aircrafts for disaster management ops

The IAF is also going to set up an operation centre in any of the two states as per requirement.

03 May 2019 6:25 PM

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