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Air Marshal Sandeep Singh succeeded Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, who became the 27th Chief of the Air Staff on Thursday. (ANI Photo)

Air Marshal Sandeep Singh takes charge as Vice Chief of IAF

An alumnus of NDA, Air Marshal Singh was commissioned in the flying branch of the IAF in December 1983, as a fighter...

1 Oct 2021 3:45 PM IST

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman. (PTI Photo)

War hero Abhinandan Varthaman accorded with Vir Chakra

Abhinandan was part of the Srinagar-based 51 squadron and had flown to thwart an aerial attack launched by the...

22 Nov 2021 12:22 PM IST

S-400 air defence missile system (ANI file photo)

Russia starts delivery of S-400 air defence missile systems to India

This is a major boost to the Indian air defence network at a time when the country is in the middle of a prolonged...

15 Nov 2021 6:48 AM IST

Mr Singh said the IAF will play a crucial role in all future conflicts and it needs to harness the capabilities and opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, big data handling and machine learning. (PTI)

Rajnath Singh's message to IAF and military: 'Enhance jointness'

The IAF commanders will carry out a comprehensive review of India's security challenges along the China and Pakistan...

11 Nov 2021 6:45 AM IST

Army personnel carry out an investigation procedure at the crash site in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, on December 9, 2021 a day after an army helicopter crashed, killing 13 people, including Indian defence chief General Bipin Rawat. (Photo: AFP)

All military personnel in helicopter crash identified

Among those whose mortal remains have now been identified, two are from the Indian Army and four are from Indian Air...

12 Dec 2021 6:34 AM IST

Wreckage of the crashed IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter, in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. CDS Gen Bipin Rawat accompanied by his wife Madhulika Rawat, his staff and other officials were on board. (PTI Photo)

CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, wife and 11 others killed in helicopter crash...

IAF Group Captain Varun Singh, who is the lone survivor of the crash, is now under treatment at the Military Hospital,...

9 Dec 2021 12:00 AM IST

Indian Air Force (IAF) Chinook helicopter flies amid the prolonged India-China stand off in the Ladakh region, in Leh, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. (PTI)

Indian Air Force C-17, C-130J aircraft return home from Afghan...

IAF aircraft were also used for evacuating Indian officials stuck in Mazar-e-Sharif and Kandahar consulates

30 Aug 2021 5:43 PM IST

People evacuated from Kabul arrive at Hindon Air force base near New Delhi, India. Sunday, August 22, 2021. A special military flight carrying 168 people, which include 107 Indian nationals and 61 others, landed at Hindon Air force base near New Delhi. (AP)

India airlifts 392 from Afghanistan, more evacuation flights on the...

With Sunday's evacuation, the number of people brought back by India from Kabul reached around 590 since last Monday

22 Aug 2021 11:28 AM IST

Afghan nationals line up to board a military transport plane at the Kabul airport on August 17, 2021, for evacuation from Afghanistan after the Talibans military takeover of the country. (AFP)

Indians detained on way to Kabul airport; Released subsequently:...

India on Saturday evacuated around 80 Indian nationals from Kabul by a transport military aircraft of the Indian Air...

21 Aug 2021 5:33 PM IST

This handout photo courtesy of US Marines Corps shows US Marines assigned to 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit escort evacuees during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 18, 2021. (Nicholas GUEVARA / US Marine Corps/ AFP)

IAF may resume evacuation of Indians from Kabul today

Minister S. Jaishankar told the UN Security Council that the terrorist Haqqani Network's activities in Afghanistan were...

20 Aug 2021 7:27 AM IST

The IAF chief said the Tejas light combat aircraft project has instilled confidence in the aerospace industry in India and that it has huge potential to grow further. (Twitter)

Develop niche technology: IAF chief Bhadauria

He said that IAF intends to procure 350 aircrafts over the next two decades including the current order of 83 Light...

9 Sept 2021 4:44 AM IST

This is the second such agreement that the Indian Air Force has signed for buying okayed airframes that will help one of the most potent aircraft fleets to continue for longer in service. (ANI)

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

Though the IAF did not clearly mention the reasons for the pull-out, it is learnt that the crisis in Ukraine prompted...

26 Feb 2022 12:20 PM IST