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BrahMos missile successfully test fired from Sukhoi fighter jet for first time

BrahMos missile successfully test fired from Sukhoi fighter jet for...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed delight over the successful maiden test flight of BrahMos cruise missile from an...

23 Nov 2017 1:20 AM IST

The missile hit a sea-based target in the Bay of Bengal from the combat jet. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

BrahMos missile successfully test fired from Sukhoi fighter jet for...

The missile, weighing 2.5 tonnes, is the heaviest weapon to be deployed on India's Su-30 fighter aircraft.

22 Nov 2017 2:33 PM IST

India will get the first tranche of Rafale fighter jets from France in the next three years, Indian Air Force chief Arup Raha said on Saturday. (Photo: AP/File)

Saab and Adani to build UAVs & copters

Widerstrom said Saab was excited about the Indian market and was looking forward to the implementation of the strategic...

6 Nov 2017 2:36 AM IST

An indigenously developed light weight Glide bomb has been successfully tested in Chandipur in Odisha, marking a major milestone in developing such weapons. (Screengrab)

Big boost to Indian defence, DRDO successfully test fires Glide Bomb

The bomb SAAW (Smart Anti Airfield Weapon) will be inducted soon into the Armed forces.

4 Nov 2017 2:05 PM IST

An Indian Air Force trainee aircraft crashes in Keesara, under Cyberabad police commissionerate of Hyderabad, on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

IAF's trainer aircraft crashes, no casualties

The pilot of the aircraft is safe, Rachakonda police commissioner Mahesh M. Bhagwat told agencies.

29 Sept 2017 2:45 AM IST

Action from the first semi-final between Indian Air Force and Indian Navy in the Maharaja Ranjit Singh hockey tournament in New Delhi on Tuesday. The Airmen won 4-2.

India Air Force, PNB in summit clash

In the first semi-final, Air Force dictated the terms in the first half as Ajit Pandit drew first blood in the seventh...

27 Sept 2017 3:18 AM IST

Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft (Photo: Youtube screengrab)

Security scare at Palam airport

IAF pilot distracted by laser beam while in the process of landing his flight.

19 Sept 2017 1:51 PM IST

Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat, Navy Chief Adm. Sunil Lanba and IAF chief Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa salute Marshal of the IAF Arjan Singh as his mortal remains are cremated at Brar Square in Delhi Cantonment. (Photo: PTI)

Flypast, 17-gun salute bid adieu to Air Force legend

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Singh's residence on Sunday.

19 Sept 2017 4:02 AM IST

The last rites of Singh, who died after a cardiac arrest at the Armys Research and Referral Hospital, would be performed at Brar Square in Delhi at 10:00 am. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

1965 war hero last rites: Flypast, gun salute to honour Arjan Singh

The national flag will fly at half-mast at all government buildings in Delhi in the honour of the veteran.

18 Sept 2017 10:28 AM IST

File photo of Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh (Photo: PTI)

An air warrior extraordinary

Arjan Singh was the born leader of a fledgling Air Force who flew every possible aircraft, including in combat.

18 Sept 2017 12:11 AM IST

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pays her last respects to Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh in New Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

If weather permits, Marshal of IAF may be given Flypast: Sitharaman

Also, a wreath was placed by Sitharaman on behalf of Modi, who is in Gujarat on Sunday to inaugurate the Sardar Sarovar...

17 Sept 2017 5:40 PM IST

In file photo, former US President Barack Obama greets Air Force Marshal Arjan Singh, Marshal of the Indian Air Force.

Arjan Singh: IAF's 1965 braveheart and only five star air marshal

Singh, known for his role in the 1965 Indo-Pak war, was admitted to the Army Hospital Research and Referral after a...

17 Sept 2017 8:51 AM IST