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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 Forces unique requirements. (Representational Image)

IAF starts war-time drill in five states

As part of the drill SU-30 aircraft landed at the Kolkata airport from its base in Assam in the afternoon.

16 Oct 2019 5:35 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday. (Photo: AP)

PM's new official aircraft will be flown by Air Force pilots: report

Centre is planning to initiate process of divestment of stake in Air India, which has debt of over Rs 60,000 crore, from...

10 Oct 2019 9:29 AM IST

Earlier in the day, Rajnath held a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and termed it as fruitful. (Photo: ANI)

'Enhance self-defence, not attack anyone,' says Rajnath after India...

Singh called his tryst with Rafale as good, adding that Rafale's induction will enhance the strength of IAF.

9 Oct 2019 9:12 AM IST

Singh, who changed into combat flight gear for the ride after he had performed a Shastra Puja on the plane at Merignac airport, said the aircraft will enhance the Indian Air Force combat capability massively -- intended only for self-defence. (Photo: Twitter)

Never imagined I would be flown at supersonic speed': Rajnath on...

Giving timeline for delivery of 36 jets, Singh said he expects first 18 aircraft to be delivered by Feb 2021.

9 Oct 2019 8:52 AM IST

Singhs predecessors, Nirmala Sitharam and Manohar Parrikar, also visited the glacier to understand the challenges Indian soldiers face. (Photo :Rajnath Singh | Twitter)

Rajnath Singh to receive first Rafale fighter aircraft in France today

Singh will also perform Shastra Puja', a ritual involving the worship of weapons, before he receives the first Rafale...

8 Oct 2019 9:19 AM IST

In the war within our Parliament, the government and the Opp. have viciously clashed on just about every issue, and have often stopped just short of coming to blows. The raucous political cacophony has overshadowed one of the real crises that is facing the country the parlous state of the IAF. (Representational image)

As IAF turns 87, merge HAL with it

Indians have failed the IAF, thereby pushing the country into a state of despair, in the face of a multi-dimensional...

8 Oct 2019 1:25 AM IST

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman

Abhinandan Vartaman's 51 squardon to get citation award for Balakot

The award is slated to be received by commanding officer Group Captain Satish Pawar on Oct 8.

6 Oct 2019 11:26 AM IST

The United States has fought its recent wars with guided missiles because manned aircraft are dangerous (to the pilot) and ineffective.

War, as we have known it, is no more

The fighter plane is 100-year-old technology, having been first used in World War I in 1914.

6 Oct 2019 4:39 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Name of IAF officer killed by Yasin on War Memorial soon

All the wreath lying ceremonies to honour the Indian soldiers are now mostly held at the National War Memorial.

6 Oct 2019 4:18 AM IST

Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, IAF Chief. (Photo: GN Jha)

Air Chief: Shooting down Mi-17 was a big mistake'

The incident had resulted in the death of seven people, including six IAF personnel on board the chopper and a civilian...

5 Oct 2019 1:57 AM IST

Pakistan lost an F-16 and India a MiG-21 in aerial engagement with the Pakistan Air Force a day after the Balakot strikes, IAF chief Bhadauria said. (Photo: ANI)

Big mistake, shot down our own chopper on Feb 27,' admits Indian Air...

Ahead of the press conference, the Indian Air Force also showed video clips of the Balakot strikes.

4 Oct 2019 1:08 PM IST

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was seen in a G-suit on Thursday as he preps himslef up for flying in indigenously-built light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas from the HAL airport in Bengaluru. (Photo: Twitter/ Rajnath Singh)

Rajnath Singh to fly Rafale sortie in Paris Oct 8

The defence minister will be travelling to Paris on October 7 on a three-day visit to receive the first of 36 Rafale...

4 Oct 2019 1:36 AM IST