With the first successful landing of an AN-32 at Nyoma airstrip in eastern Ladakh, the IAF is all set to convert the Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) into a full-fledged airbase for fixed wing transport ..Read More
Russia will complete the upgradation of Indian Air Force's 60 MiG-29 fighters by 2013 which will extend their service life by another 15 years. "The implementation of the contract signed between ..Read More
India on Monday inducted four Sukhoi fighter aircraft in Tezpur, which will soon be the base for a full squadron of the IAF's frontline combat jets. An induction ceremony was organised "in the ha..Read More
French Dassault Aviation SA (AM.FR) is likely to rejoin the race with five other global firms competing for the deal, AFP quoted MoD officials. According to several News Agencies, Dassault which is of..Read More
Heralding a new chapter, the first Indian Air Force AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) platform that altogether sets to alter the dimension of the see-through capability of the IAF beyond con..Read More
The induction of first squadron of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) to Indian Air Force (IAF) can take place by the end of 2010 or the beginning of 2011 with regular persuasion and monitoring of the LC..Read More
The Indian Air Force (IAF) and a team of aircraft designers will formally set up a joint committee to frame the specifications for India's own MCA, which will be built largely in Bangalore. The M..Read More
One Indian Air Force pilot was killed and another seriously injured in the first-ever Su-30 MKI fighter jet crash on Thursday near Jaisalmer in Rajasathan.The deceased pilot has been identified as Win..Read More
French company Dassault has denied reports that it has been eliminated from the international race to sell 126 new combat aircraft to India. The long-drawn-out competition has been going on for nearly..Read More
India will get its first 'eye in the sky', the Phalcon Airborne Warning and Control Systems aircraft on May 18, which will provide the Indian Air Force means to track incoming missiles and l..Read More
The French Rafale fighter has been knocked off a $ 10 billion contract to provide 126 combat aircraft for the Indian Air Force. The French fighter, which was one of the six contenders for the race, wa..Read More
After successfully reopening Daulat Beg Oldi and Fuk Che airfields in Ladakh last year, India is now working to operationalise the Neoma Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) this year for the Indian Air Forc..Read More
Airbus is set to win contract to deliver six Airbus A-330 multi role tanker transports to the Indian Air Force in a deal worth estimated to be USD 1.3 billion.Senior Defence Ministry officials confirm..Read More
The Tata Group's defence arm, Tata Advanced Systems, has bagged an order for supplying 16 indigenous Akash surface to air missile (SAM) launchers for the Indian Air Force (IAF). The Strategic Ele..Read More
Upset over problems relating to spares supply for British 'Hawks' Advanced Jet Trainers (AJTs), India has shelved plans to place follow-on orders for the aircraft and instead floated new ten..Read More
The MiG-23BN ground attack aircraft, which never saw action during its 26 years with the Indian Air Force, will bid adieu to the service on Friday.The MiG-23BN, currently operated only by the 221 Squa..Read More
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced its F125IN engine, a 9850lbf (43.8kN) thrust engine that will deliver high performance, improved pilot safety, lower maintenance and outstanding reliability."This thrus..Read More
Defence Minister A K Antony today said that by the end of the 13th Plan period, Indian Air Force's combat fleet would be of 42 squadrons, which is more than the strength sanctioned by the Governm..Read More
The Indian Air Force is set to carry out the second edition of Exercise DAKSHIN PRAHAR to validate the concept of flexi-use of airspace. Starting from February 18th under the aegis of the Southern Air..Read More
IAF will now have to wait till March end for Israeli airborne early warning system, whose induction has already been delayed by 16 months, DDI News reported on Friday."The Israeli PHALCON airborne ear..Read More
The Air Force Chief gave candid replies to questions dealing with the Indian Air Force modernization programme here in New Delhi over the weekend. Here are the salient points from that press briefing:..Read More
The Air Force will conduct trials of six medium range multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) in contention for a massive $11 billion, 126-aircraft contract sometime in April-May. This was revealed to repo..Read More
Eyeing the mega deal for 126 multi-role combat aircraft with India, France today said it expected "fair competition" and equal treatment by New Delhi to all the bidders in the selection process.France..Read More
Leading current affairs magazine 'India Today' reported that the Indian Air Force's newest force-multiplier, the first of three 'Phalcon' Airborne Early Warning and Control (A..Read More
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major today said that the IAF is prepared to meet any eventuality. He was visiting the National Cadet Corps (NCC) camp here today.The camp has been organ..Read More
Two Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi-30MKI combat jets have been sent to Russia for a retrofit that would enable them launch the aerial version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile that India and Rus..Read More
India is upgrading its MiG-27 fighters to sharpen their strike capabilities, officials said on Wednesday, even as experts say the recent Mumbai attacks have exposed the country's need to modernis..Read More
The defence ministry will establish a huge Air Force base close to the international border in Rajasthan, moving aggressively to secure the country's western frontiers. The 300-km range supersoni..Read More
A joint air exercise between the air forces of India and Singapore is in progress at the Kalaikunda air base in West Bengal and will conclude on December 15, IAF sources said today.The bilateral air e..Read More
With the armed forces insisting on a pay hike, the government has said it is "very difficult" to maintain a balance in salaries of government servants doing varied jobs. "It is a very difficult exerci..Read More
In a move to provide teeth to its Air Force fleet along the Indo-Pak border, India will deploy two of its air superiority Sukhoi fighter squadrons in Halwara air base in Punjab by 2011. The Indian Air..Read More
After Daulat Beg Oldi and Fuk Che airfields in Ladakh, India is aggressively pursuing plans to re-open the Nyama Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) for IAF operations close to the Line of Actual Control (L..Read More
To help its fighter pilots hone their skills ahead of more aircraft carriers joining the fleet, the Navy is setting up a shore-based training facility (SBTF) in Goa for MiG-29K and Naval LCA aircraft...Read More
Indian Air Force (IAF) has mooted a proposal to set up a National Aeronautical Commission (NAC) for developing indigenous capabilities
in the field of aviation.
"IAF has proposed setting up of..Read More
IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major today embarked on a week-long visit to China to explore possibilities of expanding the bilateral defence ties with the neighbouring country.During his visit..Read More
Union Defence Minister A K Antony today said that the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) would be delivered to the Indian Air Force by 2011. Talking to media during his visit at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited..Read More
The Indian Air Force (IAF) would get its own version of Brahmos — a supersonic cruise missile — by 2012, A Sivanthu Pillai, chief executive officer and managing director, Brahmos Airspace, said on Wed..Read More
The DRDO and Indian Air Force have successfully conducted a missile target simulation exercise. The Russian-manufactured missile reportedly locked onto and destroyed a tow body suspended from a micro-..Read More
In an effort to infuse fresh life into its trusted workhorse -- the AN-32 -- the Indian Air Force (IAF) will begin an upgradation programme for over 80 aircraft it has, in its inventory, early next ye..Read More
The technology-driven Indian aerospace sector would generate around $30 billion in offsets opportunities in India in the coming years, according to Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal Fali..Read More
Indian Air Force fighter pilots may now hit their targets more accurately if some new devices for guided weapons testing work according to plans. What's more, the tests can be carried out on the..Read More
With India opening the forbidding Siachen Glacier for civilian trek last year, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to open more Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) for aircraft operations, aimed at pro..Read More
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has embarked on a plan to modernise its major air bases, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Homi Major said here on Friday. The IAF had also installed surveillance dev..Read More
India said on Friday it was gearing up to seal military contracts worth billions of dollars including a massive fighter jet deal which has prompted a dogfight among global aeronautical giants.India&#..Read More
In a major step to improve career mobility in the Armed Forces, the Union Cabinet today created 1,896 posts in the higher ranks of the three services — Army, Navy and Air Force. The measures would ena..Read More
Air Marshal S Radhakrishnan has taken over as the Air Officer Commanding–in-Chief, Southern Air Command of IAF. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, he has flown over 4000 hours on a variety of..Read More
The country's defence forces have convinced the Government they deserve a better deal in their salaries. The Government on Wednesday announced it would soon issue a notification on revised pay sc..Read More
The Indian Air Force is likely to add MI-17 V5 medium lift helicopters in its fleet as negotiations to procure them from Russia are in final stages, a senior IAF official said on Thursday. "Our negoti..Read More
India has deployed its top fighter jets in its part of disputed Kashmir bordering Pakistan, officials and a report said Wednesday. At least six Soviet-built Sukhoi-30MKI jets, capable of carrying nucl..Read More
Defence ministry sources said the first of the three Awacs, initially slated to be delivered in November 2007 under the $1.1-billion deal signed in March 2004, will now land in India by January-Februa..Read More
Multi-role strike fighter squadrons of Sukhoi 30MKI, which had moved out of Lohegaon Air Force station have now returned in style — after a successful Red Flag excercise in the US - 'Times of Ind..Read More
With floods causing havoc in eastern parts of the country, the Centre today rushed 16 additional Army columns comprising about 2,000 men and 141 Navy divers to Bihar and 400 Army men to Assam to step ..Read More
In the face of rapid technological advancements and induction of new generation equipment in Indian Air Force, indigenization and modernization of maintenance infrastructure has assumed a very signifi..Read More
India's elite fighter jocks are in Nevada to spar with the best American, South Korean and French pilots at the Red Flag exercise. But the Indian Air Force (IAF) is fighting with its hands tied. ..Read More
Despite scorching heat and average tarmac temperatures above 50 degrees Celsius during flying hours, IAF technicians ensured a very high availability of aircraft for all exercise related requirements,..Read More
The IAF's special force commandos 'The Garuds' successfully demonstrated their mission capability during the Exercise Red Flag, when they neutralized an enemy Radar site capturing an Ai..Read More
With the government giving the go-ahead for the procurement of Spyder low-level quick-reaction missile systems from Israel, Indian Air Force hopes to plug in crucial gap in the Air Defence Capabilitie..Read More
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal FH Major, is proceeding on a three day official visit to Malaysia from 18 – 20 Aug 08. He is slated to meet the Malaysian Defence Minister and the Royal M..Read More
Air Marshal PV Naik, Vice Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force visited the team IAF along with Lt. Gen Loyd Utterback, Commander 13th Air Force, USAF, Hawai, participating in Exercise Red Flag at Air ..Read More
India is rapidly moving towards developing network centric warfare (NCW) capability, Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal P V Naik has said. "NCW is vital. You cannot survive today for long against a g..Read More
Marking a new phase in its defence ties with the US and some of its allies, Indian air force today showcased the skills of its fighter pilots against US and NATO air forces in a complex and advanced ..Read More
The tough and prestigious Exercise red flag formally began at Air Force Base Nellis, Nevada USA on 10 Aug 08 with inaugural briefings & mission planning by the participating Air Forces. 09 Aug was the..Read More
The Indian Air Force said on Thursday that India will soon sign a contract with Russia to receive 80 Mi-17 Hip-H multirole helicopters. Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major said preparations for signing ..Read More
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to conduct field trials of the medium range multi role combat aircraft (MMRCA) for which it has requested competing bids from international vendors later this ye..Read More
India is just a step closer to having women as permanent commissioned officers in its armed forces, with the tri-services giving their consent to a proposal from the government in this regard."The arm..Read More
Sixteen nations will meet here for four days of discussion and collaboration during the 2008 Senior Enlisted Leadership Conference July 21-25. The SEL is the largest air force multi-national enlisted..Read More
The Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE), which has the wherewithal to develop an electronic warfare (EW) suite that could be installed on MiG-29s, has asked Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)..Read More
A batch of frontline IAF fighters and pilots will leave for the United States on Monday to prove their mettle during the multinational air exercise, "Ex-Red Flag 08", at the USAF's Nellis Air For..Read More
The third 14-seater multi-role light transport aircraft, Saras, is being manufactured and is expected to fly by June 2009 and receive its full certification by the DGCA in mid 2010, said Director of N..Read More
The Indian Defence Ministry has issued a request for proposal (RfP) to buy 22 attack helicopters for about $25 million per platform, including weapons, to boost the Air Force's surveillance and c..Read More
Two MI-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force (IAF) made an emergency landing in fields near Gumtala village in Punjab's Jalandhar district on Thursday after one of them developed a snag.IAF offi..Read More
Rotajet Systems has followed up its success in supplying around 70 of its aqueous- based industrial cleaning systems to the UKThe system is fully automated and uses an aerospace industry approved clea..Read More
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to induct two squadrons of the indigenous Akash Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM). The all-weather, multi-target missile was accepted by the IAF recently after nine s..Read More
The race for a $10 billion Indian order for 126 fighters just got hotter with the US Navy enthusiastically batting for the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, saying it was best suited for an Indian Air Force..Read More
As part of steps to keep the country's air power capability at optimal level, India has signed a billion-Euro deal to upgrade its 51 Mirage Multi-Role Fighters. Dassault, the French original equi..Read More
The Boeing Company Thursday delivered a detailed 7,000-page proposal offering its advanced F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to the Indian Air Force as part of India's medium multi-role combat aircraft (MM..Read More
At a time when the strength of Indian Air Force's (IAF) fighting squadrons has hit an all-time low, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Monday said all measures would be taken to ensure that the force&#..Read More
As India prepares to receive the first of its Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) Phalcon, Indian Air Force has cleared proposals to acquire three more such platforms. The proposals have..Read More
The Indian Army and the Indian Air Force jointly executed the Air Land Battle doctrine at Pokharan Field Firing Ranges during Exercise "Brazen Chariots" Yesterday. This doctrine is based on manoeuvre ..Read More
The Defence Minister Shri AK Antony today dedicated the Equipment Accounting On Line System (EQUOLS) to the Nation at a formal ceremony at Air Force Auditorium, New Delhi. The Marshal of IAF Arjan Sin..Read More
India signed a $960 million contract with Russia to upgrade the Mig-29 fighter jets inducted into the Indian Air Force in the mid-1980s, the Times of India reported, citing an unidentified defense mi..Read More
India has extended a 3 March 2008 deadline for contending aerospace firms to submit their tenders for 126 Indian Air force medium range multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA), worth nearly $12 billion, t..Read More
The Indian Air Force is hoping for higher pay packages to overcome the shortage of around 300 pilots in its ranks. 'There is a slight shortage, between 250 and 300, of pilots in the force but the..Read More
The Hawk-132 advanced jet trainers (AJTs) will be inducted into the Indian Air Force on February 23 in the presence of Defence Minister A. K. Antony.The induction of the five advanced jet trainers mar..Read More
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to acquire 24 new attack helicopters and 12 heavy lift helicopters to replace and augment its Soviet-era fleets. Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Fali Homi Major told India St..Read More
India, which is planning a $1.5 billion upgrade for its 30 military airports and their air traffic control systems, issued a request for bids in January, a senior Indian Defence Ministry official said..Read More
Armed helicopters can play a decisive role in future battles, the Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major, said Wednesday. 'Recent conflicts have shown that in the battlef..Read More
Breaking away from the traditional approach, the Indian Army together with the Indian Air Force is set to project 'manoeuvre warfare doctrine' of the Indian Armed Forces in a 'fire and ..Read More
Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-27 aircraft crashed near Air Force Station Hashimara in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri District today. The aircraft flew from Hashimara airbase and was on a routine flying tr..Read More
At a time when the Indian Armed forces are facing a shortage of new recruits, youngsters in the north east are eager to join national cause. This was evident during a recently held recruitment drive b..Read More
On the eve of New Year the Chief of Air Staff has wished all the members of IAF and their families his best wishes for year 2008. In his message to all the Air Warriors the Air Chief Marshal Fali H Ma..Read More
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will soon have a full-fledged fighter base near Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu. It will be utilised to keep an eye on the major sea-lanes of communication which carry over 60 per c..Read More
Given the heightened threat perceptions and the need to keep sea and air lines open, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning a series of exercises in south India next year on the lines of those conduct..Read More
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to introduce a new computerised pilot selection system that has been developed by the country's defence scientists, an official said Friday.'Today'..Read More
Over a week long field trials of indigenously developed Surface-to-Air Missile Akash in the deserts of Rajasthan have impressed the top officials of Indian Air Force (IAF), according to the Defence Re..Read More
ndian Air Force is planning to induct stealth technology and super manoeuvrability in its proposed fifth generation fighters to be jointly developed with Russia, Defence Minister A K Antony told the L..Read More
Five weeks after the Indian Air Force (IAF) brought curtains down on its platinum jubilee celebrations on October 8, landmarks in IAF continue to be reached.Two Hawk Mk 132 advanced jet trainer (AJT) ..Read More
The Indian Air Force (IAF), which has purchased 66 Hawk advanced jet trainers (AJTs) from Britain's BAE Systems, will receive the first two aircraft Sunday - an event described as a 'red let..Read More
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is looking at inducting the first batch of the medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) by 2012 to modernise its operational fleet and replace the ageing MiG-21 fighters, A..Read More
India's aircraft industry will take upwards of five decades to evolve an indigenous combat jet of the variety the Indian Air Force (IAF) now intends to purchase or co-develop, a top military comm..Read More
