Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) on Thursday signed a contract worth Rs 499 crore with the Ministry of Defence for the manufacture and supply of Akash missiles to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The press release mentioned that the contract was signed by Air Commodore Ajay Singhal, Air Commodore, Guided Weapons Maintenance on…
The central government to increase stockpiles of air-to-air missiles of the Indian Air Force (IAF) had placed orders under emergency purchase deals in 2019. According to sources, Russia has started shipment of the latest and upgraded inventory of three different types of air-to-air missiles to India to be equipped on…
Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria held extensive dialogues with the top military leader of Bangladesh in Dhaka to further expand the “all-encompassing” bilateral defence cooperation, officials said on Tuesday. The Indian Air Force (IAF) termed the visit by the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) as “highly significant” given the golden jubilee of the historic…
Jammu airport’s technical area reported two low-intensity blasts early on Sunday, the Indian Air Force said. The blast damaged the roof of a building as per the reports. The first explosion took place at 1:40 am and the other, of weaker intensity, a little later, officials said. “Two low intensity…
Israel-based Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd, the manufacturer of SPICE Precision guided bombs, had unveiled a new member of the air-to-surface munition family, with the addition of an integrated turbojet engine at the Aero India exhibition in Bengaluru, earlier this year and was offered to the Indian Air Force (IAF). …
As a part of a strategic outreach exercise with the armed forces of friendly nations in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), the Indian Air Force will participate in operational engagements with the US Navy. US Navy’s Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CGS) will participate in the exercise that is scheduled…
Mawya Sudan, a local of Jammu and Kashmir has become the first female fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force (IAF) from the Rajouri district. Sudan hails from the village of Lamberi, of border tehsil of Nowshera in Rajouri and was commissioned into the IAF as Flying Officer. Sudan becomes the…
IAF Chief RKS Bhadauria on Saturday said that the induction of all Rafale jets into the Indian Air Force to be completed by 2022. The IAF is absolutely on target concerning the Rafale induction schedule, he said while responding to a reporter’s question on the timeline for receiving the 36-fighter aircraft from…
The Indian Air Force’s aerobatic display team ‘Suryakiran’, which has memerised people across the country with their excellent manoeuvres, has completed 25 years. The team has conducted over 600 displays across the country and is the only display team with nine aircraft in Asia. “In March, the team flew a very special ‘75’…
A MiG-21 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in the wee hours of Friday near Moga Punjab, officials said. The pilot of the aircraft reportedly ejected the aircraft before the crash. The pilot, Squadron Leader Abhinav Choudhary sustained fatal injuries. “There was an aircraft accident last night involving a…
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