Paris [France], Oct 7 (ANI): In a step that will give an edge to India over China and Pakistan in aerial combat capability, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will officially receive the first Rafale combat aircraft for the Air Force on Tuesday here.
Vikarabad (Telangana) [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Two trainee pilots were killed on Sunday when an aircraft they were flying crashed at Sultanpur village in the district.
New Delhi [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Sukhoi 30MKI aircraft carried out vertical Charlie maneuver as an aerial salute to the Chief of Air Staff RKS Bhadauria during a full dress rehearsal ahead of Air Force Day on Sunday at Hindon Air Base in Ghaziabad.
New Delhi [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Rajnath Singh will continue the tradition of performing 'Shastra Pooja' (worship of weapons) as the Defence Minister this year in Paris on the occasion of Dushehra where he is going to receive the Rafale aircraft on October 8.
New Delhi [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman' 51 Squadron will be awarded unit citation by Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria for thwarting Pakistani aerial attack and shooting down their F-16 fighter aircraft on Feb 27, earlier this year.
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Throwing his weight behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India initiative, IAF Chief RKS Bhadauria on Friday said that his force would go for the indigenous AMCA plane for fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) requirements.
Panaji (Goa) [India], Oct 4 (ANI): The Chief of Naval Staff Karambir Singh on Friday said that the Indian Navy is keen on getting a third aircraft carrier so that two carriers are available for operations when one is up for repairs.
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to fly in the first Rafale combat aircraft manufactured for India in France during his visit there on October 8.
New Delhi [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Air India paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary by painting a sketch of him on the tail of an Airbus A320 aircraft at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here.
New Delhi [India], Oct 2 (ANI): The HTT-40 aircraft of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) successfully demonstrated the critical six turn left spin capability.
New Delhi [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Indian aviation regulatory body, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has ordered checks of the joining areas of wings and body of all Boeing 737 Next-Generation (NG) aircraft in India for those which have completed over 26,000 flight cycles (FC).