The programme would see around 20 per cent of the planes joining the Indian Air Force in fly-away condition, while the rest of them would be manufactured in India with over 60 per cent indigenous content, defence officials told ANI.
The South Western Air Command (SWAC) said that the Indian Air Force provided aid to Republic of Korea Air Force contingent comprising of nine T-50B aircraft of the Black Eagles Aerobatic Team and one C-130 as it made transit halt at Jamnagar.
The Indian Air Force commemorated India's victory in the 1971 war at Air Force Station Mohanbari in Assam. The event paid a rich tribute to the bravery and valour of the Indian Armed Forces.
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake extended gratitude to the United States for the immediate USD million emergency assistance and the deployment of C-130 to aid in humanitarian operations in the wake of Cyclone Ditwah.
Tata Advanced Systems and Lockheed Martin had their groundbreaking ceremony for a new Defence Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Karnataka, India, developed to support Lockheed Martin's C-130J Super Hercules aircraft.
The Indian Air Force's C-130J military transport aircraft landed in Colombo at 10 AM carrying relief supplies as India stepped up humanitarian operations in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah.
India sent nearly 12 tonnes of relief supplies to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu after Cyclone Ditwah. An IAF C-130J aircraft and two naval ships delivered rations and essential aid. PM Modi and EAM Jaishankar said India stands firmly with Sri Lanka and is ready to provide more as
The proposed package includes non-standard components, spare and repair parts, consumables and accessories, and repair and return support for F-16, C-130, and Indigenous Defence Fighter (IDF) aircraft, the Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) under the US Department of War, said in a s
India's Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra met Jim Taiclet, CEO of Lockheed Martin and held discussions on the industrial cooperation between New Delhi and Washington DC, with a special focus on Atmanirbhar Bharat goals.
"We know for sure that one C-130 class of aircraft and one AEW, 4 to 5 fighter jets and of course there were assets that were also destroyed in air and we now know that the world's longest ever ground to air kill at 300 kilometres plus and 5 of course high-tech fighters. I think the impun
The Indian Air Force Chief also said that Pakistan's claims of shooting down Indian fighter jets lacked any evidence and were made only to save face, dismissing them as "Manohar Kahaniyan" (fanciful stories).
Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh on Friday said that 4 to 5 Pakistani fighter jets, most likely F-16s, were destroyed on the ground during air strikes carried out as part of Operation Sindoor.