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Air Chief Marshal to lead missing man formation to pay tribute to Kargil w
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 28 (ANI): Led by Air Chief Marshal (ACM) BS Dhanoa, the Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters will fly in a missing man formation from Sarsawa base on Tuesday to pay homage to IAF jawans who lost their lives when an Indian Mi-17 helicopter was shot down b
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India's first all women medium lift chopper crew flies battle mission
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (India), May 27 (ANI) Three women officers of the Indian Air Force today made history as they became country's first 'All Women Crew' to fly a Medium Lift Helicopter. They flew a Mi-17 V5 helicopter for a Battle Inoculation Training mission.
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Rafale will prove to be the gamechanger for IAF ACM BS Dhanoa
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bathinda (Punjab) [India], May 27 (ANI): Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Monday said that Rafale combat aircraft would prove to be a "game-changer" for the Indian Air Force (IAF) as it would tilt the balance of power back in India's favour.
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IAF Chief to fly MiG-21 to honour Kargil martyrs tomorrow
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 26 (ANI) On the 20th anniversary of the Kargil war, IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa would fly the 'missing man' formation tomorrow at Bhatinda to honour Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja whose plane was shot down during the war.
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IAF team to visit France to probe possible data theft during Rafale office
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI) The Indian Air Force is planning to send a forensic team to France to probe if any documents were stolen or copied during the break-in into its Rafale Project management team office last Sunday.
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IAF's An-32 transport aircraft certified to operate on indigenous bio-jet
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Indian Air Force's (IAF) AN-32 transport aircraft has been formally fleet certified to fly on blended aviation fuel containing up to 10 per cent of indigenous bio-jet fuel, IAF announced on Friday.
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Flt Lt Bhawana Kanth becomes first Indian woman fighter pilot to undertake
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth on Wednesday became the first woman pilot of India to be qualified to undertake combat missions by day on a fighter aircraft, Indian Air Force (IAF) announced.
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IAF successfully test-fires air-launched version of Brahmos missile from S
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): The Indian Air Force on Wednesday successfully test-fired the air-launched version of supersonic Brahmos cruise missile from its frontline fighter jet Sukhoi-30 MKI.
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Attempted break-in into IAF Rafale project team facility in France: Source
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], May 22 (ANI): An attempt was made to break-in into a facility of the Indian Air Force Rafale Project Management Team in a suburb of Paris in France on Sunday night, sources said.
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Balakot air strike: Pakistan still wary about safety of its F-16 assets
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 18 (ANI): More than 75 days after the Indian Air Force (IAF) struck Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) targets in Pakistan's Balakot, the Pakistan Air Force is still wary of the safety of its fighter fleet including the frontline F-16 fighter planes.
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IAF chief Dhanoa flies solo sorties in MiG-21 jet on visit to Sulur
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Sulur (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 17 (ANI): Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa flew a number of solo sorties in the MiG-21 fighter aircraft here in the last few days.
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Abhinandan's unit dons 'Falcon Slayers' uniform patches to mark F-16 downi
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Srinagar based no. 51 squadron of the Indian Air Force, also called "sword arms" is using new shoulder patches which showcases the bravery of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman by calling itself the 'Falcon Slayers' to commemorate the downing of an F-16 b
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