President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday conferred Wing Commander Jaspreet Singh Sandhu an IAF Flying Pilot, with the Vayu Sena Medal for the "act of exceptional courage" during a high-risk emergency on January 25, 2024.
President Droupadi Murmu has conferred the Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) upon Indian Air Force (Garud) Junior Warrant Officer Vikas Raghav for "the act of exceptional courage" during a challenging humanitarian operation in Kangra on August 15, 2023 to combat severe floods.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that an Israel Air Force (IAF) aircraft attacked earlier Monday a rocket launcher used by the terrorist organization Hezbollah in the al-Wardia area in southern Lebanon.
The Indian Air Force concluded the rescue operations in Kedarnath Valley on Sunday after evacuating the last survivor from the landslide-hit area of Uttarakhand.
As per a Defence Ministry release, the joint air exercise was conducted in collaboration with the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) from 05 to 09 August 2024 at Kuantan, Malaysia. The IAF participated with Su-30MKI fighter jets.
The Royal Air Force (RAF) of the United Kingdom joined the Indian Air Force (IAF) and counterparts from Germany, Spain, and France in the first phase of the IAF's maiden multilateral exercise, Tarang Shakti, on Tuesday.
The Indian Air Force on Monday airlifted 201 people to safe areas including 17 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel from the Kedarnath Valley.
As per information from officials, 133 people were safely airlifted till 9 am on Monday with the help of the MI 17 and Chinook helicopter and other small helicopters.
In a boost to the Make in India initiative, Indian Air Force Deputy Chief Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, inaugurated Chaff Plant at Economic Explosives Limited (EEL), Nagpur on July 31.