Indian Air Force placed two contracts with Bharat Dynamics Ltd.

Current Context: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has placed two contracts with Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (BDL) for the indigenous Astra Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile, which is designed and developed by the Defence …

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Indian Air Force receives Israel’s Spike Non Line of Sight Missiles

Current Context: Israeli Spike Non Line of Sight (NLOS) anti-tank guided missiles. These are advanced weapons that can hit targets from long distances and are especially useful in mountainous terrain. They are developed …

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Indian Air Force participates in exercise INIOCHOS-23 in Greece

Current Context: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating in Exercise INIOCHOS-23, a multi-national air exercise hosted by the Hellenic Air Force. The exercise is being conducted at the Andravida Air Base in Greece fr…

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Wg Cdr Deepika Misra becomes 1st Woman Officer of IAF to receive Gallantry Award

Current Context: Wing Commander Deepika Misra is the first woman Air Force officer to receive a gallantry award. She was conferred the Vayu Sena medal by Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Marshal VR Chaudhari on Thursday.…

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IAF participated in Exercise Shinyuu Maitri with Japan Air Self Defense Force

Current Context: Exercise Shinyuu Maitri is a bilateral military exercise between Indian Air Force (IAF) and Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF). The exercise was held on March 1-2, 2023 at Komatsu island. The IAF part…

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Diamond Jubilee of Chetak Helicopter

Current Context: Chetak Helicopter completed 60 years of service to the nation. Ministry of Defence is conducting a conclave titled ‘यशस्वत् षट् दशकम् Theme of the conclave- ‘चेतक – आत्मनिर्भरता, बहुविज्ञता एवं विश्वस्त…

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Boeing Completed Deliveries of 37 Helicopters to IAF

Current Context:  Boeing which is a United States defence equipment manufacturing company has completed its delivery of AH-64E Apache and CH-47F(I) Chinook military helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF) unit.

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Diamond Jubilee of IAF Black Archer (47 Squadron)

Current context: No. 47 Squadron of Indian Air Force, commemorated its Diamond Jubilee celebrations, organised at Air Force Station Adampur on 14-15 February 2020.

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Indian Air Force Facilitation-cum-Publicity Pavilion

Current context: Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank inaugurated the Indian Air Force Facilitation-cum-Publicity Pavilion on 31st July 2019.

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IAF gets 4 Apache Helicopters from US

Current context: The Indian Air force has received the first four of the 22 Apache helicopters from US aerospace Boeing.

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Indian Army Celebrated Kargil Vijay Diwas

Current context: Indian Army has celebrated the 20th years of operation Vijay of winning the Kargil war

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Bhawana Kanth First Woman Pilot to qualify for Combat Missions

Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth scripted history by becoming first woman pilot of Indian Air Force (IAF) to qualify to undertake combat missions on a fighter jet.

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Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar to Take Over as Vice Chief of IAF

On May the 1st 2019, Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria will take over as Vice Chief of Indian Air Force, after superannuation of incumbent Air Marshal Anil Khosla.

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Indian Airforce displays its might in Exercise Vayu Shakti- 2019

A mega exercise, EXERCISE VAYU SHAKTI-2019 involving 140 fighter jets and attack helicopters, in a firepower demonstration was held close to the border with Pakistan at Pokhran in Rajasthan.

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Exercise AVIAINDRA between Indian and Russian air forces

The second edition of service specific exercise AVIAINDRA between Indian Air Force and Russian Federation Aerospace Force (RFSAF) was held at the Air Force Station Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

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IAF launches Speedex Contract

Indian Airforce has formally launched The Stores, Proactive, Efficient and Expeditious Despatch of Extra Size/ Wt Consignment (SPEEDEX) contract.

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