Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha
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PM Modi salutes 'indomitable courage' of officers on Army Day
Fp Archives •Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday saluted the indomitable courage and valour of the army on the occasion of 67th Army Day.

IAF chief inaugurates weapon complex for BrahMos missile
Fp Archives •The BrahMos missile system was inducted into the Indian Navy in 2005 after a series of successful test launches starting from 2001.

Sukhoi-30s to be back in air in week's time: Air Force Chief
Fp Archives •A team of 10 experts from Russia is currently in Pune, the Sukhoi-30 base, probing the crash that took place on 14 October near there with both the pilot seats ejecting without any command during landing.

IAF chief Arup Raha takes over as new CoSC
Fp Archives •Raha will continue in office till December 2016 and is expected to push for increasing jointmanship among the three services as the CoSC.

IAF plans to engage Russia for joint air exercises: Arup Raha
Fp Archives •Raha said this while holding a joint press conference with French Air Force chief General Denis Mercier at the Jodhpur air base.

IAF chief briefs PM on operational preparedness
Fp Archives •The IAF is ready with a detailed presentation for the new government on its requirements which include the earliest possible acquisition of 126 Rafale multi-role combat aircraft along with light utility choppers.

Army chief briefs PM on security situation
Fp Archives •The Army chief and the IAF chief also held separate meetings with Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and briefed him on the various issues faced by them.

IAF chief visits air base in Assam's Chabua
Fp Archives •During his visit, Raha flew a sortie on SU-30MKI and interacted with the air warriors of the station, it said.

Arup Raha takes over as IAF chief
Fp Archives •Commissioned on 14 December 1974 in the fighter stream of the IAF, Raha has held various command, staff and instructional appointments in his 39-year-old career.


