India Air Force

Air Force Day 2019: IAF chief RKS Bhadauria recalls success of Balakot airstrike, awards citations to squadron which led counter-terror op

Army Chief Bipin Rawat, Indian Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria and Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh, paid their tributes at the National War Memorial.

Gaganyaan: IAF completes Level-1 selection of Indian astronauts in Bengaluru

Gaganyaan will take three astronauts to space, scheduled for December 2021 or January 2022

IAF probing whether Mi-17 helicopter was ‘accidentally’ shot down in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam after Balakot air strike

An investigation into the crash of the IAF Mi-17 helicopter near Srinagar in February is also probing the possibility of the chopper having been ‘accidentally’ shot down by Indian Air Defence System

Indian Air Force to equip Sukhoi-30 fighter jets with Spice-2000 bombs used in Balakot air strikes

The Indian Air Force is equipping its Su-30MKI aircraft with Israeli Spice-2000 bombs which were used to carry out air strikes on JeM terrorists training camp

Acquired from scrap, restored World War II-era Dakota aircraft to join IAF fleet in March

Douglas DC3 aircraft, better known as the Dakota, carried the troops of the Army's 1 Sikh Regiment to Srinagar on 27 October, 1947, during the first Indo-Pak War, besides carrying supplies and refugees.

Gujarat floods: Narendra Modi announces Rs 500 crore interim assistance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an interim assistance of Rs 500 crore for Gujarat where two districts continued to reel under floods

IAF jet shoots down suspicious balloon-shaped object in Rajasthan

A Sukhoi 30 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force today shot down an "unidentified" balloon shaped object in Barmer district of Rajasthan after the IAF radar picked it, setting off alarm. Defence sources said that the object is likely to be a meteorological balloon.

Jammu and Kashmir flood: NDRF to launch intensive operations

Two teams of NDRF equipped with 30 boats on Tuesday reached Srinagar as the force launched "intensive" operations to rescue people marooned