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IAF's C-17 aircraft successfully airdrops heavy platform in a military zone

The trials to airdrop the platform were carried out in three stages. "The first stage involved inspecting the load outside the aircraft. The second stage involved loading checks of the platform in C17 aircraft and the third stage involved airdrop of the entire system over a selected drop zone.

VIDEO: 2 IAF pilots dead as Pilatus PC Mk II aircraft crashes in Hyderabad during training sortie

The pilots killed in Pilatus PC Mk II aircraft crash in Hyderabad included an instructor and one cadet, IAF officials said

IAF bids adieu to the MiG-21: Why India is discontinuing its longest-serving fighter jet

The IAF bid farewell to the MiG-21 Bison aircraft in a historic ceremony in Rajasthan, marking the end of its service. The fighter jet, which was first inducted in 1963, has served the country well. But its legacy is marred with crashes and has earned it the moniker ‘widow maker’

Kangana Ranaut’s Tejas Movie Review: Indian Air Force (IAF) deserves better

Kangana Ranaut’s Tejas will give you goosebumps and the story gets interesting towards the second half, but the film lacked in-depth research.

FirstUp: Jaishankar in Kyrgyzstan, Maha Speaker on Sena pleas... The big news

What is S Jaishankar doing in Kyrgyzstan? Why are top IAF commanders meeting in Delhi? Here are the big stories set to unfold today

Focus on strengthening India's air defence systems: Rajnath Singh to top IAF commanders

'There are new challenges emanating from the global security scenario. We must always be ready to deal with them,' Singh told the commanders at the conference here

Who was Shahid Latif, the mastermind of the 2016 Pathankot attack, killed in Pakistan?

Shahid Latif was the main conspirator of the 2016 Pathankot terror attack, which killed seven Indian security personnel. Associated with the terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed, Latif was on India's most-wanted list

Indian Air Force 91st anniversary: 'Atamnirbharta' in aerospace critical to nation's strategic autonomy

It is best to take a collaborative approach and use economic muscle and high military system requirements to seek the transfer of technology

India to buy 156 more ‘Prachand’ light combat choppers for China, Pak border surveillance

“The Indian Air Force as the lead service has moved a proposal to the government for buying 156 more Prachand choppers as a joint acquisition case which is likely to get approved soon,” senior defence officials told ANI

Why the Supreme Court has held the Indian Air Force guilty of medical negligence

The Supreme Court has ordered the Indian Air Force to pay one of its veterans Rs 1.54 crore as compensation for medical negligence. The official had complained that he had contracted HIV during a blood transfusion in a military hospital in 2002, which led to him being discharged from service