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India finalises request letter for 114 Rafales, to send it to France soon

May 25, 2026 5:31 am

Around 90 jets from this set of 114 are to be manufactured in India through a collaboration between the French manufacturer Dassault Aviation and an Indian company, while the rest will arrive in fly-away condition.

IAF to political backroom: How Chandranath Rath became Suvendu Adhikari's shadow

May 07, 2026 6:37 pm

Known to be soft-spoken, Rath was close to many BJP leaders and would also interact with those in the party’s central leadership

Debris of unmanned aerial vehicle found on Kutch beach, sent to IAF base for probe

May 04, 2026 10:25 pm

Discovery came amid concentrated patrolling across the sea border by police

Reel attempt turns into tragedy: 1 kid dead, 2 injured after falling from abandoned water tank in UP

May 03, 2026 6:32 pm

2 other stranded minors were rescued in an operation involving an Indian Air Force helicopter.

2 IAF officers killed as Sukhoi on training mission crashes in Assam

March 07, 2026 8:10 am

The Indian Air Force identified the personnel who died in the Sukhoi crash as Squadron Leader Anuj and Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar.

IAF showcases combat prowess, gives peek into Operation Sindoor missions at Exercise Vayu Shakti

February 28, 2026 3:59 am

Jaguar and Mirage fighter aircraft struck designated targets simultaneously, replicating coordinated attack patterns demonstrated during Operation Sindoor.

From Air Force to JKAS officer: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court’s relief for airman who broke rules to chase dreams

February 20, 2026 10:53 am

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court News: While noting the officer’s brilliance, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court observed that he had, however, breached service conditions, and directed him to deposit Rs 3 lakh with the IAF.

In a first, IAF instructors to train British pilots at Royal Air Force Valley

February 12, 2026 11:35 pm

The decision in this regard was taken on Thursday at the 19th UK-India Air Staff Talks in New Delhi where both countries agreed to further enhance military training engagements

IAF Mi-17V5 helicopters drop 12,000 litres of water to fight massive forest fire in Arunachal’s Lohit Valley: WATCH

January 31, 2026 6:26 pm

The firefighting sorties were carried out at an altitude of around 9,500 feet, where thin air and rugged geography make flying far more challenging than operations in the plains.

Fight between Pune couple spirals into security situation, man scales IAF base wall while fleeing wife

January 25, 2026 6:24 pm

An FIR in the case has been registered at Vimantal police station by a Junior Warrant Officer of the Indian Air Force.

India airlifts diplomats, citizens stranded in crisis-hit Afghanistan

August 17, 2021 10:44 pm

Amid escalating tensions in Afghanistan, India Tuesday evacuated its entire embassy, including 130 diplomats, and around 20 Indians stranded in Afghanistan on Tuesday.

Indian Air Force jets' landing drills on Lucknow-Agra Expressway

October 24, 2017 9:55 pm

As part of an emergency landing drill, sixteen aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Tuesday took part in a touch-and-go exercise at an airstrip on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway.

IAF with MTDC gears up for Indian Air Force Show 2015

March 11, 2015 11:04 am

IAF along with Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation gears up for Indian Air Force Show 2015.

India's Own Tejas Fighter At Bahrain Air Show

January 22, 2016 4:45 pm

This was the first appearance of Tejas at a foreign air show, and is bound to be compared with Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder fighter produced with Chinese help.

IAF brings back Nepal earthquake survivors to India

April 27, 2015 1:54 pm