The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday said it had recently received the delivery of the first indigenously designed and developed Crash Fire Tender (CFT). “The IAF recently took the delivery of the first among many, indigenously designed and developed Crash Fire Tender. Manufactured by a Noida-based Indian MSME firm, […]
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Indian Air Force on standby to bring back Indians from Israel
The Indian Air Force has kept its aircraft on standby in case there is a requirement to bring back Indian citizens from Israel amidst the war with Hamas, Indian Air Force officials said on Thursday. According to the officials, IAF transport aircraft fleet includes the C-17 and IL-76 heavy-lift transport […]
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Indian Air Force to conduct recruitment rally for Medical Assistant trades
The Indian Air Force will conduct an Airmen Recruitment Rally for the Medical Assistant Trade (General and Pharmacist) from September 12 to 19 for eligible and desirous male candidates. The candidates will be from Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Sikkim, West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand. The first two cycles, starting on […]
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Indian Air Force to hold Exercise Pralay along LAC in northeast
The Indian Air Force will carry out Exercise Pralay involving all its major air bases in the northeast including the recently moved drone squadrons in the northeast amid the ongoing standoff with China, informed officials. The exercise planned to be held in the next few days also comes at a […]
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Indian Air Force set for exercise in Northeast from today
With an aim to check the combat readiness of its aircraft, the Indian Air Force will beginning Thursday carry out a two-day consolidated training exercise in the Northeast, officials said. The exercise is taking place at a time when a face-off between Indian and Chinese troops at the Tawang sector […]
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Indian Air Force team arrives in Egypt to participate in Tactical Leadership Programme
A team of the Indian Air Force arrived in Egypt on Wednesday to participate in a bilateral ‘Tactical Leadership Programme’ with the Egyptian Air Force. Taking to Twitter, the Indian Air Force said that the aim of the exercise is to understand and assimilate the best practices. “A team of […]
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Operation Ganga: Indian Air Force brings back 629 evacuated Indian nationals from Romania, Slovakia, Poland on Saturday
The Indian Air Force on Saturday brought back 629 evacuated Indian nationals from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries Romania, Slovakia and Poland as part of the ongoing ‘Operation Ganga’. “Three C-17 heavy-lift transport aircraft of the IAF, which had taken off from Hindan Airbase on Friday, landed back to the base on […]
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Indian Air Force ace pilot Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman to receive Vir Chakra on Monday
Indian Air Force ace pilot Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman will be awarded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind in an investiture ceremony on Monday. Varthaman was recently promoted to the rank of Group Captain. Abhinandan shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft during aerial combat on February 27 […]
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Indian envoy Rudrendra Tandon lauds Indian Air Force’s effort for safe evacuation from Afghanistan
After Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17 aircraft carrying 120 Indian officials from Afganistan landed in Gujarat’s Jamnagar, the Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan, Rudrendra Tandon thanked IAF for flying them out of Afghanistan in such a crisis situation. “Thank you to the Indian Air Force who flew us out under conditions that are not normal,” said Tandon […]
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Indian Air Force Pilot killed in MiG-21 crash near Punjab’s Moga
An Indian Air Force pilot sustained fatal injuries after his MiG-21 aircraft crashed near Punjab’s Moga, the Indian Air force said on Friday. The aircraft was on a routine training sortie when the accident happened. The IAF lost Squadron leader Abhinav Choudhary in the accident. IAF took to Twitter to inform about the accident. “There […]
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The IAF transport fleet is supporting the fight against COVID-19
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has been pressed into service for transporting medical personnel, critical equipment and medicines to COVID-19 hospitals and facilities across the country. India is facing a massive shortage of medical-grade oxygen and several hospitals across the country are in panic mode. Taking to Twitter, the IAF […]
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Govt introduced multiple reforms, policy changes to build indigenous capability: Air Force Chief
Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Wednesday said that the Central government has introduced multiple reforms and policy changes which encourage partners to collaborate on creating next-generation technologies to build indigenous capability. “Today we have this seamless air space surveillance capability across the entire air space and […]