Air force

Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria. Photo: HT

Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria to be the next Air Force Chief

1 min read . 08:13 PM IST

Rajnath Singh was seen taking pictures with the pilot.

Watch: Rajnath Singh becomes first defence minister to fly in Tejas

12:54 PM IST

The missile has a strike range of 70km. (PIB)

Watch: Astra missile successfully flight tested from Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet

1 min read . 18 Sep 2019

The Indian Air Force has signed an over ₹250 crore contract with Israel with Mark 84 warhead and bombs which can destroy buildings completely. (ANI )

Indian Air Force receives Spice-2000 'building blaster' buster bombs

1 min read . 16 Sep 2019

Yasin Malik to face trial in IAF officers’ killing case from 1 Oct

1 min read . 12 Sep 2019

IAF completes first level of astronaut selection for Gaganyaan mission

1 min read . 06 Sep 2019

The three-year-old proposal for the acquisition of the Akash missiles is being seen as the whole-hearted acceptance of the indigenous missile system. (Sonu Mehta/HT)

Government clears over ₹5,000 crore Akash missile project for Air Force

1 min read . 05 Sep 2019

The first Apache squadron will have eight helicopters that have already been supplied by Boeing (@Boeing_In)

IAF inducts eight Apache helicopters in major boost to India’s military capabili

2 min read . 03 Sep 2019

Eight Apache attack helicopters to be inducted into IAF at Pathankot on Tuesday

2 min read . 02 Sep 2019

The contract was signed as the Air Force wanted to acquire the bombs after their successful usage in the Balakot airstrikes. (Bloomberg )

IAF to get 'building blaster' Spice-2000 bombs by mid-September

1 min read . 28 Aug 2019

A chopper of the Indian Air Force. (PTI )

Jammu: IAF helicopter pulls up four people stranded in Tawi river to safety

1 min read . 19 Aug 2019

Sukhoi aircraft crashes near Tezpur, pilots eject safely

1 min read . 09 Aug 2019

The teaser of the game features a character resembling IAF wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman.

IAF plans air combat game in bid to woo youth, shore up its ranks

2 min read . 31 Jul 2019

The ammunition is being acquired for units deployed along the Line of Control where artillery shelling by Pakistan is a common feature.

Indian Army to buy American howitzer ammo for long-range accurate strikes

1 min read . 07 Jul 2019

One of the fuel tanks landed in a residential area near Ambala air base. (Hemant Mishra/Mint)

Watch: IAF's Jaguar makes emergency landing in Ambala after engine failure

1 min read . 28 Jun 2019

In this photo released by Indian Air Force, is seen the crash site from where the mortal remains and other material evidences are being picked up in respect to the crash of IAF AN-32 carrier aircraft. (PTI )

33 IAF aircraft, including 19 fighter jets met with accident since 2015: Govt

1 min read . 27 Jun 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Bloomberg file)

Opinion | Spice power

1 min read . 07 Jun 2019

Indian Air Force AN-32 transport aircraft. (ANI)

IAF aircraft with 13 people on board goes missing

1 min read . 03 Jun 2019

Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa and his colleagues before flying MiG-21 planes in a 'missing man' formation, an aerial salute to honour martyr Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja, at Bhisiana Air Force station, in Bathinda (Photo: PTI)

IAF chief pays tribute to Kargil heroes by flying 'missing man' formation

2 min read . 27 May 2019

The purchase of 36 Rafale jets is at the centre of the opposition's allegation against the govt of crony capitalism. (AFP)

Unidentified people attempt to break into IAF’s Rafale facility in Paris: report

1 min read . 22 May 2019