Air Force

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Flies Commercial After Snag Hits Air Force Plane

World News | Reuters | Friday July 19, 2019

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was forced to fly home on a commercial flight on Friday after a technical snag hit her air force plane, following a two-day trip to Australia, where she spoke of the need to boost regional cooperation.

British Pilots To Make History, Fly Around The World In A WWII Spitfire

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday July 18, 2019

A little over two weeks from now, two British pilots -- Steve Boultbee Brooks and Matt Jones -- will embark on an epic mission straight out of a Jules Verne book in a fighter from the glory days of World War II. They will fly a newly restored Silver Spitfire 43,452 km around the world over a period of five months in the first attempt of its kind so...

IAF Prepared To Fight Across Entire Spectrum Of Warfare: Air Force Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 17, 2019

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is ready for any kind of warfare, be it a skirmish like Kargil conflict, retaliation to a terrorist attack or an all-out war, Air Force Chief B S Dhanoa said Tuesday.

52 Lakh Affected As Assam Flood Situation Worsens, 20 Dead So Far

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited By Jimmy Jacob | Thursday July 18, 2019

The number of people affected by the Assam floods rose to 52 lakh today, with as many as 1.5 lakh being moved to relief centres amid a red alert issued by the government. Five more died today, taking the total number of people killed in the floods to 20, even as the Indian Army was called in to assist in rescue operations.

Wife Of Pilot Killed In Bengaluru's Mirage 2000 Crash To Join Air Force

India News | Edited by Aditya Sharma | Tuesday July 16, 2019

Garima Abrol, wife of Squadron Leader Samir Abrol who was killed earlier this year while test flying a Mirage 2000 fighter jet in Bengaluru, has cleared the Services Selection Board, paving the way for her to join the Indian Air Force.

Cop Keeps Gunslinger Moustache Inspired By IAF Pilot Abhinandan Varthaman

Bhopal News | ANI | Saturday July 13, 2019

A Bhopal-based policeman has styled his moustache after taking inspiration from Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman's classic gunslinger moustache.

Indian Pilots Fly Rafale Jets At Indo-French Joint Exercise

India News | ANI | Saturday July 13, 2019

With the first delivery of the Rafale fighter jet to New Delhi just a couple of months away, Indian pilots flew the aircraft in France this week, at a tactical exercise between the two countries, held at Mont-de-Marsan. The Chief of Staff of the French Air Force described the pilots of the two countries flying the jet as "amazing".

Swarms Of Indian Drones Being Designed To Take Out Targets Like Balakot

India News | Written by Vishnu Som, Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday July 12, 2019

A team of engineers and software experts at state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd and NewSpace Research and Technologies, a Bengaluru based start-up looking at next-generation aviation technologies, is working furiously to fly the first Indian swarm drone prototypes in two years. The drones have a name - ALFA-S or Air-Launched Flexible Asset (Swarm).

Air Force Vice Chief Flies Rafale, Warns Of "Potent" Pairing With Sukhoi

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday July 12, 2019

Vice Chief Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria said the combination of the Su-30MKI and the Rafale represented a "potent combination" and said India's enemies would be worried about such a combination

Nawaz Sharif Daughter's Interview "Forcefully" Stopped Within Minutes

World News | ANI | Friday July 12, 2019

In yet another incident of media censorship in Pakistan, an interview of PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz with a Pakistani news channel went off air "forcefully" within a few minutes of broadcasting.

IAF's French Mirages Fly With Russian Missiles, Thanks To Israeli 'Jugaad'

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Thursday July 11, 2019

In Air Force circles, its been referred to as the ultimate 'jugaad' or innovative fix - mating a Russian air-to-air missile to an Israeli helmet mounted display to be worn by an Indian pilot flying a French-built Mirage 2000 fighter.

Two Heavy-Lift Chinook Helicopters For IAF Reach Gujarat

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 9, 2019

American aerospace major Boeing on Monday announced the arrival of two new heavy-lift Chinook helicopters for the Indian Air Force at the Mundra port in Gujarat.

Defence Budget Remains Unchanged At Rs 3.18 Lakh Crore

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 5, 2019

The defence budget remained unchanged at Rs 3.18 lakh crore, the amount set aside in the interim budget in February, notwithstanding expectations of steep hike in resources to modernise the armed forces and procure critical military platforms.

Gupta Family Lied To Use Air Base In 2013 In South Africa, Says General

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 5, 2019

South Africa's national security was breached when the Jet Airways flight landed at an air force base in April 2013 with 200 guests for a lavish wedding of the Gupta family, one of the country's top generals has told a commission of enquiry.

Maldivian Top Defence Official Meets Rajnath Singh, IAF Chief BS Dhanoa

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 4, 2019

Maldivian Defence Forces Chief Abdulla Shamaal on Thursday met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Indian Air Force chief BS Dhanoa, and discussed ways to step up military and security cooperation.