Air Force

Air Force Officers At Rafale Hearing, Top Court Says "Different War Room"

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 15, 2018

This is a different kind of war room and you all can go to your war rooms", the Supreme Court Wednesday after interacting with senior Indian Air Force (IAF) officers in the case pertaining to the import of Rafale fighter jets from France.

"No New Jets Since 1985," Air Force Tells Supreme Court In Rafale Case

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Wednesday November 14, 2018

Is the court competent to judicially review the Rafale deal, asked the centre's top law officer while the Supreme Court was hearing a bunch of petitions demanding a probe into the fighter jet deal with France.

"PM Admitted To Theft": Rahul Gandhi After Centre Shares Rafale Details

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Wednesday November 14, 2018

While pointing out that the Indian Air Force was never consulted before announcing the 59,000-crore Rafale fighter jet deal with France in 2015 -- as revealed in the document shared by the government with petitioners demanding a probe into the deal -- Congress president Rahul Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has admitted to "theft" ...

China Displays J-20 Jet's Missiles For The First Time At Airshow: Report

World News | Reuters | Monday November 12, 2018

China has shown the missiles in its advanced J-20 stealth fighter jet to the public for the first time at its largest airshow, the Global Times newspaper reported on Monday.

Modernisation In Neighbourhood A Concern, Says Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 11, 2018

The Indian Air Force is "very much alive" to emerging threats that could arise in the Indo-Pacific region, Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa said Sunday, and asserted that his force was prepared to deal with any challenge to protect India's national interests.

Indian Air Force Rescues 3 Stranded People From Himachal's Chamba

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 6, 2018

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has rescued three stranded youths from Himachal Pradesh's snow-bound Chamba district on Monday, a senior official said.

"Not For Much Longer": Rihanna Hits Out After Song Is Used At Trump Rally

World News | Edited by Revathi Hariharan | Monday November 5, 2018

At a campaign rally in Florida's Pensacola, ahead of midterm elections in the United States, President Donald Trump showed off his Air Force One aircraft as thousands of supporters stood in awe.

Pak Man, Freed From Jail After 16 Years, Returns Home With Bhagavad Gita

World News | ANI | Monday November 5, 2018

A Pakistani national Jalaluddin, who was released from Varanasi Central Jail on Sunday after 16 years, took home Bhagavad Gita with him. Jalaluddin was arrested from Varanasi's Cantonment area with suspicious documents and is now on his way back to his country. Senior superintendent of Varanasi Central Jail Ambrish Gaud told the media that in 2001,...

'There-It-Is' Moment: Trump Wows Fans With Air Force One As Campaign Prop

World News | Philip Rucker, The Washington Post | Monday November 5, 2018

The setting sun was painting the airport runway here a brilliant orange when Air Force One touched down Saturday evening and President Donald Trump roared into his latest campaign rally.

Don't Choke On Your Coffee: US Air Force In Hot Water Over $1,220 Mugs

Offbeat | Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 25, 2018

The US Air Force has found itself in a brewing scandal after it emerged that the service has been spending more than $1,000 to replace high tech coffee cups with fragile handles.

PM Modi's Cronyism Putting Air Force Pilots At Risk, Says Rahul Gandhi

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday October 18, 2018

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said the Narendra Modi government's focus on renegotiating UPA-era defence deals instead of finalising them, was causing life risks for the Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots.

Vietnam Blogger-Activist 'Mother Mushroom' Released From Jail, Sent To US

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 18, 2018

A dissident Vietnamese blogger known by the pen name "Mother Mushroom" was on her way to freedom in the United States on Wednesday after being released from prison where she was serving 10 years for anti-state propaganda, sources told AFP.

Air Force Starts Training Pilots To Fly US-Made Heavy-Lift Helicopters

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 16, 2018

The Air Force has started training pilots to fly the CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters that India has bought from the US, an official said today. The Air Force will induct 15 Chinook helicopters, apart from 22 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters made by Boeing.

Pastor Andrew Brunson Arrives In Washington After Being Freed From Turkey

World News | Reuters | Saturday October 13, 2018

Andrew Brunson, the US pastor who had been detained in Turkey for two years, landed at Andrews Air Force base outside Washington, a US religious freedom official wrote on his Twitter account on Saturday afternoon.

IAF Chopper Crew Who Made Emergency Landing In Arunachal Pradesh Rescued

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 13, 2018

All the 16 air force personnel on onboard the helicopter that made an emergency landing at West Tuting on Thursday were airlifted from there and brought to the IAF station here on Friday, IAF sources said.