Tag: Air Force
Chadar trek expedition by Air Force Station, Thoise
To commemorate the momentous occasion of 70th Republic Day, AF Station Thoise conducted a trekking expedition in the daunting terrain of Ladakh region. This arduous expedition on the frozen Zanskarriver was undertaken by the air...
Indian Air force executed a casualty evacuation from Chanderkot helipad on a short notice
Casevac at Chanderkot
On 24 Dec 18 at 1040 hrs Western Air Command of Indian Air force launched two Cheetah helicopters, of the Udhampur based unit “HOVERING HAWKS” to carry out casualty evacuation from Chanderkot...
Indian and US Air Force to participate in Ex Cope India 2018 – Commence...
Ex Cope India 2018 to Commence on 03 Dec 2018
Ex Cope India-18 is the fourth edition in the series of Bilateral Joint exercise held between IAF and USAF, which is conducted in India. This...
86th Air Force Day: Air Display – An appeal for clear garbage around for...
86th Air Force Day: Air Display
The Indian Air Force proudly celebrates its 86TH anniversary on 08 Oct 2018. A scintillating air display by various aircraft will be the hallmark of the Air Force Day Parade...
Casevac At Kolahai Glacier Hills – Western Air Command of Indian Airforce launched rescue
Casevac At Kolahai Glacier Hills
Hazik Mushtaq Beigh and his friends were trekking in the Kolahai Glacier area when the team fell in a crevasse; two of the team were fatally injured. Hazik suffered injuries...
Successful MID Air Refueling Trials of LCA Tejas MK 1 with IL-78 MKI
MID Air Refueling Trials of LCA with IL-78 MKI
On 04 Sep 18, the Indian Air Force successfully carried out the first ever mid air refueling of the indigenously build fighter aircraft Tejas MK 1...
IAF effort to contain fire at Malviya Nagar – First time the Bambi ops...
IAF effort to contain fire at Malviya Nagar
Around midnight a request was received at HQ Western Air Command for containing a fire at Malviya Nagar in Delhi. A MLH class helicopter airborne from Sarsawadid...
Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2017 – Declaration of Final Result
Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2017 – Declaration of Final Result
The following are the lists, in order of merit of 192 (103+69+20) candidates who have qualified on the basis of the results of the Combined Defence...
India Defense Update – LCA Tejas Achieves Yet Another Milestone Towards FOC Certification
LCA Tejas Achieves Yet Another Milestone Towards FOC Certification
Tejas, the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) successfully fired Derby Air-to-Air Beyond Visual Range Missile to expand the firing envelope as well as to demonstrate safe operation...
India Defense Update – SARAS completes the second test-flight successfully; Indian Air Force commits...
SARAS completes the second test-flight successfully; Indian Air Force commits to induct 15 aircrafts initially
India’s indigenous light transport aircraft SARAS has been successfully test flown for a second time today. The flight commanded by...
Nirmala Sitharaman creates record – First woman Defence Minister of India to fly a...
Raksha Mantri takes to Skies in an IAF Su-30 MKI
After her recent visit to INS Vikramaditya, the aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy, Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, on her visit to Air Force...
Women Power of Indian Defense – Recruitment of Female Cadets in the Army, Navy...
Recruitment of Female Cadets in the Army, Navy and Air Force
In the Army, Navy and Air Force women are recruited in the officer cadre only. The number of women officers in the Indian Army...
Tribute to Ultimate Indian Heros – PM launches website to honour gallantry award winners
PM launches website to honour gallantry award winners
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has launched a new website today to honour all the gallantry award winners since Independence.
Announcing the launch of the website http://gallantryawards.gov.in/ in a...
One Rank One Pension In Indian Defense – Court sets the guideline for...
One Rank One Pension
Government had appointed a Judicial Committee headed by Justice L. Narasimha Reddy, retired Chief Justice of Patna High Court on 14.12.2015, to look into anomalies, if any, arising out of implementation...
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha Inaugurates 64th International Congress...
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha Inaugurates 64th International Congress of Aviation and Space Medicine
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha Inaugurated 64th International Congress of Aviation...
Indian Air Force Update – MICA Missile Firing by ‘TIGER’ Squadron of IAF
MICA Missile Firing by 'TIGER' Squadron of IAF
'Tigers' the first squadron of Indian Air Force, successfully fired the recently acquired long range 'Beyond Visual Range' Air-to-Air MICA missile on a manoeuvring target from Mirage-2000...
Boeing and Saab Reveal First Two Aircraft for Air Force T-X Competition
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing and its partner Saab AB will use their two production T-X aircraft, revealed today, to show the U.S. Air Force the performance, affordability, and maintainability advantages...
Air Marshal B Suresh Assumes Appointment of AOP
Air Marshal B Suresh Assumes Appointment of AOP
Air Marshal B Suresh AVSM VM assumes charge as Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel (AOP) at Air Headquarters today. A graduate of the 'Rashtriya Indian Military College', Dehradun and...
Goodbye INS VIRAAT – She SAILS ON HER OWN STEAM FOR ONE LAST TIME
INS VIRAAT SAILS ON HER OWN STEAM FOR ONE LAST TIME
The Aircraft Carrier, INS Viraat set sail for Kochi this afternoon for Essential Repairs and Dry Docking (ERDD) at the Cochin Shipyard. This is the last sailing under her...
Indian Navy puts its might in search operations for Missing air force aircraft AN-32
Indian Navy puts its might in search operations for Missing air force aircraft AN-32
ENC deploys two P8i Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft with advanced Electro-optics and radars, two Dornier aircraft and twelve ships with...
