Indian Air Force

Imran Khan to chair Pakistan's nuke authority meeting after Balakot air strike

The second high-level meeting has been called a day after India conducted airstrike across the LoC and destroyed the JeM training camps in Balakot sector.

Feb 27, 2019

Odisha professor loses job over airing her views on India-Pakistan war

Madhumita Ray was teaching at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology and was asked to resign after she spoke on television.

Feb 27, 2019

Pakistan Air Force's F-16 jet shot down for violating Indian airspace in J&K

The incident comes in the wake of the aerial attack conducted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Balakot, Chakoti and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan.

Feb 27, 2019

2 Jaish terrorists neutralised in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian

The encounter took place following the aerial strike carried out by the Indian Air Force on terror camps of Jaish in Pakistani soil.

Feb 27, 2019

Twitter trolls Pakistan minister for saying forces were ready to retaliate but 'it was dark'

Parvez Khattak made the statement while talking to reporters about the IAF's early morning attack in Balakot, in which 12 Mirage 2000 aircraft dropped about 1,000 kilogram of bombs and demolished several terror camps — including the Jaish-e-Mohammed training centre.

Feb 27, 2019

Mahesh Babu, Jr NTR, SS Rajamouli and other T-Town celebs salute IAF for air strike in Pakistan

Twelve days after the Pulwama attack, Mirage 2000 fighter jets attacked terrorist camps in Balakot, Chakothi and Muzaffarabad across the Line of Control (LoC) on Tuesday.

Feb 26, 2019

Breakthrough in Pulwama attack: NIA traces the owner of car used in suicide attack

The owner of the car used in Pulwama terror attack has been identified as Sajad Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Anantnag, who recently joined Jaish-e-Mohammad.

Feb 26, 2019

Who was Yusuf Azhar? JeM chief's brother-in-law and Kandahar hijacking plotter

Yusuf Azhar had hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC814 from Kathmandu to New Delhi in 1999 which led to release of JeM chief Masood Azhar.

Feb 26, 2019

Where is Balakot? IAF strikes JeM terror camps just four hours drive from Pakistan's capital

Balakot, which was ravaged by the 2005 earthquake, has been in the news for housing terrorist training camps of Hizbul Mujahideen and Jaish-e-Mohammad.

Feb 26, 2019

Pak jets returned seeing size of IAF formation, says India as Islamabad claims it scrambled to retaliate

It has been said that 12 Mirage 2000 jets were a part of the strike and dropped about 1,000-kilogram of laser-guided bombs on terror camps in Pakistan. The IAF's attack is also said to have destroyed a training camp of JeM.

Feb 26, 2019

IAF jets hover over J&K hours after strike in Pakistan; people in border areas flee homes

J&K has been put on a high alert post-Indian Air Force's attack on terrorist camps in Balakote and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan and POK.

Feb 26, 2019

HAL to make 16 Tejas for IAF operational fleet

As a partner in co-developing and manufacturing the combat fighter, HAL has already delivered to the IAF 16 Tejas in the Initial Operation Clearance (IOC) configuration.

Feb 21, 2019

India vs Pakistan | Comparison of troop strength and weapons of the nuclear-armed rivals

While India has clear superiority on conventional hardware, nuclear warheads even out the battlefield though technological advances could be India's trump card

Feb 21, 2019

Aero India 2019: Tejas, world's lightest fighter, is battle-ready after years of delay

HAL Tejas is a single-engine, multirole light fighter designed and developed jointly by the Aeronautical Development Agency and HAL.

Feb 21, 2019

Outdated planes for warriors, wine for bureaucrats: IAF officer Samir Abrol's brother pens down emotional poem

IAF Squadron Leader Samir Abrol died when a Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter jet, upgraded by HAL, crashed in Bengaluru on February 1.

Feb 6, 2019

Lockheed Martin sees potential exports of 200 F-16 jets from proposed Indian plant

Lockheed Martin has picked Tata Advanced Systems as its Indian partner for the proposed F-16 plant and last year, it announced that their joint venture will produce wings for the aircraft in India.

Jan 22, 2019

Air Force Day: India celebrates 86th anniversary of guardians of the sky

The IAF is at the forefront of the country's defence and has taken part in every conflict India has taken part since its inception.

Oct 8, 2018

Air Force vice chief accidentally shoots himself in the thigh

He was rushed to R R Hospital, a military hospital in Delhi, where his femur was operated on.

Sep 27, 2018

IAF plans to make Andhra Pradesh its strategic base to keep an eye on China

With aggressive posturing by China in the region, the strategic importance of the east coast is growing and IAF wants to increase its presence by having bases in the state to monitor and nullify any Chinese move that infringes India's sovereignty.

Sep 17, 2018

Sleep deprivation caused by social media addiction led to fighter plane crash in 2013: Air Force chief

Chief of the Air Staff Marshal BS Dhanoa said pilots are spending too much time on social media websites at night. This internet addiction is behind their poor sleep quality, which in turn is affecting their flight performance.

Sep 15, 2018