Mirage 2000

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

Amid Jaguar crashes, IAF goes hunting for spares from old aircraft

IAF needs to keep its five squadrons of Jaguars in top condition because close to 10 squadrons of MiG 21 and 27 will be retired by 2024 with replacements nowhere in sight.

Jul 23, 2018

India's Tejas flounders while Pakistan's JF-17 Thunder soars to new heights

The Tejas fighter aircraft is struggling to get its final operational clearance while its contemporary, JF-17 Thunder, has not only been inducted into the Pakistan Air Force but has also seen action and is being exported.

Jul 11, 2018

Centre allows highways to be used as landing strip

Landing wheels hit the road: Defence ministry greenlights aircraft for highway landings

The ministry of roads and highways has proposed to use 22 stretches for takeoffs and landings of commercial flights. Talks are on with the Directorate of Civil Aviation about the same.

Jul 3, 2017

Here are IAF's fighter aircraft that can land on the Agra-Lucknow expressway

IAF is expected to land some of its fighter aircraft on Agra-Lucknow expressway on November 21.

Nov 17, 2016

Indian government to expand road runways at 22 new locations

Nitin Gadkari says there are plans to use highways as airstrips.

Oct 17, 2016

India test-fires Mica missiles from Mirage 2000 even as Pakistan carries out air force drills

Mica missiles are all-weather medium range missiles with fire-and-forget feature.

Sep 24, 2016

Exercise Iron Fist 2016: Failures promt IAF to 'evaluate' after some missiles missed targets

The IAF has said it will look into issues where some of the missiles fired during the Exercise Iron Fist 2016 did not hit the intended target.

Mar 21, 2016

IAF's Mirage 2000 Lands on Yamuna Expressway [PHOTOS]

The Indian Air Force successfully demonstrated the emergency landing test of a fighter plane on the Yamuna Expressway.

May 21, 2015

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