IAF

Who are the target shooters deployed for the operation to capture or eliminate the leopards?

November 04, 2025 1:49 am

Their deployment comes a day after 13-year-old Rohan Bombe was killed in Shirur taluka on Sunday afternoon in the fifth such fatality arising from human-leopard conflict in Pune district this year

Air Force Station Pune to conduct the first edition of the Sekhon IAF Marathon

October 28, 2025 8:23 pm

Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon served as a pilot of a Gnat detachment based at Srinagar, tasked with defending the valley against Pakistani air attacks during the 1971 war.

IAF’s Sukhois, Jaguars join F-35Bs from HMS Prince of Wales for joint exercise in Indian Ocean Region

October 16, 2025 1:03 am

Exercise Konkan, named after the strategically crucial region on the Western coast of India, is undertaken every two years to enhance joint maritime and air capabilities between the Indian and UK navies on the high seas.

‘Balakot Tiramisu’ to ‘Rawalpindi Chicken Tikka’: IAF’s 93rd anniversary dinner menu goes viral for witty Pakistan-themed dishes

October 09, 2025 5:09 pm

A photo of a dinner menu from the event has gone viral, thanks to its cheeky dish names inspired by Pakistani cities that have figured in India’s anti-terror operations.

Operation Sindoor restored rightful place of offensive air action in national consciousness: IAF chief

October 08, 2025 6:52 pm

The air chief marshal was addressing air warriors on the occasion of the 93rd Air Force Day at the Hindon air base.

IAF deploys Chinook, C-130s for flood relief ops in Jammu and Punjab

August 27, 2025 10:18 pm

Five Mi-17 helicopters and a Chinook chopper were pressed into service from nearby bases in the Northern Sector, including Chandigarh, ensuring maximum rescue capability and operational reach, an IAF spokesperson said. Additional helicopters remain on standby to join the rescue efforts, an IAF spokesperson said.

IAF team rescues 3 stranded in Sabarmati in Kheda using chopper

August 27, 2025 1:16 am

Dharoda village is located along the banks of the Sabarmati river downstream from Ahmedabad, about 33 km to the south

The MiG-21 is set to retire. It is about time

July 23, 2025 1:06 pm

As the IAF expands its strategic ambit, it needs combat aircraft with technologies compatible with its operational mandate and wars of the future. The MiG-21 has served India well. But it is time for an upgrade

IAF Agniveer Vayu Recruitment 2025: Registration begins at agnipathvayu.cdac.in

July 12, 2025 6:25 pm

IAF Agniveer Vayu Recruitment 2025: Candidates who are eligible can apply online from today (July 11, 2025) till July 31, 2025, through the official website agnipathvayu.cdac.in.

'Calm, composed, and fearless': IAF pilot killed in Jaguar crash got married in 2020, welcomed a son last month

July 11, 2025 2:56 am

The IAF pilot, who belonged to the Kheri Sadh village in Haryana's Rohtak, joined the Indian Air Force in 2015.

India airlifts diplomats, citizens stranded in crisis-hit Afghanistan

August 17, 2021 10:44 pm

Amid escalating tensions in Afghanistan, India Tuesday evacuated its entire embassy, including 130 diplomats, and around 20 Indians stranded in Afghanistan on Tuesday.

Indian Air Force jets' landing drills on Lucknow-Agra Expressway

October 24, 2017 9:55 pm

As part of an emergency landing drill, sixteen aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Tuesday took part in a touch-and-go exercise at an airstrip on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway.

IAF with MTDC gears up for Indian Air Force Show 2015

March 11, 2015 11:04 am

IAF along with Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation gears up for Indian Air Force Show 2015.

India's Own Tejas Fighter At Bahrain Air Show

January 22, 2016 4:45 pm

This was the first appearance of Tejas at a foreign air show, and is bound to be compared with Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder fighter produced with Chinese help.

IAF brings back Nepal earthquake survivors to India

April 27, 2015 1:54 pm