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  11 Indians rescued from Yemen reach Delhi by Pak Air Force plane

  India | April 08, 2015 21:38 IST

  New Delhi: Eleven Indians evacuated by Pakistan Navy from strife-torn Yemen arrived here today by a special plane of Pakistan Air Force.Pakistan High Commission Abdul Basit was at the airport to welcome the Indian nationals.

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  1971 wartime Dakota handed over to Bangladesh

  India | February 17, 2015 18:11 IST

  New Delhi: India handed over a four decade old vintage Dakota-3 aircraft to Bangladesh on Monday, which played an important role in Bangladesh's 1971 war of liberation and helped in formation of Bangladesh Air Force

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  Surya Kirans: Air Force dare devils to fly again after 4 years

  India | February 17, 2015 8:49 IST

  New Delhi: Surya Kirans, the Indian Air Force's dare-devil aerobatic squadron is all set to spread its wings in skies once again.The Surya Kiran squadron will perform almost after four years as their last performance

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  Boeing 747-8 to be the new Air Force One

  January 29, 2015 10:20 IST

  New Delhi: US Air Force has   made  a decision  that it will employ Boeing Comany's commercial 747-8 aircraft to change its current convoy of two Air Force One presidential aircraft. The decision was taken after the

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  Air Marshal Arup Raha to visit Indonesia

  India | November 22, 2014 9:42 IST

  New Delhi: Air Force Chief Arup Raha will be on a four-day visit to Indonesia from Sunday to consolidate bilateral military to military ties.During the visit, Air Marshal Raha will meet Air Chief Marshal Bagus

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  Air Force not keen on Rs. 30,000 crore Indo-French missile deal: Sources

  India | August 04, 2014 9:04 IST

  New Delhi: An Indo-French proposed joint venture expected to be worth around Rs. 30,000 crore to develop short range air defence missiles seems to have run into rough weather as the Indian Air Force feels

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  Pak completes induction of 13 F-16 fighter jets into air force

  World | May 21, 2014 17:55 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan today completed the induction of 13 frontline F-16 fighter jets into its air force, augmenting its aerial defence capability.  The new jets were bought from Jordon and have been made part of the

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  China's air force creates a battalion of monkeys

  World | May 08, 2014 13:20 IST

  Beijing: The Air Force of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China has trained a group of macaques to help protect an air base close to Beijing. These monkeys have been put here to take

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  Air Force tests Indian battle-ready fighter Tejas

  India | December 20, 2013 19:18 IST

  Bangalore: World's lightest and India developed supersonic fighter Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas is battle-ready for testing by its air force pilots three decades after it was conceived, designed and developed with cost overruns and

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  IAF chopper lands in Bengal field

  India | June 29, 2013 21:18 IST

  Bardhaman (West Bengal), Jun 29: A helicopter belonging to Indian Air Force landed in a field near Ourgram due to bad weather today.There were three IAF personnel in the chopper. Villagers flocked to see the

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  Uttarakhand: Jungle Chetti area fully cleared by Army, ITBP, Air Force

  India | June 23, 2013 21:15 IST

  Dehradun,  Jun 23: More than 12,000 people were rescued & evacuated today in a massive joint rescue operation by Army, ITBP and  Indian Air Force.About 125 people were evacuated from Gauri Kund and about 100

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  Antony inaugurates Sukhoi airbase in Thanjavur

  India | May 27, 2013 16:42 IST

  Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu), May 27: Strengthening India's presence over the Indian Ocean region, Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday inaugurated the first fighter aircraft base here in southern India where the IAF is stationing

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  India to unveil fifth generation fighter jet by 2014

  India | August 20, 2012 8:53 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 20: The initial version of a fighter plane, being jointly developed by India and Russia and tipped to be one of the most-advanced in the world, will be unveiled in India in

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  Defence Ministry clears Rs 12,000 cr proposal for 56 aircraft

  India | July 24, 2012 8:49 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 24: The Defence Ministry on Monday cleared a proposal worth over Rs 12,000 crore to procure 56 transport aircraft for the Air Force to replace its fleet of vintage Avro planes.In a

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  Injured hiker saves rescuer hit by copter blades

  World | July 11, 2012 9:14 IST

  San Francisco, Jul 11: An Air Force doctor who broke his leg while hiking in Northern California—and then ended up saving the life of one of his rescuers after the man was struck by a

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  Air Force version of 'Akash' missile successfully test fired

  India | June 06, 2012 9:29 IST

  Balasore (Odisha), June 6: India today successfully test fired its indigenously developed surface-to-air ‘Akash' missile of Air Force version from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near here, the fifth trial of the anti-aircraft system

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  ISI And Pakistan Air Force Gets New Chief

  World | March 19, 2012 16:58 IST

  Islamabad, Mar 19: The new chiefs of ISI and Pakistan Air Force today assumed office, a day ahead of a crucial parliamentary session that will determine the contours of future relations with the US.Lt Gen

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  Three Dead As Israeli Air Force Pounds Gaza

  World | March 12, 2012 16:07 IST

  Gaza City, Mar 12: Israel's air force pounded Gaza overnight with a series of raids which killed three people, raising the death toll to 21 as the bloodshed entered its fourth day.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

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  Pak Air Force 'Modifies' Plans For India's Cold Start Doctrine

  World | February 14, 2012 18:55 IST

  Islamabad, Feb 14: The Pakistan Air Force has modified its plans to effectively counter India's purported ‘Cold Start' war doctrine, Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman has said.The PAF's plans were modified within its existing

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  Woman Sky Divers Steal The Show At IAF Parade

  India | October 08, 2011 16:57 IST

  Hindon (Ghaziabad), Oct 8: The C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft and an all-woman sky-diving team today were the main attractions at the annual Air Force Day parade here.Missing in action was the Surya Kiran Aerobatic