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fighter plane news

MiG-21s to be phased out on Sept 26

The air force currently has only two MiG-21 squadrons --- the No 23 Squadron, better known as “Panthers”, and the No 3 Squadron or “Cobras”; both based at the Nal desert fighter base near Bikaner
india news
Updated on Sept 02, 2025 04:48 am IST

Training Sortie Scare: Close shave as fighter plane fuel tanks crash in Ghazipur field

The incident unfolded as the tanks descended, landing at separate locations in the fields of two local farmers. (HT Photo)
lucknow news
Updated on Oct 25, 2023 09:33 pm IST

India speeds up work on setting up Air Defence Command

The government expects Bipin Rawat to bring about jointness among the three services by 2022. One of the key objectives behind jointness, or jointmanship, is the setting up of theatre commands for the best use of military resources to fight future battles. (Representational photo@IAF_MCC)
india news
Updated on Aug 27, 2020 10:24 pm IST

US fighter plane crashes off coast of northeast England

U.K. search and rescue authorities are taking part in the search of the crash site.
world news
Updated on Jun 15, 2020 04:19 pm IST

IAF to induct first Rafale jet on Sept 19, Air chief Dhanoa set to visit France

India ordered 36 Rafale jets from France in a deal worth Rs 59,000 crore on September 23, 2016 — a deal that was at the centre of a political controversy in the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. (PTI)
india news
Updated on Sept 03, 2019 10:38 am IST

Independence Day awards: 5 IAF pilots who carried out Balakot air strikes to get gallantry award

Forty troopers of the Central Reserve Police Force were killed in the car bombing in Pulwama on February 14 that led to escalation in tensions between India and Pakistan.
india news
Updated on Jun 15, 2020 03:56 am IST

IAF may induct first Rafale fighter in 3rd week of September

While the formal induction will happen in September, the first batch of four Rafale jets will fly to their home base in India only next April-May. All 36 fighter planes will arrive by September 2022, a small step on the long road towards building a stronger air force.
india news
Updated on Jul 24, 2019 08:29 am IST

India begins process to buy 114 fighter planes at 15bn USD in world’s largest deal

After scrapping an order with Dassault Aviation for 126 Rafale jets worth $11 billion in 2015 -- a process that took nearly a decade -- Modi’s administration bought 36 jets separately.
india news
Updated on May 28, 2020 10:33 am IST

Disability pension no longer tax free for soldiers who serve full tenure

Disability pension and the pension soldiers who have served their full tenure with the three services - Indian Navy, Army, Air Force - will no longer be exempt from income tax, according to a recent notification of the Finance Ministry.
india news
Updated on Jun 25, 2019 11:25 pm IST

NDA govt eyes ₹17,500-cr navy chopper deal with US

A critical operational necessity for the navy, the MRHs are being bought as a replacement for the Sea King 42/42A fleet, which went out of service nearly two decades ago.
india news
Updated on Jun 05, 2019 07:50 am IST

Defence pilots may soon join civil aviation sector to tackle staff crunch

Usha Padhee, joint secretary of civil aviation ministry, with defence personnel.
mumbai news
Published on May 27, 2019 12:20 am IST

‘Burning files’: Rahul Gandhi’s tweet attack on PM after Shastri Bhawan fire

Congress president Rahul Gandhi took pot shots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday after a fire broke out at the national capital’s Shastri Bhawan which houses several key ministries.
india news
Updated on Apr 30, 2019 10:43 pm IST

Short of fighter planes, IAF eyes 21 MiG-29 jets and air-defence aircraft

A MiG-29 fighter jet
india news
Updated on Apr 04, 2019 07:12 pm IST

Balakot proof is ‘blowin in the wind’, Pakistan doesn’t want to see it, says IAF chief BS Dhanoa

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa
india news
Updated on Apr 26, 2020 03:33 pm IST

United Opposition will defeat BJP, says Rahul Gandhi

Ranchi, India - March 2, 2019::Congress President Rahul Gandhi addressing the "Parivartan Ulgulan "rally of Congress at Morhabadi ground in Ranchi, India, on Saturday, March 2, 2019.
india news
Updated on Mar 03, 2019 07:52 am IST

India, Pak claim to shoot down each other’s jets, IAF pilot in Pak custody

The IAF shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet that intruded into Indian air space in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir, according to external affairs ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar.
india news
Updated on Feb 28, 2019 04:33 am IST

India, Sweden sign security pact to share classified information

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her Swedish counterpart Peter Hultqvist signed the pact in Stockholm on Wednesday, at a time when the Scandinavian country is eyeing projects worth billions of dollars under the “Make in India” initiative.
india news
Published on Feb 14, 2019 11:20 pm IST

Time, questions over quality hit HAL

Airport ground staff stand besides Tejas, India's first locally-built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), before its induction into the Indian Air Force at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Airport in Bengaluru, India, July 1, 2016.
india news
Updated on Feb 13, 2019 10:25 pm IST

IAF’s Jaguar fighter plane crashes in UP’s Kushinagar, pilot ejects safely

The pilot Rohit Katoch (36) ejected safely after steering his burning aircraft a few kilometres away from a rural residential area in Hatimpur locality.
india news
Updated on Jan 28, 2019 06:51 pm IST

Rahul attacks PM for his ‘silence’ on deal

Congress president Rahul Gandhi meeting students on the first day of his two-day visit to Amethi.
lucknow news
Published on Sept 25, 2018 12:28 pm IST

In a first, Tejas successfully refuelled mid-air by Russian-origin tanker

AF's Light Comabt Aircraft "Tejas" performs during a rehearsal ahead of Aero India 2017 at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru.
india news
Updated on Sept 11, 2018 12:12 am IST

Fighter plane’s tyre burst at Jodhpur airport, no damage reported

Indian Air Force fighter planes flying past during the Republic day parade rehearsals at Rajpath in New Delhi. Air traffic at the Jodhpur Civil Airport was affected for nearly an hour on Thursday following a fighter aircraft tyre burst, officials said.
india news
Published on Aug 09, 2018 06:14 pm IST

Advanced Russian fighter plane crashes in Syria killing two pilots

The two-seater Sukhoi-30SM jet crashed after taking off from Russia’s Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province.
world news
Updated on May 03, 2018 03:17 pm IST
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