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    Indian Air Force News

    Rafale Marine carries out first landing, take-off from INS Vikrant

    Rafale Marine aircraft successfully landed on the indigenous Aircraft Carrier, INS Vikrant, on its maiden attempt (Oct 29) during the trials by Indian Navy, at INS Hansa's Shore-Based Test Facility (SBTF), in South Goa on Friday.
    India News
    Updated 32 minutes ago

    Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia named next IAF vice chief

    Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia has been appointed as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) of the Indian Air Force with effect from November 1, 2026.
    India News
    Updated 9 hours ago

    Outgoing and incoming IAF chiefs to receive guard of honour at Race Course Station amid eviction row

    Outgoing IAF chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh will receive a farewell guard of honour on October 31 at the parade ground inside the station,
    India News
    Updated 3 hours ago

    Air Force Sports Complex near PM’s residence closed

    The development comes as the Union government seeks to reclaim the land allotted to the IAF decades ago.
    Cities
    Published 2 days ago

    Air prowess turns heads in Varanasi

    Spectators at Namo Ghat in Varanasi. (Rajesh Kumar/HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 5 days ago

    ‘Magnificent’: PM Modi applauds as fighter jets roar at air show finale in Varanasi

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, governor Anandiben Patel, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and state BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary during the Indian Air Force Day Aerial Display 2026 in Varanasi on Sunday.
    Cities
    Updated 4 days ago

    IAF gets first 3 indigenous HTT-40 trainer aircraft, full pilot training may take 2 years

    The IAF has received its first three HTT-40 trainer aircraft from HAL. Full pilot training will begin after the service builds its fleet and trains instructors.
    India News
    Published 9 days ago

    HT exclusive: HAL gives IAF first 3 HTT-40 trainers; full training ops 2 years away

    The delivery of the first HTT-40 basic trainer in Bengaluru on September 18 marked a milestone in the indigenous programme.
    India News
    Updated 9 days ago

    IAF chief AP Singh takes final sortie, flies with his first instructor to 'complete the circle'

    Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh flew a sortie with his instructor in the Air Force, Wing Commander VS Kochhar (Retd), in a Kiran aircraft.
    India News
    Updated 10 days ago

    Does India need stand-off missiles or more fighter jets?

    Chinese PL 15 E air to air missile recovered by India during Op Sindoor last May. This missile has a range of nearly 150 km.
    India News
    Published 15 days ago

    Fix the Tejas problem fast, and then move beyond it

    Modern air warfare is increasingly about systems rather than individual platforms. Sensors, electronic warfare, missiles, communications, command-and-control networks, training and doctrine can be as important as the aircraft itself. (AFP)
    Opinion
    Published 16 days ago

    Light utility helicopter enters final stages of certification: Officials

    LUH will replace the ageing Cheetah and Chetak helicopters, whose safety record has been blemished by a string of crashes. (HT Sourced Photo)
    India News
    Updated 17 days ago

    IAF chief AP Singh flies his last sortie in Tejas fighter

    Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, centre, during the 94th Air Force Day celebrations at the Hindon Air Force Station, in Ghaziabad, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026.
    India News
    Updated 19 days ago

    IAF chief flies his last sortie in Tejas fighter

    India News
    India News
    Published 19 days ago

    Future military power will depend on decision-making speed, not platform numbers: Rajnath Singh

    Union defence minister Rajnath Singh addresses an event in Noida, UP.
    India News
    Updated 19 days ago

    IAF chief ribs US general over F-35 at combat drills

    Seated beside Air Chief Marshal AP Singh at the event in Jodhpur was General Kevin B Schneider, commander of US Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), accompanied by senior air force leaders from around the world.
    India News
    Updated 20 days ago

    All meat and fish shops in the city to remain closed during Navratri,VNN issues order

    For representation only
    Cities
    Published 20 days ago

    IAF 1, the left-hand-drive Ford Saloon that served India’s air chiefs for 23 years

    Amar Preet Singh, chief of the Air Staff of India, leaves in the Ford Saloon after the 94th Air Force Day parade, at Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 21 days ago

    Op Sindoor showed IAF’s combat swiftness: Air chief

    India News
    India News
    Published 22 days ago

    IAF's 94th anniv: Parade done at Hindan base, ceremonial flypast to be held in Varanasi on Oct 25

    IAF's 94th anniv: Parade done at Hindan base, ceremonial flypast to be held in Varanasi on Oct 25
    India News
    Published 22 days ago

    Indian Air Force Day 2026: Group Captain Tarun Singha says Kargil pushed our pilots to the edge

    Group Captain Tarun Kumar Singha (retd.)
    Htcity
    Published 22 days ago

    Indian Air Force Day| Abhay Verma: IAF officers have to be superhuman to be that selfless

    Abhay Verma in Operation Safed Sagar
    Htcity
    Published 22 days ago

    ‘They rewrote the aviation rule book’: Operation Safed Sagar writer on Kargil’s IAF heroes

    Barun Kashyap
    Htcity
    Published 22 days ago

    Indian Air Force Day| Alka Ahuja remembers husband Ajay Ahuja: My son knows his father better now

    Alka Ahuja and Ajay Ahuja
    Htcity
    Published 22 days ago

    Op Sindoor showed how fast IAF can move into combat: Air chief

    Air Chief Marshal AP Singh said the IAF understands that operational capability rides on the back of professional training. (PTI photo)
    India News
    Published 22 days ago

    IAF has grown into exceptional, network-centric force: Air Chief Marshal Singh

    IAF has grown into exceptional, network-centric force: Air Chief Marshal Singh
    India News
    Published 22 days ago

    LCA Mk-1A, LCA Mk-2, MRFA: Key projects new IAF chief is expected to push

    Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has been appointed as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff. (ANI photo)
    India News
    Updated 23 days ago

    GE Aerospace delivers 4 more engines for LCA Mk-1A

    An Indian Air Force HAL Tejas performs during the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
    India News
    Published 23 days ago

    Ops Safed Sagar, Sindoor veteran named new Indian Air Force chief

    India News
    India News
    Published 24 days ago

    Who is Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit? Op Sindoor, Safed Sagar veteran appointed as new IAF chief

    Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has been appointed as the next chief of the air staff.
    India News
    Updated 24 days ago
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