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    Indian Air Force News

    Alfred Tyrone Cooke dies at 87; revisiting his legendary Kalaikunda dogfight

    Flight Lieutenant Alfred T Cooke during his AIr Force days.
    India News
    Published 31 minutes ago

    1965 war hero, Lucknow boy flies into sunset

    Flight Lieutenant Alfred T Cooke during his AIr Force days (IAF X)
    Cities
    Updated 12 hours ago

    IAF’s Surya Kiran team scripts a sky-high spectacle over Meerut

    IAF’s Surya Kiran aerobatic team performs an aerial manoeuvre over Meerut during its first air show in the city on Saturday. (Sourced)
    Cities
    Published 13 hours ago

    War hero who took on 4 Pakistani jets dies: Revisiting his 1965 dogfight heroics

    Awarded the Vir Chakra, the country’s third-highest wartime gallantry award, for his role in the air battle over West Bengal's Kalaikunda, Flight Lieutenant Alfred Tyrone Cooke passed away on Friday in New Delhi at the age of 87.
    India News
    Updated 16 hours ago

    Rajnath Singh flags delays in military projects, seeks firm timelines

    Union defence minister Rajnath Singh.
    India News
    Updated 22 hours ago

    Rajnath Singh hails handover of aircraft and helicopters by HAL to IAF and PHL

    Emphasising that the event was not just a routine handover, Singh added, "Today's day is not merely a formal handing-over ceremony.
    India News
    Updated 1 day ago

    HAL eyes beginning delivery of LCA Mk-1A to Air Force by year-end | Exclusive

    The LCA Mk-1A is central to the IAF’s push to shore up its fighter fleet, which faces a worrying shortfall.
    India News
    Updated 2 days ago

    HAL to deliver LCA trainer, Dhruv NG on Friday

    The trainers and helicopters will be delivered in the presence of defence minister Rajnath Singh and civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu.
    India News
    Updated 3 days ago

    Retired officer who was part of Operation Safed Sagar attacked in Gurugram

    Police said CCTV footage helped identify and trace the parking attendant, who was arrested within seven hours.
    Cities
    Updated 4 days ago

    ‘Op Safed Sagar’ veteran attacked over Gurugram parking dispute; FIR filed

    Amit Kumar Gupta alleged that he went to at least four authorised parking lots of the business park but nowhere he was allowed to park his car.
    India News
    Updated 5 days ago

    In a historic first, three IAF flying instructors to train UK fast-jet pilots

    The three Indian QFIs have joined RAF Valley, a key training base for the Royal Air Force, where they will instruct RAF pilots.
    India News
    Updated 7 days ago

    HAL to deliver 4 Dhruv NG choppers to Pawan Hans in big civil aviation expansion

    The Dhruv NG (seen in the picture), SJ-100 and Hindustan-228 light transport aircraft will spearhead HAL’s civil campaign.
    India News
    Updated 8 days ago

    HAL set to deliver 4 Dhruv NG helicopters to Pawan Hans

    The officials said the remaining six twin-engine Dhruv NG helicopters are expected to be delivered in the current financial year. (Dhruv NG | File photo)
    India News
    Updated 8 days ago

    Brazil may renew push for C-390 aircraft during Brics Summit in Delhi

    Embraer executives are expected to meet Indian officials at the Brics Summit as Brazil renews its push for the C-390 Millennium aircraft for the IAF.
    India News
    Updated 9 days ago

    Rajnath Singh-led DAC clears military capability boost worth ₹1.1 lakh crore

    The DAC, headed by defence minister Rajnath Singh, also accorded its AoN for a ground-based multi-purpose jammer (GBMPJ) for the IAF, the design, development, and subsequent procurement of marine gas turbines for the navy, and high mobility vehicles for the army. (@SpokespersonMoD)
    India News
    Published 12 days ago

    Amritsar airport ops shut for one hour, 7 flights diverted after drone sighting

    Five of the seven diverted flights later returned to Amritsar. (X/ColRohitChaudry)
    India News
    Updated 12 days ago

    HAL set to deliver first batch of delayed trainer aircraft to Indian Air Force

    HAL's aircraft delivery will bolster the air force's pilot training requirements.
    India News
    Published 13 days ago

    Punjab court convicts 80-year-old retired IAF man, 77-year-old associate in 2008 drugs case

    Punjab court convicts 80-year-old retired IAF man, 77-year-old associate in 2008 drugs case
    Cities
    Published 15 days ago

    Abhinandan quits the IAF: What really happened in the 2019 F-16 dogfight?

    The end of Abhinandan's military career came over seven years after the 2019 dogfight.
    India News
    Published 16 days ago

    All about Fly91, the private airline Abhinandan joined after quitting IAF

    Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman has reportedly joined Fly91, a regional airline in India, after retiring from Indian Air Force.
    India News
    Updated 16 days ago

    DU raised my confidence: Barun Kashyap on his road to Operation Safed Sagar

    Barun Kashyap (left) with the team of Operation Safed Sagar
    Htcity
    Published 16 days ago

    Captured in Pak for 60 hours, shot down F-16: Who is Group Captain Abhinandan?

    Varthaman was one of the key figures involved in the Balakot airstrikes, which were India's response to the Pulwama attacks of 2019.
    India News
    Published 16 days ago

    Himachal monsoon fury: 117 roads blocked as rain losses hit ₹1,200 crore

    The IMD has predicted rainfall to continue in the state till September 8. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 17 days ago

    Need to learn lessons from past, but do not let past burden us: New Ram temple CEO

    India News
    India News
    Published 17 days ago

    Pilot who crashed in Pakistan and shot down F-16 quits IAF, joins pvt airline

    Abhinandan Varthaman scripted military aviation history by downing an F-16 in 2019.
    India News
    Updated 16 days ago

    Amrita Bagchi on playing Kargil hero Ajay Ahuja's widow in Operation Safed Sagar

    Amrita Bagchi on playing Kargil hero’s widow Alka Ahuja: ‘Whatever heaviness I felt completely evaporated’.
    Entertainment
    Published 17 days ago

    Who is Shakti Sharma? First woman to become non-medical Air Vice Marshal in IAF

    Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma, left, assumes the appointment of Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Education), becoming the first woman officer from the non-medical branch of the Indian Armed Forces to attain the rank of Air Vice Marshal or equivalent.
    India News
    Published 18 days ago

    Sachin Tendulkar, honorary IAF Group Captain, praises Operation Safed Sagar

    Sachin Tendulkar shared a picture from the time he met Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa.
    Entertainment
    Updated 18 days ago

    Prajakta Koli defends Operation Safed Sagar character: ‘She is not a red flag'

    Prajakta Koli in a still from Operation Safed Sagar.
    Entertainment
    Updated 18 days ago

    Nawazuddin Siddiqui helped Manu Rishi play Musharraf in Operation Safed Sagar

    Nawazuddin Siddiqui's advice came as great advice for Manu Rishi.
    Entertainment
    Updated 19 days ago
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