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EX AVIAINDRA 2018 COMMENCES ON 10 DEC 2018

Sunday 09 December, 2018. Ex AVIAINDRA, a service specific exercise between Indian Air Force and Russian Federation Aerospace Force (RFSAF), is planned at Air Force Station Jodhpur from 10-21…Read more ›

Tagged with: Air Force Station Jodhpur, Ex Aviaindra, IAF aircraft, IAF Pilots, IAF-RFSAF, Indian Air Force, RFSAF, RFSAF aircraft, Russian Federation Aerospace Force

COMBINED GUIDED WEAPON FIRING EXERCISE AT AIR FORCE STATION SURYALANKA

08 Dec 2018. Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa PVSM AVSM YSM VM ADC, Chief of the Air Staff arrived at Air Force Station Suryalankla on 07 Dec…Read more ›

Tagged with: Air Chief Marshal, Air Force Station Suryalanka, Air Marshal B Suresh, Air Officer Commanding, Akash, Birender Singh Dhanoa, Chief of the Air Staff, Gp Capt RM Kumarasamy, Indian Airforce, OSA-AK-M, Southern Air Command, SPYDER, Station Commander, surface-to-air missile

IAF KIRAN TRAINER AIRCRAFT CRASH

New Delhi. 28 November 2018. An Indian Air Force Kiran trainer aircraft was airborne from Air Force Station Hakimpet on 28 Nov 18 at 1130 hrs on a routine training…Read more ›

Tagged with: Air Force Station Hakimpet, Indian Air Force, Kiran trainer aircraft, local flying area, routine training mission

IAF’s Western Air Command’s commanders brainstorm operational readiness

New Delhi. 02 November 2018. The Western Air Command, Station Commanders’ Conference was held on 01 and 02 Nov 18 at New Delhi. Air Officers Commanding / Station…Read more ›

Tagged with: AFWWA, Air Chief Marshal, Air Force Stations, Air Force Wives Welfare Association, Air Marshal C Hari Kumar, Air Officers Commanding, BS Dhanoa, ceremonial guard of Honour, Chief Of Air Staff, commanders brainstorm, disaster relief missions, Ex-Gaganshakti, Mrs Devika Hari Kumar, Mrs Kamalpreet Dhanoa, operational readiness, Principal Staff officers, PVSM AVSM VM VSM ADC, Station Commanders, Western Air Command

Indian Air force commanders’ conference takes off

New Delhi. 11 October 2018. The second Bi-annual IAF Commanders’ Conference of 2018 was inaugurated today by Minister of State for Defence at Air HQ. Chief of the Air…Read more ›

Tagged with: Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, Air Force Commanders, Apache Helicopters, Chinook helicopters, Indian Air force commanders, Indian Airforce, Mehar Baba Swarm Drone, MOS Dr Subhash Bhamre, Prime Minister’s SAGAR, Tejas fighter Jets, unmanned aerial systems

Retired IAF officer donates 17 lakhs to late wife’s school where she served

New Delhi. 10 October 2018. Wing Commander (Retd) JP Baduni is a veteran officer of the IAF. His wife, late Mrs Vidhu Baduni was a teacher in the Air…Read more ›

Tagged with: Golden Jubilee Institute, Indian Airforce, JP Baduni, late Mrs Vidhu Baduni, Retired IAF officer, Wing Commander

IAF Microlight aircraft meets with an accident

New Delhi.05 October 2018. A microlight aircraft of the Indian Air Force was airborne from Air Force Station Hindan for a routine bird reconnaissance sortie on 05 Oct…Read more ›

Tagged with: Air Force Station Hindan, Hindon Air Base, IAF Microlight aircraft, Indian Air Force

Air Marshal Anil Khosla took over as Vice Chief of Air Staff IAF

New Delhi. 01 October 2018. Air Marshal Anil Khosla, took over as the VCAS on 01 Oct 18. An alumni of the NDA, was commissioned in Dec 79.…Read more ›

Tagged with: Air Marshal Anil Khosla, Central Air Command, fighter aircraft, Flying Instructor School, Indian Air Force, Inspection & Safety, Kiran aircraft, MiG-21, National Defence Academy, Senior Air Staff Officer, TACDE, Tactics and Combat Development Establishment, Vayu Bhawan, Vayu Sena Medal, Vice Chief of Air Staff, Vishisht Seva Medal

Casevac of Critically Injured from Kisthwar

New Delhi. 14 September 2018. In the recent bus accident wherein a bus fell down in a gorge killing several people and critically injuring others near Kishtwar the…Read more ›

Tagged with: helicopter unit, MLH class of Heptr, Squadron Leader MK Singh, Western Air Command

Successful Air-to-Air Refuelling of LCA Tejas

New Delhi. 10 September 2018. In a significant achievement and a major step towards Final Operational Clearance (FOC) of LCA Tejas, the mid-air refuelling of ‘wet contact’ trial…Read more ›

Tagged with: Air-to-Air refuelling, DRDO, Final Operational Clearance, FOC, Indian Airforce, LCA Tejas MK-1