Indian Air Force
IAF in final negotiations of $20-bn Rafale deal
17 Jul 2014
The Indian Air Force withstood a high-pressures and aggressive campaign by British and American defence manufacturers to opt in favour of their fighter aircraft
Another IAF MiG-21 crashes, pilot killed after moving to save civilians
27 May 2014
Yet another of the IAF’s Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter aircraft, in service for 40 years, crashed today in the Bijbehara area of Anantnag district in Kashmir, killing the pilot
Another IAF MiG-21 crashes, pilot killed after moving to save civilians
27 May 2014
Yet another of the IAF’s Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter aircraft, in service for 40 years, crashed today in the Bijbehara area of Anantnag district in Kashmir, killing the pilot
India successfully test-fires beyond visual range air-to-air missile
05 May 2014
Astra is India’s first beyond visual range air-to-air missile indigenously designed and developed by DRDO, possessing high single shot kill probability
IAF's Super Hercules crashes near Gwalior, killing all 5 on board
28 Mar 2014
The military transport aircraft, configured for special operations and airborne assault, had taken off from Agra on a routine mission
CBI to probe suspected kick-backs in HAL’s Rolls-Royce engine deal
04 Mar 2014
The probe relates to deals signed between 2007 and 2011, when Rolls-Royce sold aero engines to power Hawk advanced jet trainers supplied by BAE Systems to the IAF
Rafale fighter deal put off as India’s defence budget exhausted
07 Feb 2014
India has postponed finalising the deal to buy 126 Rafale fighter planes until2014 - 15, as the budget for defence procurement for the current year is almost exhausted
Rafale fighter deal put off as India’s defence budget exhausted
07 Feb 2014
India has postponed finalising the deal to buy 126 Rafale fighter planes until2014 - 15, as the budget for defence procurement for the current year is almost exhausted
India scraps Rs3,600-cr chopper deal with AgustaWestland
01 Jan 2014
The decision to scrap the deal comes more than a year after reports surfaced that two top officials of the company had allegedly paid bribes to bag the contract
LCA Tejas inducted into Indian Air Force
20 Dec 2013
Tejas, the lightest fighter aircraft, is designed to ultimately replace the IAF's aging fleet of MiG-21s
IAF bids fond farewell to Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter
11 Dec 2013
The delta-wing MIG-21s evolved into the combat backbone of the force for three decades and close to 1,000 of all MIG variants have served the IAF to date
Govt to scrap AgustaWestland chopper deal
19 Nov 2013
Once the deal is cancelled, IAF may consider going back to Russia to replace its ageing Mi-8 choppers for a new VVIP fleet
IAF launches own 3G cellular network project
26 Oct 2013
With the inauguration of AFCEL, the IAF has become the first among the three services to commission its own captive 3G network
IAF launches own 3G cellular network project
26 Oct 2013
With the inauguration of AFCEL, the IAF has become the first among the three services to commission its own captive 3G network
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