Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa will pay a three-day visit to Thailand beginning Monday during which he will attend a key conference on Indo-Pacific and explore ways to deepen bilateral defence cooperation with the southeast Asian country.
Lack of regulations along with tight budgets and wide range of choices have both commoners and the government in a fix over replacement of vintage equipment ranging from more than 50-year-old MiG-21 fighter planes to humble passenger cars.
Air Force veterans are of the opinion that there should be more lines of production apart from incentivisation of the private sector in order to bridge the shortfall that the country is facing in numbers of its fighter fleet.
If depleting numbers in the fighter fleet of Indian Air Force (IAF) are a cause of concern, lack of procurement and delay in indigenous production are not the only reasons. India regularly loses aircraft in accidents and over the past five years, nearly one squadron has been lost to crashes.
According to sources, at least 300 women and children, stranded in the floods waters were rescued and were later shifted to safer places by the helicopters deployed by SWAC team during the end of July and early August.
The Indian Air Force has confirmed that the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT), which was slated to be conducted in Srinagar has been rescheduled. The new dates for the exams will be announced shortly.
Airlifting may look like an easy and safe way of rescuing the distressed from flooded areas, but Indian Air Force commandos will tell you how complex the process is. Airlifting using a cradle or landing on an uneven surface requires extreme precision
IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman to be conferred with Vir Chakra on Independence Day
Besides Qayoom, Mubin Shah, an office-bearer of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce, was also part of the group. Qayoom is a noted lawyer and has been representing many cases in which separatist leaders have been booked by the police.
All security forces formations, including Indian Air Force and Indian Army, have been put on 'high alert' following the government revoking Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. According to reports, Union Home Ministry has directed all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and central security agencies to take "necessary precautions" and step up protection of their campuses and movements by issuing specific advisories.
High alert in Kashmir: Security forces in Kashmir have sounded an alert in the Valley after 5 Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists infiltrated to the state. To up the security measures, Indian Air Force fighter aircraft have also been deployed for patrolling over the Valley. If sources are to be believed, the JeM terrorists are highly trained and may carry attacks on security forces in Jammu and Kashmir.
With the launch of the combat-based mobile game called Indian Air Force: A cut above, you can too now become an Indian Air Force pilot in the virtual world and carry out air strikes on the enemy territory. The game will let users be “air warriors”, as it calls them. It is available to both Android and iOS users.
"Wg Cdr Tarun Chaudhri SC achieved a milestone by accomplishing WINGSUIT SKYDIVE JUMP on 21 July 19. This is the First IAF Wing Suit Skydive Jump by a pilot who has flown and captained the same type of helicopter," tweeted Indian Air Force.
The Rafale aircraft will provide the Indian Air Force strategic deterrence and requisite capability to engage targets at long ranges, the Defence Ministry said, adding the training of the first batch of officers and technicians is underway with the French Air Force.
A former airman of the Indian Air Force has donated Rs 1.08 crore to the Defence Ministry here.
Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), a defence public sector undertaking, will have an order book of Rs 25,000 crore for the next five years, including Rs 8,084 crore orders currently on hand.
The Air Marshal was briefed about the safety procedures before the flight. He also flew a sortie in a simulator to acclimatize with the aircraft systems and handling procedures.
IAF Vice Chief Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria has said that the Rafale fighter jets and the Sukhoi jets will be a deadly combination once they start operating jointly. The Indian Air Force Vice Chief said the combination would be a cause of worry for India's enemies, including Pakistan.
In a written response to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State in the Defence Ministry Shripad Naik said the AN-32 aircraft is the workhorse of the IAF transport fleet and is used to sustain troops in far flung areas of northeast India.
"The first Rafale will be delivered to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in two months from now, I think in September, perfectly on time. Thirty-six will come within the next two years," French Ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler said.
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