Jodhpur: The indigenously made ‘Light Combat Helicopter-LCH’ has entered the Indian Air Force fleet. The Air Force needed a light but effective attack helicopter capable of flying in high-altitude mountainous areas. The Air Force became acutely aware of this weakness during the 1999 Kargil War. Efforts were then started to produce such helicopters and the […]
Kabul: – Defence Minister in the Taliban regime, Yaqoob Mujahid, threatened Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to return all the airplanes and helicopters of the Afghan air force. Tajikistan and Uzbekistan should not test the patience of the Taliban for this. Otherwise, the Taliban will take the necessary action to get its airplanes back.’ 161 fighter jets […]
Ovda: – The largest ever ‘Blue Flag’ air exercise is underway in Israel. The week-long exercise between the Israeli and seven Allied air forces was attended by United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Chief Vice Marshal Ibrahim Nasser Mohammed Al-Alawi. Israel said in a statement that the UAE Air Force chief’s presence during the air exercises […]
Bhubaneshwar: ‘Rudram’ the ‘Anti-Radiation’ missile, capable of killing the enemy radar systems, was successfully test-launched from the Sukhoi-30 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force. It is claimed that with this ultramodern missile, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Airforce will have the capability to penetrate the enemy air defence systems […]
New Delhi: The Chinese Army has retreated by nearly 2 kilometres in the Galwan Valley. Despite this, the Airforce has warned that India is closely monitoring the developments in this border region. A video of the aircraft returning, to the base, after a surveillance sortie has been published. This time, the Airforce has warned that […]
New Delhi: – Sukhoi-30MKI, MiG-29 fighter jets and Apache helicopters of the Indian Airforce are hovering at the Ladakh border, and the heavy transport aircrafts C-17 and IL-76 are expeditiously carrying supplies for the soldiers. China has appealed that both the countries should not make any moves, which can increase the tension on the border. […]
Washington: – General Charles Brown Jr. is the new Air Chief Marshal of the US Airforce. This is the first instance, in the history of the United States, that a black American official has been appointed to lead a defence wing. The US Congress has approved the appointment of General Brown and US President Donald […]
New Delhi: – The Indian soldiers foiled Chinese attempts of intrusion, by stopping and making them retreat, in the Sikkim and Ladakh regions. It has been exposed that even before that, Chinese helicopters had attempted to intrude into the Indian airspace. But alert Indian Airforce, forced the Chinese helicopters to retreat, dispatching fighter jets from […]
New Delhi: The procedure to bring back the Indians stranded abroad, because of the Coronavirus pandemic, has been initiated. According to the action plan, the Indian Navy through its ‘Operation Samudra’ and the Indian Airforce through its operation ‘Vande Bharat’, will bring the Indians abroad, back home, between 7th and 13th May. Three Indian Navy […]
New Delhi: India has sent 15 tonnes of medical supplies to China, who is reeling under the Coronavirus epidemic. C-17 Globemaster aircraft of the Indian Airforce reached the Wuhan City with these medical supplies. The same aircraft will be airlifting the 80 Indians as well as 40 people from the neighbouring countries, stranded there. China […]