Indian Air Force

Tarun Chaudhri has become the first Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot to do a wingsuit skydive jump. He attempted the daring act on the occasion of Kargil Diwas, which is celebrated on July 21.

The families of all 13 Indian Air Force personnel on board AN-32 aircraft, that went missing from radar last week, have been informed that there are no traces of any survivor from the crash site near Lipo in Arunachal Pradesh.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh for giving any information on the missing aircraft AN-32. The announcement was made by Air Marshal RD Mathur, AOC-in-C, Eastern Air Command.

Indian Navy’s Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft P8i and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) satellites have been deployed to find the missing Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 aircraft that had 13 passengers on board.

Flight Lieutenant Parul Bhardwaj (Captain), Flying Officer Aman Nidhi (co-pilot) and Flight Lieutenant Hina Jaiswal (Flight Engineer) flew the chopper, which took off from a forward air base in South Western air command, a defence release said.

Indian Air Force Jets on Friday intercepted a Georgian An-12 Cargo plane from Tbilisi to Delhi via Karachi, forced it to land at Jaipur airport over violation of air space. The plane was released after a thorough inspection.

The Election Commission issued a statement saying that the decision has been taken after going through a detailed report filed by the Gujarat Electoral Officer in the matter.

Due to security and confidentiality concerns, more evidences cannot be shared on the public domain, said Air Vice Marshal RGK Kapoor, Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operations).

Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, who had returned to India after staying in Pakistan for two days, has joined back his squadron in Srinagar, said a report.

MLA Jitendra Awhad in his speech said that late Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, also the former Defence Minister of India was the "first victim" of the Rafale fighter jet deal. In retrospect, India and France on 2016 has signed the deal for 36 rafale fighter jets. The jets are equipped with latest missiles and weapon system besides multiple India-specific modifications. The deal was aimed boasts the capability of Indian Air Force (IAF) over its rival Pakistan.