Indian Army Force attacked the biggest training camp of Jaish-e-Mohammad this morning, the terror group which was involved in the February 14 attack on a CRPF convoy. Twelve Mirage 2000 fighter jets struck joint training camps of Jaish and LeT inside Pakistan and completely destroyed them by shelling 1,000 kg[Read More…]
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IAF hits JeM’s biggest camp in Pakistan: India
New Delhi: Indian Air Force (IAF) jets early on Tuesday hit the biggest training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) group in Pakistan, eliminating a very large number of terrorists and their trainers. Foreign Secretary Vijay K. Gokhale told the media that the “non-military pre-emptive action was specifically targeted at the[Read More…]
Damage caused by IAF strike not known: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that one cannot possibly speculate on what will happen next following the Indian Air Force (IAF) strike across the Line of Control (LoC) as there was no information of the damage caused. “Unless we know which Balakote is[Read More…]
Already considering vendors for 110 fighter jets: Sitharaman
New Delhi: The government has “not forgotten” the IAFs requirements and is already considering the bids received through a Request for Information (RFI) for procurement of 110 fighter jets, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said here on Friday. “The rest (of the required fighter jets) will be produced as per strategic[Read More…]
Where did Rs 1,30,000 crore figure come in Rafale deal?
Rafale Deal has been in controversy for quite some time now. During no-confidence motion against NDA in Lok Sabha on July 20, 2018, the Congress had raised their suspicion. Rahul Gandhi in his speech had claimed that the government’s refusal from revealing the price of the fighter jet with an[Read More…]
Navy officer criticizes IAF for trust deficit among forces
New Delhi: As pointed out by a top navy officer in a new paper published by defence think-tank ,” Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (Cenjows)” on Friday, “The Indian Air Force has harmed itself by opposing ‘theaterisation’ and this has resulted in weakening of trust between it and the army[Read More…]
IAF officers misused allowance for foreign trips worth Rs 82 lakh: CAG
According to Comptroller and Auditor General, a number of Indian Air Force (IAF) officers violated the defence travel regulations by claiming allowances after visiting foreign countries, causing a loss of more than Rs 82 lakh to the exchequer. As per regulations, military officers can claim leave travel concessions (LTC) only[Read More…]
IAF’s Sukhoi-30: Bloodstained shoe, wallet found, no trace of pilots
A bloodstained shoe, half-burnt PAN card and a wallet of one of the two pilots of the IAF’s Sukhoi-30 fighter jet that crashed near the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border last week was found by search and rescue teams on Tuesday. However, there is no trace of the both the pilots. The[Read More…]
IAF aircraft goes missing near China border
An Indian Air Force Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft has gone missing after it lost radio contact in Assam’s Tezpur, near China border on Tuesday. The fighter jet, with two pilots on board, took off from Salonibari in Assam at 10.30 am on Tuesday. The aircraft’s fleet was facing some engine troubles[Read More…]
3 injured as IAF jet crashes in Rajasthan, pilots eject to safety
Three people were injured as a Sukhoi 30 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed near an air base in Rajasthan’s Barmer. However, both pilots have managed to eject to safety. As per reports, Narayan Ram, his daughter-in-law and grandson were injured in the crash. They have been admitted to[Read More…]
IAF denied permission to private airline to operate flight
Indian Air Force on Tuesday denied permission to a private airline to operate its flight from here to Jaisalmer citing security reasons. Following this the airline threatened to initiating legal action against the IAF for disrupting the flight and causing monetary loss to it. “A private airline, which had sought[Read More…]
Homegrown ‘eye in the sky’ joins IAF fleet at aero show
The Indian Air Force inducted the first indigenously developed all-weather airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system — ‘Eye in the Sky’ — at the Aero India 2017 in Bengaluru, augmenting its ability to detect incoming cruise missiles, fighter jets and even drones from both Pakistan and China. The Netra[Read More…]
Need about 200-250 Rafale jets: Air chief Arup Raha
Outgoing air force chief, Arup Raha on Wednesday said the 36 Rafale warplanes ordered from France for $8.7 billion were not enough and India needed to buy around 200-250 such fighter jets to sharpen its military edge. The Air Chief Marshal, who is set to retire on December 31, also[Read More…]
IAF chief Arup Raha hits out at China’s comment over Agni-V test
A day after Chinese foreign office reacted sharply on trial of nuclear capable Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile, IAF Chief Air Marshal Arup Raha said India believes in peace and tranquility with neighbours but historically we have been drawn into conflicts. Without naming China, Air Chief Marshal Raha said, “We have[Read More…]
Lt Gen Bipin Rawat is the next Army Chief, BS Dhanoa named the next IAF chief
The government on Saturday announced that Lt General Bipin Rawat will be the next chief of the India Army. Lt General Rawat belongs to the famous 5th Battalion of 11th Gorkha Rifles. He is the current Vice Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army. Air Marshal BS Dhanoa meanwhile was[Read More…]
Former IAF chief SP Tyagi arrested by CBI in AgustaWestland case
Former Air Force chief SP Tyagi was on Friday arrested by the CBI in the AgustaWestland chopper deal case. Tyagi has been accused of influencing the 3,600-crore deal for VVIP helicopters in favour of Italy’s AgustaWestland during his tenure as the IAF chief. He has repeatedly denied the allegations. In[Read More…]
Indian Air Force plane carrying 29 crew members missing from over Bay of Bengal
An Antonov AN-32 Indian Air Force transport aircraft has gone missing from over the Bay of Bengal on Friday morning. The transport aircraft which was last contacted on the radar by Chennai Air Traffic Control officials at 8:12 am, has 29 people on board. The plane had six crew members and[Read More…]