New Delhi: Troops stationed at the Siachen Glacier can look forward to better resource mobilisation as the Indian Air Force is procuring 12 new light helicopters for deployment there. A request for proposal (RFP) has been sent by the IAF to defence aerospace PSU HAL for buying 12 Cheetal helicopters which will be used for carrying out operations in high altitude areas in the northern borders, IAF officials said. The...
09:46 AM, Oct 14, 2012
New Delhi: Overruling stiff opposition by the Air Force, the government has allowed the Army to have its own attack helicopter units, meeting its long-time demand. The Defence Ministry has also decided that all future acquisitions of attack helicopters will be made for the Army while the IAF can retain its two squadrons of Mi-35 attack helicopters along with the soon-to-be-procured 22 Apache choppers. "We have received a letter from...
12:11 AM, Oct 12, 2012
New Delhi: India is all set to procure 42 Su-30 MKI combat aircraft and 71 medium-lift helicopters from Russia. The issue was discussed during meeting between Defence Minister AK Antony and his Russian counterpart Anatoly Serdyukov in New Delhi and an agreement in this regard is expected to be signed during the visit of President Vladimir Putin on November 1, sources said. The 42 Su-30MKIs will add to the firepower...
01:39 AM, Oct 11, 2012
Moscow: Russia is hoping to win a tender for the delivery of 15 heavy-lift helicopters to the Indian Air Force, state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport said. Russia is facing a stiff US competition in the tender, as both the Russian upgraded Mi-26T2 Halo and the Boeing Chinook CH-47F had qualified in the technical trials and their financial bids, covering the initial acquisition cost as well as the lifecycle costs, were opened...
01:10 PM, Oct 09, 2012
New Delhi: More than a year after Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni did not avail the offer to fly in its frontline Su-30MKI combat aircraft, the IAF on Tuesday suggested that they would not be able to fly in any of their fighter jets in near future as the service was "very busy". "No such decision has been taken. Sachin Tendulkar is already an honorary Group captain. That is...
12:06 PM, Oct 09, 2012
Here are the images of celebrations to mark 80th anniversary of Indian Air Force. ...
04:34 PM, Oct 08, 2012
The Indian Air Force has said that cricketers are not going to fly any air-crafts at this point of time. ...
01:43 PM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force on Friday said it is procuring 22 Apache attack helicopters from the US, which will give it the capability to strike down enemy choppers and UAVs. "Yes, Apache is final now," IAF Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne said when asked if the IAF was procuring the American choppers in a 1.4 billion dollar deal. "We are going to contract for Apache and these will...
04:41 AM, Oct 06, 2012
New Delhi: The IAF on Friday said it has rejected Army's demand to have their own attack and medium-lift helicopters contending that the country can't afford to have these "little air forces" growing up to do their "own things". The Army has been demanding the control over attack and medium-lift helicopters saying they are mainly used for supporting its operations and that is why should be under it. The IAF...
04:22 AM, Oct 06, 2012
New Delhi: Concerned over recurring problems in MiG-27 combat aircraft engines, Indian Air Force is planning to phase out these Russian-origin planes by 2017. IAF operates about 80 (four squadrons) of these aircraft in its fleet and due to the recurring problems in their engines, it had to ground all of them after a crash about two years ago. "We are planning to phase out the MiG-27s, of which around...
04:02 AM, Oct 03, 2012
New Delhi: The slogan for the fifth edition of the Delhi International Arts Festival (DIAF) next month is "Unusual and international". Among the things unusual about this 15-day fest is the budget allocated to it by the culture ministry - a mere Rs 8 lakh. Festival director and principal promoter Prathibha Prahlad, also a noted Bharatanatyam danseuse, says the total cost of the Oct 27-Nov 11 festival works out to...
04:11 PM, Sep 27, 2012
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam continued to be grim with over half of its 27 districts inundated, 18 people killed and more than 17 lakh affected, officials said on Tuesday. The situation is expected to improve in a couple of days. A total of 1,916 villages are reeling under 69 revenue circles in the districts of Baksa, Barpeta, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup, Kamrup Metro, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Nagaon,...
02:03 AM, Sep 26, 2012
New Delhi: Indian Air Force is planning to buy two second-hand Mirage 2000 combat aircraft to make up for the losses suffered by it in crashes earlier this year. IAF, which has signed a deal with France for upgradation of 51 Mirage 2000 aircraft, lost two of these planes in crashes in February and March after which its fleet was reduced to 49. "We are planning to procure these aircraft...
05:01 PM, Sep 23, 2012
Washington: Kargil conflict was a "poor test" of India's air warfare capability, a prominent US think-tank has said, warning that with threats of future wars with Pakistan and China persisting, Indian defence establishment has to prepare accordingly. "Despite the happy ending of the Kargil experience for India, the IAF's fighter pilots were restricted in their operations due to myriad challenges specific to this campaign. They were thus consigned to do...
01:47 PM, Sep 21, 2012
Bangalore: The Indian Air Force (IAF) will soon open bids for heavy-lift helicopters and flight fueling tankers and finalise bids for 22 Apache attack choppers, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne said on Thursday. "We are going to very shortly open bids for 15 heavy-lift helicopters and six flight fueling tankers. We are also negotiating for the Apache 22 attack choppers, as the bids have already been opened," Browne...
01:10 AM, Sep 21, 2012
Bangalore: India will soon join the elite group of countries by flying its own airborne radar for surveillance to detect enemy fighters and cruise missiles, as also track troop build-up on the ground. "We will start flying the indigenous Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEW&CS) soon after its integration with the Brazilian Embraer jet for trials and induction in our fleet by April 2014," Chief of Air Staff NAK...
12:51 AM, Sep 21, 2012
Kokrajhar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Tuesday forced to change his travel plans as the Air Force (IAF) did not oblige his request for flying him from Kokrajhar to Guwahati citing bad weather. He was on a day's trip to the state to meet victims of ethnic violence in relief camps and held discussions with Bodoland Territorial Council leaders on the prevailing situation in Assam. While travelling back to...
09:07 PM, Sep 11, 2012
New Delhi: It was an unusual gift from Chinese Defence Minister Gen Liang Guang Lie to two Indian Air Force pilots. The Chinese minister gifted Rs one lakh in cash to the IAF pilots. The pilots were given the cash in two envelopes after they flew the visiting minister by special IAF aircraft from Mumbai to Delhi on Monday. The Captain of the aircraft then informed the Air Headquarters about...
09:23 PM, Sep 05, 2012
IAF loses nine men as choppers collide mid-air. First FIR in coal blocks scam to be filed soon. ...
11:36 PM, Aug 30, 2012
Jamnagar: In a tragic incident near the Jamnagar Air Force Station in Gujarat, as many as nine air force personnel on Thursday died in a mid-air collision as two MI 17 choppers collided five minutes after taking off on a sortie near the Sarmat firing range. The Russian-made choppers were flying very close to each other when their upper rotors came in contact causing the collision. "Nine IAF personnel "...
10:00 PM, Aug 30, 2012
