Indian Air force

The Centre on March 22 said in the Rajya Sabha that Indian armed forces have 1,07,505 vacancies, with the most being for 86,324 posts in the army. While 79,349 posts for junior commissioned officers are vacant, the Army needs 6,975 personnel as officers. Besides, over 12,000 and 11,000 vacancies lie in the Navy and Air Force respectively. Citing retirements, premature retirements and casualties for the void, Naik asserted of having sufficient… read-more

In a first, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is eyeing to participate in a multilateral exercise that is slated to take place in the strategic Persian Gulf Region. Touted as 'Desert Flag' exercise, the IAF will ship Sukhoi-30MKI fighters, two C-17 Globemaster-III aircraft and 125 personnel for this operation. Besides, the event will witness a various range of defence operations with force enhancer AWACS. Currently, India is eyeing to export BrahMos… read-more

Indian Government will procure 83 indigenous combat fighter jet - Tejas - at Rs 48,000 crore from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. Sealing the deal on February 3, the contract was given to HAL Chief and CEO R Madhavan during the inauguration ceremony of Aero India 2021. Reportedly, the government aims to strengthen the IAF combat after its approval by the PM Narendra Modi led Cabinet Committee on Security.

DRDO successfully test-fired its surface-to-surface Akash-NG (New Generation) Missile on January 25. Tested at the Odisha coast, the maiden launch of Akash-NG missile achieved accurate strike. Reportedly, the missile is capable of intercepting high manoeuvring aerial threats. The missile is equipped with command and control System, onboard avionics and aerodynamic configuration. Moreover, DRDO will have tableaux of LCA-Tejas and anti-tank… read-more

In a tragic air plane crash, a ‘Mig-21 Bison’ of the Indian Air Force crashed in Rajasthan’s Suratgarh region on January 5. Reportedly, the incident happened around 8:30 PM when the jet experienced a technical malfunction during a training sortie. However, no casualties occurred as the pilot ejected safely. While the pilot tried every effort for its safe landing after the malfunction appeared, the IAF has called for an inquiry over the mishap… read-more