INDIAN AIR FORCE CHIEF

Airpower can bring asymmetric results if time, place chosen correctly: Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria

"Pakistan Army's plan of armoured thrust was brilliant. But they didn't factor in airpower. They thought what could half a squadron sitting in Jaisalmer do? It was their mistake. Airpower can bring asymmetric results if time and place are chosen correctly," he said.

IAF gets 'desi' dogs to scare away birds from runways

Experts say that the breed is best known for its stamina, sharpness and agility. Mudhol hounds are also known to be fiercely loyal to their owners and are excellent hunting dogs. These agile all-weather dogs that enjoy good health and require minimum grooming, have already been recruited by the Indian Army, CRPF, CISF, BSF, SSB, ITBP and the police departments of a few states.

Indian Air Force ferries 80 stranded passengers between Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh

He said the AN-32 Kargil courier service operates thrice a week between Kargil and Jammu and twice a week between Kargil and Srinagar due to the closure of the 434-km Srinagar-Leh national highway owing to heavy snowfall.

HAL receives RFP for basic trainer HTT40 from Indian Air Force

Indigenously designed and developed by HAL, HTT-40 would be used for basic flight training, aerobatics, instrument flying and close formation flights, whereas its secondary roles would include navigation and night flying.

Rafale has caused worries in China's camp, says IAF Chief

Over the reports of a pullback by the Chinese side in the Ladakh sector, Bhadauria said, "From China's side, there have been some pullbacks from air deployment view and changes in deployment. But there have some other actions which have been contrary like strengthening their air defence capability. These deployments have not reduced and are being strengthened."

Increase in capital outlay of Defence amid pandemic is huge step, says IAF Chief

The money has been used to acquire equipment like the Spice-2000 bombs, Spike anti-tank guided missiles, SiG Sauer assault rifles, Excalibur ammunition, multiple types of aircraft spares from Russia along with the ammunition for tanks and fighter jets.

IAF Chief meets Sudanese Commander of Air Force to enhance bilateral cooperation, training mechanisms

India had also welcomed the removal of Sudan from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism in November 2020 as well as it also welcomed normalisation of Sudan's relations with Israel.

IAF to increase 30 squadrons of Indigenous Tejas LCA: Air Chief Marshal

Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria reacted on how LCA Tej...

Government introduced multiple reforms, policy changes to build indigenous capability: Air Force Chief

"Today we have this seamless air space surveillance capability across the entire air space and this has been done indigenously with our own industry. To build indigenous capability, the government has introduced multiple reforms and policy changes".

Tejas Mark II to roll out next year; high-speed trials in 2023, says HAL chief R Madhavan

Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd R Madhavan has said the structural package and other work on the Tejas Mark II is progressing well and its production is likely to start somewhere around 2025.

If Chinese can be aggressive, India can too: IAF Chief

If Chinese can be aggressive, India can also be aggressive, said Indian Air Force Chie...

Women to be inducted as Army pilots: Army Chief

Women pilots would be flying helicopters to forward locations and be part of operations at the borders, the Army Chief said, adding that the proposal has been cleared.