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4 days ago · Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhary’s vision for the Indian Air Force in 2024 focuses on modernisation, operational effectiveness and adaptability to evolving security challenges. The IAF aims to reduce dependency on imports by developing indigenous capabilities.
1 day ago · Graduates can enter the IAF through AFCAT or CDS for flying, technical, or ground duty branches. AFCAT applicants should be 20 to 24 years old, while CDS allows candidates aged 19 to 24 years. The ...
2 days ago · The Indian Air Force will showcase its full defence prowess, including new aircraft like Rafale, during a display over Marina on October 6 as part of the 92nd IAF Day. The event will feature 72 aircraft and is expected to attract 15 lakh spectators. A full dress rehearsal is scheduled for October 4.
3 days ago · To boost its depleting fighter strength, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to add nine squadrons by 2025-26, comprising 36 Rafales, 21 MiG-29s, 18 Su-30MKIs, 24 LCA Mk.1 and 83 LCA Mk.1A. The Ambala-based ‘Golden Arrows’ squadron has been resuscitated to induct the first four Rafale fighters scheduled to arrive in India in October.
3 days ago · In Short. Ace fighter pilot Air Marshal SP Dharkar was on Wednesday appointed as the next Vice Chief of Air Staff. Dharkar would be succeeding incumbent Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, who was appointed as the next Air Force chief last week. Dharkar will be assuming his new role after the new Air Force chief takes over on September 30.
2 days ago · The SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French supersonic jet attack aircraft originally used by the British Royal Air Force and the French Air Force in the close air support and nuclear strike role. It is still in service with the Indian Air Force.
4 days ago · Military history of India. The predecessors to the contemporary Army of India were many: the sepoy regiments, native cavalry, irregular horse and Indian sapper and miner companies raised by the three British presidencies. The Army of India was raised under the British Raj in the 19th century by taking the erstwhile presidency armies, merging ...
