Tag: IAF
GENERALSHIP IN MULTI DOMAIN OPERATIONS
Preamble This article has been motivated by “Imbalance of Power. India’s Military Choices in an Era of Strategic Competition with China” (https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/imbalance-of-power) and “Do Generals Matter” (https://warontherocks.com/2019/06/do-generals-matter/) and War is […]
Defence Equipment Production Target Set at Rs 90,000 crore
New Delhi. A target of Rs 90,000 crore has been set for the production of defence equipment in the financial year 2019-20 by the department of defence production with exports […]
Rafale-SU-30MKI combo is a “deadly combo” which would have adversaries worries, says IAF
New Delhi. In a strong signal to adversaries, a top Indian Air Force (IAF) officer said once French Rafale and the Russian SU-30MKI jets combo start joint operations in the […]
IAF Contingent All Set to Take Part in Exercise Garuda VI, Departs French Air Force Base Mont-de-Marsan
New Delhi. A 120-member Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent is all set to participate in a bilateral exercise between Indian and French Air Force named Exercise ‘Garuda-VI’ in France from […]
Indian Air Force Chief Visits Air Force Station Jorhat
Jorhat. Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa visited Air Force Station Jorhat on June 8 to assess the ongoing search operations for Indian Air Force’s […]
Generally, on Generals by Lt Gen P R Shankar (Retd)
Preface to the book Generalship its Diseases and Their Cure by Maj Gen JFC Fuller At the battle of Waterloo, Colonel Clement, an infantry commander, fought with the most conspicuous bravery; […]
IAF Chief Dhanoa Reviews Passing Out Parade of 136th Course at NDA
Khadakwasla. Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa PVSM AVSM YSM VM ADC, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) reviewed the Passing Out Parade of 136th Course at […]
IAF Chief Visits Air Force Station Sarsawa to Pay Homage to Air Warriors of Op Safed Sagar
New Delhi. Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, PVSM AVSM YSM VM ADC, Chief of the Air Staff visited Air Force Station Sarsawa on May 28 to commemorate the supreme […]
Air Chief Dhanoa Leads Missing Man Formation Flypast to Pay Homage to Kargil Martyrs
New Delhi. Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa PVSM AVSM YSM VM ADC, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), led a four aircraft, MiG-21 ‘Missing Man’ formation flypast on May 27, […]
IAF’s AN-32 Aircraft Formally Certified to Operate on Indigenous Bio-Jet Fuel
New Delhi. Indian Air Force’s formidable workhorse, the Russian made AN-32 aircraft, was formally fleet certified to fly on blended aviation fuel containing up to 10 per cent of indigenous […]
Indian Air Force Successfully Fires BrahMos Missile from Su-30 MKI Aircraft
New Delhi. Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully test fired BrahMos air version missile from its frontline aircraft Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft. The launch from the aircraft was smooth and the […]
Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria Takes Over as VCAS
New Delhi. Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria took over as Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) on May 1. The Air Marshal is an alumnus of the National […]
IAF Celebrates Birth Centenary of Late Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh DFC
New Delhi. Indian Air Force marked the beginning of celebration of birth centenary of Late Marshal of Indian Air Force Arjan Singh DFC on April 15. This day reminds the […]
Half Marathon to Mark Birth Anniversary of Marshal of Indian Air Force Arjan Singh DFC
New Delhi. A Half Marathon was conducted in New Delhi on April 14 to mark the 100th birth centenary of the legendary Marshal of the Indian Air Force (MIAF) Arjan […]
Indian Air Force Organises Half Marathon
New Delhi. As part of centenary celebrations of the legendary Marshal Arjan Singh, a Half Marathon was organised at 100 Air Force Stations across the nation on April 14 to […]
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Inaugurates Air Force Commanders’ Conference
New Delhi. The first bi-annual Commanders’ Conference of Indian Air Force (IAF) for the year 2019 began at the Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) in New Delhi on April 11. Chief […]
Air Marshal D Choudhury Assumes Charge as SASO Hq WAC
New Delhi. Air Marshal D Choudhury has taken over as Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO), Western Air Command (WAC). Air Marshal is an alumnus of National Defence Academy (NDA), and […]
IAF MIG-27 (Upgrade) Crashes
New Delhi. An Indian Air Force MiG-27 (Upgrade) aircraft got airborne from Air Force Station Uttarlai, Rajasthan at 1127 hrs on March 31 for a routine sortie. The aircraft crashed […]