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French Minister arrives in Delhi, to attend Rafale induction ceremony

French Defence Minister Florence Parly arrived here in the national capital on an official visit on Thursday morning, ahead of the formal induction of the first five Indian Air Force Rafale jets at Ambala.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of the Armed Forces of France Florence Parly will be the Chief Guest for the Rafale induction ceremony at Air Force Station in Ambala.This will be Parly's third official visit to India since 2017.To be formally inducted in the IAF, the Rafale fighter aircraft will be part of 17 Squadron, the "Golden Arrows." The first five Indian Air Force Rafale aircraft arrived at Air Force Station, Ambala from France on July 27, 2020.Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar, Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary Department of Defence R & D and Chairman DRDO along with other senior officers of the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces will be present to mark a very ...

Rafale induction: Five new birds fly into Golden Arrows' quiver

The first of the Rafale fighters join Indian Air Force today, all 36 by 2022

India bolsters presence in strategic heights of Pangong lake area: Report

The sources also said another round of military talks between the two sides on Wednesday to defuse tensions in the area remained inconclusive

Worried about probable bird-hits, IAF concerned over security of Rafale

Air Marshal Manvendra Singh has written to Chief Secretary, Haryana, stating that the birds flying around IAF's base in Ambala can pose a threat to the fighter aircraft, especially Rafale

J-K: IAF helicopter rescues 7 people after they got stranded in Kathua

An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter on Thursday rescued 7 people, 34 hours after they got stranded between two streams of Ujh river in Kathua district."In a swift daring rescue ops by #Jammu based MI-17 heptr & #Garud Commandoes @IAF_MCC today evng amid incessant rains rescued 7 pers incl 3 women & 3 children stranded on a marooned island inside overflowing river #Ujh south of Dhaloti, #Kathua," PRO Defence Jammu said in a tweet.

Govt working on setting up a new air defence command by October: Report

The new air defence command will handle certain air assets like missiles of the Indian Army

India deploys troops with shoulder-fired missiles in key areas of Ladakh

The shoulder-fired missiles have a range of two to five km and they are capable of bringing down low flying helicopters and aircraft

IAF launches mobile app to provide career-related information to aspirants

Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria launched a mobile application, "MY IAF", that will provide career-related information to those who want to join the Indian Air Force, an official statement said.

Unscheduled transit flights can't land for specific hours in Delhi on I-Day

The Delhi International Airport Ltd said scheduled flights will operate as normal

Air Chief Marshal reviews preparedness at Western Command frontline base

The IAF has been carrying out night time combat air patrols over the eastern Ladakh region in an apparent message to China that it was ready to deal with any eventualities in the mountainous region

Hindustan Aeronautics' light combat chopper cutting its teeth in Ladakh

Operational capability at altitudes higher than any other attack helicopter in the world

IAF writes to CBFC objecting to 'negative portrayal' in movie Gunjan Saxena

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has written to the Central Board of Film Certification complaining against its "undue negative portrayal" in the movie Gunjan Saxena

Import ban on 101 defence items: Embargo formalises existing reality

The air force has for decades been building its fighter and trainer aircraft in India, with the recent exception of the Rafale

Kozhikode crash: Capt Sathe survived a crash in 1990 only to resume flying

Sathe was a former Wing Commander of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and had served at the force's flight testing establishment

Vice Chief Air Staff visits Ladakh; takes stock of IAF's preparedness

Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora on Friday visited a number of airbases along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh

ED raids multiple cities in IAF Pilatus jet money laundering case

ED raided multiple premises in various cities in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged corruption in the purchase of 75 Pilatus basic trainer aircraft for IAF in 2009

Rafale to give India major advantage in case of aerial combat: B S Dhanoa

Dhanoa, known as the architect of the Balakot strikes, said the Rafale jets along with S-400 missile systems will give the Indian Air Force a major combat edge in the entire region

Air Marshal VR Chaudhari AVSM VM assumes command of western air command

Air Marshal VR Chaudhari AVSM VM took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Air Command, Indian Air Force from Air Marshal B Suresh PVSM AVSM VM ADC

MIG-21 to Rafale: Key additions to India's air prowess over the years

India has acquired some of the key fighter jet acquisitions over the years and the combat capabilities they possess that made India's airmen a force to reckon with

Rafales are here: PM Narendra Modi says no virtue like protecting country

Congress raised questions over their price and "delay" in acquisition