Indian Air Force Current Affairs

IAF Commemorates 60 years of Glorious Service by Chetak Helicopters

Commemorating 60 Glorious years of service by Chetak Helicopter in IAF, Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated a Conclave hosted by Indian Air Force at Air Force Station, Hakimpet on 02 April 2022. The conclave was inaugurated by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh. Raksha Mantri released a Special Cover, a Coffee Table Book and a Commemorative […]

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IAF to conduct Exercise Vayu Shakti at Pokharan range, Rajasthan

Indian Air Force (IAF) will conduct the Exercise Vayu Shakti that will take place at Pokharan range in Jaisalmer on March 7, 2022. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the Chief Guest of this event. Out of the 148 aircraft participating in the exercise this year, 109 will be fighter jets, the IAF official said.

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India receives three more Rafale Fighter Jets from France

Three more Rafale fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) reached India on February 22, 2022, Tuesday evening from France. The aircraft took off from a French airbase and were provided mid-air refuelling by the Air Force of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With the arrival of the latest three aircraft, India has now

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India to participate in multi-nation ‘Exercise Cobra Warrior 22’ in United Kingdom in March 2022

Indian Air Force will participate in a multi-nation air exercise Ex Cobra Warrior 22 at Waddington in United Kingdom from 6th to 27th of next month. Five IAF Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will participate in the exercise from the country to demonstrate its maneuverability and operational capability. Exercise Cobra Warrior is one of the

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India and Oman begins Eastern Bridge-VI Air Exercise in Jodhpur

The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) have organised bilateral air exercise named Eastern Bridge-VI from February 21 to 25, 2022 at Air Force Station Jodhpur in Rajasthan. The exercise named Eastern Bridge-VI is in its sixth edition. The exercise will provide an opportunity to enhance operational capability and interoperability between the two Air Forces.

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Lt Gen GAV Reddy Succeeds Lt Gen KJS Dhillon As head of Defence Intelligence Agency

Lt Gen GAV Reddy (Lieutenant General GAV Reddy to the Defense Intelligence Agency (Defence Intelligence Agency) has been appointed as the new chief. He was Lieutenant General KJS Dhillon (Lt Gen KJS Dhillon), who retired Monday. The post of the director general is held on a rotation basis between the three Armed services- the Indian Army,

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IIT-Delhi tie-up with IAF to improve indigenization efforts

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi signed an MoU with Indian Air Force (IAF) to support requirements towards indigenous solutions in various weapon systems. Under the MoU, The IAF has identified key focus areas involving the development of technology and finding indigenous solutions towards the sustenance of various weapon systems. The partnership between IIT Delhi and IAF

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Air Marshal VR Chaudhari appointed as new IAF Chief

Chief of Air Staff RKS Bhadauria is set to retire from service on 30 September. Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force Air Marshal, Vivek Ram Chaudhari has been appointed the next Chief of Air Staff. The current Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria is set to retire on 30 September. Chaudhari had taken over as the vice chief

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CCS clears procurement of 56 transport aircraft

In a major decision, the Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday approved the procurement of 56 C-295 medium transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force to replace its aging Avro planes which were first inducted around 60 years ago. Sixteen aircraft will be delivered in a flyaway condition by the Airbus Defense and Space of

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Sarang helicopter display team of the Indian Air Force performs in Russia

The Sarang helicopter display team of the Indian Air Force performed for the first time at the ‘MAKS’ international air show held at Zhukovsky International Airport, Russia. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This is the first occasion when the Sarang Team is performing its four helicopter aerobatics display in Russia, with its Made in India

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