Joshimath, Uttarakhand, January 15: The Indian Air Force (IAF) deployed a Mi-17 V5 helicopter from its Central Air Command (CAC) to assist in firefighting efforts in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve after a forest fire broke out in the region. The action was taken in response to a request from the Uttarakhand state government. The […]
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Ambala, Haryana, October 29, 2025 — In a historic moment for India’s defense forces, President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday piloted a Rafale fighter jet from the Ambala Air Force Station, becoming the first Indian President to fly two frontline aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF). The President was accompanied by Squadron Leader Shivangi Singh, […]
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Rewari, April 23 – Haryana Chief Minister Sh Nayab Singh Saini today visited the residence of Flight Lieutenant Siddharth Yadav in Rewari to express his heartfelt condolences following the brave officer’s sacrifice. He prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and assured the grieving family of all possible support from the Haryana Government. […]
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New Delhi, Mar 12,2025: The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) successfully test-fired the indigenous Astra Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) from the LCA AF MK1 prototype fighter jet on Wednesday. The test was conducted off the Chandipur coast in Odisha, as per a statement from the Defence Ministry. The missile accurately struck its aerial target, […]
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Wellington, March 12, 2025 : Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal AP Singh has emphasized the need for rapid capability enhancements to counter emerging security challenges in the evolving geo-strategic landscape. Addressing student officers from the Indian Armed Forces undergoing the 80th Staff Course, along with the permanent faculty at the Defence […]
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Uttarakhand : In a dramatic and alarming incident captured on camera, a helicopter that had previously experienced a malfunction and was being transported by an MI-17 helicopter of the Indian Air Force crashed in Uttarakhand’s Kedarnath on Saturday morning. The incident, which unfolded near Tharu camp, was caught in a visual shared by PTI, showing […]
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