Air Force
Indian Air Force Day
The 90th anniversary of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was celebrated on October 8, 2022. Key facts This year, the celebration of the Indian Air Force Day is organized outside Delhi for the first time. It is being organized in ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
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Israel Greece sign Defence Deal
Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defence procurement deal. The agreement amounted to 1.65 billion USD. It will strengthen economic and political ties between the countries. Also, the countries launched a joint exercise. What is the agreement? Under ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
IAF Chief to visit Egypt for bilateral talks
The Indian Air Force Chief RKS Bhaduria will embark a four-day visit to Egypt starting on December 24, 2019. The aim of the visit is to strengthen long-standing relations between India and Egypt. Highlights During his visit, the chief has ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
IAF Chief: Shooting down Mi 17 was a big mistake
The Indian Air Force said that the accidental shoot down of Mi 17 chopper in February 2019 was a big mistake. A Spyder air defence system of India shot the chopper near Srinagar airfield. It was an unmanned aerial vehicle ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Supreme Court gives Clean Chit to NDA Government over Rafale Deal
Supreme Court has given clean chit to Modi government for purchase of 36 Rafale fighter Jets. The three Judge bench headed by Ranjan Gogoi, find nothing wrong on the purchase of 36 fighter jet instead of 126 from France. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
J-20: China puts stealth fighter into combat servicexcz
China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has commissioned its new generation J-20 fourth-generation stealth fighter into combat service. With this, China became second country in world to commissioned domestically developed stealth aircraft after United States. J-20 J-20 is China’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Indian Air Force successfully test fires long range air-to-air MICA missile
Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully fired recently acquired long range air-to-air MICA missile from Mirage-2000 Upgrade combat aircraft on a manoeuvring target. During the test, the missile achieved a direct hit on a target which was much smaller than ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
China inducts largest homegrown Y-20 military transport plane
China inducted its largest indigenously-built transport aircraft named as Y-20, marking a crucial step in its Air Force history for improving its strategic power projection capability. It is also considered as a breakthrough for Chinese defence sector especially in military ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2016