Air Force Current Affairs, GK & News
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 the agreement, a training centre for the operation of Hellenic Air Force (the Air Force ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: Air Force • Cyprus • israel • Israel-Greece • S-300 system • Turkey • UAE
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 scheduled to visit operational and training establishments of the Egyptian Air Force. Also, he will ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Air Force • Chief of Indian Air Force • India-Africa • India-Egypt • Indian Air Force • Suez Canal
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 that mistook the chopper for a Pakistani chopper. The Mi 17 chopper crashed during the ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Air Force • Balkot strikes • Indian Air Force • Mi17 chopper • military justice
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 court gave clean chit on three aspects – Purchasing of 36 Rafale jets instead of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Air Force • Aircraft • CBI • Dassault • France • Hal • Ministry of Defence • MMRCA • Modi Government • Rafale Deal • Ranjan Gogoi • Supreme court
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 fourth-generation medium and long-range fighter jet. It is single-seat, twinjet, all-weather, and stealth fighter aircraft. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Air Force • Aviation • China • Defence • J-20 Stealth Fighter • PLAAF