Tag: IAF

US refuses to share data on Pakistani F-16s with India

Washington has declined to share any information with New Delhi with regards to the use of F-16 fighter jets by the Pakistan Air Force...

By F-16s or JF-17s, India can’t deny downing of two jets:...

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Army rejected Indian claims on Monday that a Pakistani F-16 was shot down in an air battle on February 27. “Reference repeated Indian...

Another MiG jet of Indian air force crashes in Rajasthan

In another incident,  MiG 27 UPG aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed Sunday morning, Indian news channel India TV reported.  The incident was reported...

Indian missile fired before Mi17 V5 helicopter crash in Budgam: report

An Indian air defence missile was fired shortly before the crash of a Mi17 V5 helicopter at Budgam, near Srinagar on February 27, the...

IAF was ‘outranged and outgunned’ by PAF: Indian media

Indian journalist Shekhar Gupta in his column in Hindustan Times admitted that Indian Air Force (IAF)'s best fighting jets---MiG-21, which is the backbone of...

US remains concerned about India-Pakistan tensions: official

WASHINGTON: The United States remains concerned about India-Pakistan tensions as the nuclear-armed countries’ militaries remain on alert nearly three weeks after their most dangerous...

Pakistan, India threatened to unleash missiles at each other: reports

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD: The sparring between India and Pakistan last month threatened to spiral out of control and only interventions by U.S. officials, including National...

Indian pilot Abhinandan sent on ‘sick leave’: reports

Indian pilot Abhinandan Varathaman, who was captured by Pakistan on February 27 after a dogfight between PAF and IAF, has been sent on a...

ISPR DG trolls Indian cricket team with Usman Khawaja tweet

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor on Friday night trolled Indian cricket team for wearing army caps in third One...

‘Friendly fire’ possible reason behind Indian Air Force chopper crash

Investigators are not ruling out any possible cause of Indian Air Force’s Mi-17 helicopter crash, which killed six officers and a citizen in occupied...

Pakistani military warns India against further escalation

--ISPR DG says Pakistan has already taken peace initiatives, ball is now in India's court to defuse tension --Says world should help Pakistan in getting...

India’s ‘vintage’ military exposed after Pakistan downs jets

--NYT report says India can supply its troops with only 10 days of ammunition if intense warfare breaks out tomorrow   Pakistan's triumph in the air...

Trump hints at de-escalation between India, Pakistan as US mediates

--US president says 'reasonably decent news' has been received from Pakistan and India, hopes escalation 'will come to an end'   HANOI: United States President Donald Trump...

Four IAF personnel among five killed in Kashmir chopper crash

Five people, including four Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel, were killed in a helicopter crash in Budgam district of occupied Kashmir, the same day...

IAF officer charged in espionage case

NEW DELHI: The Delhi police have filed a charge sheet against an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer, who was arrested in February 2018 for being...

IAF eyes 36 more Rafale fighters after it gets the first...

The first Rafale squadron (18 jets) will be based at Hasimara (West Bengal) to cater for the eastern front with China, while the second will come up at Ambala (Haryana) for the western one with Pakistan.

Airspace restrictions: PIA reschedules two flights to DG Khan, Moenjodaro

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced to reschedule two flights due to airspace restriction. “Due to airspace restrictions on October 8 to 9, the...