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New Delhi, Sep. 9 (ANI): Indian Air Force took another significant step in its quest for acquiring Network Centric Capabilities when Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal PV Naik inaugurated the ‘Tele-Presence [...]

Islamabad, Sep.5 (ANI): The Pakistan Air Force (PAF), for the first time, is using unmanned UAV drone planes in its ongoing annual war exercise in Sargodha.

The focus of the drill named ‘Saffron Bandit 2009-10′ is to train fighter pilots in counter insurgency operations and carrying out precision [...]

New Delhi, Sep. 1 (ANI): Air Marshal KJ Mathews on Tuesday took over as the new Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel (AOP), the Head of Human Resources of the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Air Headquarters.

Commissioned in the year 1973, [...]

Islamabad, July 9 (ANI): Pakistan Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar has said all necessary steps would be initiated by the government to enhance the combat capabilities of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).

Talking to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman, Mukhtar expressed hope that successful launch of the JF-17 Thunder aircraft [...]

New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal PV Naik here today released a coffee table book – ‘Indian Aviation Contingent: An indelible odyssey in UN peace keeping’, chronicling the activities of the IAF contingent in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Complimenting the Contingent Commander Gp Captain Pankaj Jaiswal, Air Chief Marshal [...]

Islamabad, June 28 (ANI): Pakistan’s Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman, has said that indigenously made JF-17 Thunder fighter aircrafts would start flying by this year-end.

Speaking at a function at the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) base in Mushaf in Sargodha, Air Chief Marshal Suleman said the JF-17 Thunder programme is [...]

Islamabad, May 29 (ANI): Pakistan has said that it is capable of shooting down US Predator aircrafts operating inside its geographical territory, but fears that such a step could ignite a war between both the countries.

Talking to media persons on the sidelines of the passing out parade at the Risalpur Air Force Academy, Pakistan Chief [...]

Islamabad, May 29 (ANI): The Air Warning and Control System (AWACS) and the spying satellite acquired by India recently has bolstered the Indian defense system, and as expected, Pakistan is worried by the Indian ‘eye in the sky’.

Pakistan Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman has stated that Pakistan would also [...]

New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): Air Marshal PK Barbora, presently Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command has been appointed the new Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS). He will assume charge as the VCAS from June 1, 2009.

Air [...]

Islamabad, Apr.24 (ANI): Pakistan has asked the United States to provide it the Predator aircrafts and other advance surveillance aircrafts to counter the increasing terror threat perception in the country.

According to The Nation, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Tariq Majid and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rao [...]

Gorakhpur (UP), Mar 25 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil today said that India does not wish to be involved in any conflict but if it is thrust upon us, our forces are well prepared for it.

Addressing the gathering of Air Force officers and personnel on the occasion of standard presentation ceremony at the Air Force [...]

New Delhi, Mar 24 (ANI): Union Defence Minister A. K. Antony on Tuesday directed the Army to deal with the situation arising out the recent terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir with ‘utmost firmness’.

Antony held a detailed review of the security situation, and emphasized that the incidents [...]

In a significant move, the Government of India on Friday announced Air Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik, the vice-chief of the Air Staff, as the next IAF chief.
“Air Marshal Naik will take over after the present chief retires from service on May 31,” said a government official.
Naik would be succeeding Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major, [...]

Islamabad, Mar.18 (ANI): Strengthening its capability, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has now attained powers of carrying nuclear warheads.

Addressing media persons on the sidelines of a book launch program, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief [...]

New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI): Air Marshal DC Kumaria has taken over as the first ever Director General Operations at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) here today.

Air Marshal Kumaria was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the flying branch of Indian Air Force (IAF) on July 2, 1973.

A graduate [...]

Islamabad, Mar.9 (ANI): Air Marshal ao Qamar Suleman has been appointed the new Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) by President Asif Ali Zardari, The Daily Times reports.

“President Asif Ali Zardari, in consultation with the Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, appointed Air Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman as the CAS,” a [...]

Islamabad, Mar.8 (ANI): Strengthening their bilateral relations in the filed of military armaments, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and Chinese firm CATIC have struck a deal to jointly produce the JF-17 (Thunder) aircraft.

Following the deal, serial production of the fighter jets would start soon.

Fourty two such aircrafts would be [...]

Bangalore, Feb 13 (ANI): Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major, has said that the current security scenario calls for the increased use of unmanned aerial vehicles with better combat facilities.

Air Marshal Major said the Air Force is in the process of upgrading its combating edge.

“In today’s security environment, which obtains in [...]

Bangalore, Jan 18 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) in a bid to enhance every aspect of its capability, plans on a systematic modernization plan, which majorly includes launching a satellite in 2010 and an integrated air command and control system by the end of this year.

The IAF would have complex grade radar facilities in [...]

New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI): The Indian Army commemorated its 61st Foundation Day by paying homage to the unknown soldier at the ‘Amar Jawan Jyoti’ here on Wednesday.
Chiefs of the three wings of the armed forces, General Deepak Kapoor, Chief of Army staff, Admiral Sureesh Mehta, Navy Chief and Air Chief Marshall Fali Homi Major, [...]