To commemorate the successful completion of the rigorous training program for Air Force Special Forces operatives of the elite ‘Garud’ force, a Maroon Beret Ceremonial Parade was conducted today at the Garud Regimental Training Centre.
Kerala government has strongly protested against the Central government over the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) renewed demand that the state recompensate the outstanding Rs.132 crore airway bill incurred by the Ministry of Defence during disaster-related humanitarian operations since 2019.
A day after her husband, an Air Force officer, allegedly committed suicide, Captain Renu Tanwar also took her own life while staying at an Army guest room in Delhi Cantonment.
Even as the Opposition is targeting Chief Minister MK Stalin over the death of five persons at the Indian Air Force (IAF) airshow at the Marina seafront here, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigl Katchi (VCK) and the CPI(M), key alliance partners of the ruling DMK on Monday demanded a high-level inquiry into the tragedy.
This drew opposition ire with the AIADMK and the BJP targeting Chief Minister MK Stalin for mismanagement.
Air Marshal Tejinder Singh on Sunday took over as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS) of the Indian Air Force at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) in the national capital.
A malfunctioned helicopter of Crystal Aviation Company, which had been lying at the Kedarnath shrine helipad for nearly two months due to a tail rotor failure, was dropped into the Mandakini River while being airlifted by an Indian Air Force (IAF) MI-17 helicopter on Saturday morning.
Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda expressed condolences on the demise of war hero and former India Air Force (IAF) Air Marshal Denzil Keelor.
The operation was conducted in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of providing critical supplies to Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) affected areas, the Ministry of Defence said.
The first of the two-phased air exercise was held at the Sulur air base in Tamil Nadu.
